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Associates
Fired Kasowitz First-Year Sues for $77M, Says Firm Didn't Appreciate His 'Superior Legal Mind'
Aug 16, 2011, 05:37 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fired_kasowitz_first-year_sues_for_77m_says_firm_didnt_appreciate_his_super/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
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Law Schools
How Law Schools Can Produce 'Practice Ready' Grads: Operate Their Own Law Firms
Aug 18, 2011, 08:11 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/how_law_schools_can_produce_practice_ready_grads_operate_their_own_law_firm/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: ABA Raps Villanova re Inaccurate Admission Data, Says Law School Must Post Censure Online
Aug 15, 2011, 03:23 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/abas_legal_ed_section_sanctions_villanova/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Careers
Former Lawyers Pursue Alternative Careers and Find the Work Grueling
Aug 16, 2011, 06:00 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/former_lawyers_pursue_alternative_careers_and_find_the_work_grueling/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: Northwestern Law Grad Was Part of Dartmouth Program to Educate Chicago Gang Members
Aug 16, 2011, 05:30 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/northwestern_law_grad_was_part_of_dartmouth_program_to_educate_chicago_gang/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Criminal Justice
Nigeria Extradites Man Accused of Scamming Law Firms Out of $31M
Aug 15, 2011, 06:18 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/nigeria_extradites_man_accused_of_scamming_law_firms_out_of_31m/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: ABA Brief Supports Constitutional Right to Effective Assistance in Post-Conviction Appeal
Aug 18, 2011, 06:00 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_brief_supports_constitutional_right_to_effective_assistance_in_post-con/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Salaries
To Get a Higher Salary, Try Using Hostage Negotiator Tactics
Aug 17, 2011, 05:30 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/to_get_a_higher_salary_try_using_hostage_negotiator_tactics/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: People Who Are Less Agreeable Get Higher Paychecks, Study Finds
Aug 16, 2011, 06:36 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/people_who_are_less_agreeable_get_higher_paychecks_study_finds/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Legal Ethics
Tragic Death of Tot After Hard-Fought Custody Case Leads to Call for Disbarment of Dad's Lawyer Sib
Aug 17, 2011, 05:20 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/tragic_death_of_tot_after_hard-fought_custody_case_leads_to_call_for_disbar/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Appellate Practice
Appellate Lawyers Challenged to Write Twitter-Length Briefs
Aug 15, 2011, 06:00 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/appellate_lawyers_challenged_to_write_twitter-length_briefs/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
The New Normal
The Stories We Lawyers Tell
Aug 18, 2011, 08:30 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/the_stories_we_lawyers_tell/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Constitutional Law
After Supreme Court Win Forcing Customers to Arbitrate, AT&T Now Sues to Stop the Arbitration
Aug 17, 2011, 02:03 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/after_supreme_court_win_requiring_customers_to_arbitrate_att_now_tries/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Plus: Cert Petitions Claim Second Amendment Protects Right to Carry Weapons Outside Home
Aug 15, 2011, 08:02 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cert_petitions_claim_second_amendment_protects_right_to_carry_weapons_outsi/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
Law Firms
BigLaw Firms Report Big Jumps in Summer Associate Hiring for 2012
Aug 16, 2011, 04:56 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/some_biglaw_firms_plan_major_increases_in_2012_summer_associate_hiring/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email
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Question of the Week
Should Personal Info on the Web have an Expiration Date?
http://www.abajournal.com/weekly/article/should_there_be_a_way_to_remove_private_data_from_web?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=default_email
Google yourself. Everyone's done it. Depending on how large a reputation you have or how common your name is, there could be a host of information out there with which you'd rather not be associated. There's a whole online reputation management industry devoted to helping people weed through websites looking for unflattering comments or embarrassing info about themselves.
In Europe, this has led to a movement called the "Right to Be Forgotten." Last week we posted about a court case in Spain where 90 individuals are demanding that Google stop indexing their names. The European Union justice commissioner is quoted as saying, "I cannot accept that individuals have no say over their data once it has been launched into cyberspace."
A commenter on the story agreed. "At a minimum, there should be a formal mechanism whereby a private person can petition to have their name redacted off a website under certain defined conditions, and if the website does not comply, recourse could be had to some type of governmental agency," wrote Joe.
Would it be feasible in the United States to devise a system to set expiration dates for personal information posted to the Web? Should there be a "right to be forgotten" on the Internet?
Answer in the comments.
Read last week's question, "How Do You Get Through Overnighters at the Office?"
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/how_do_you_get_through_overnighters_at_the_office
Featured answer:
Posted by "Anon": "Two words: Ice Cream.
When the partner in charge realized it was going to be a long night, he went to the store and bought ice cream and all of the toppings -- syrup, cherries, whipped cream, etc. There is nothing like a third bowl of ice cream at 4:00 a.m. to make the last push to finish the project. Sometimes the best topping is coffee."
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