Above the Law: Morning Docket: 02.04.13

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Morning Docket: 02.04.13 Feb 4th 2013, 14:08 * Aside from writing powerful opinions that will last the ages, being a mentor "is the most valuable thing" this Supreme Court justice can do. Sonia Sotomayor: motivational speaker? [New York Times] * Aww, poor Biglaw partners. You want bigger cuts of your firm's profits, but according to the latest Peer Monitor report, expectations like that are incredibly "unrealistic." [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)] * This actually isn't something women like to shop for: the $200 million class action suit over the Greenberg Traurig "boys club" is currently being held up in two federal courts by arbitration and forum shopping issues. [Am Law Daily] * With news that the legal industry is shedding jobs faster than the ABA can accredit more unnecessary law schools, career services officers must be hanging their heads in shame. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * Dear law schools, your crappy business model is making us take a look at all crappy higher education business models, and we don't like what we're seeing here. Pls hndle thx. XOXO, Moody's. [Washington Post] * This is justice, Texas style: District Attorney Mike McLelland says the reward fund for tips in the brutal slaying of ADA Mark Hasse will grow to an "astronomical amount" until the killers are found. [Dallas Morning News] * This lawyer allegedly had a fling with his sister-in-law out of the goodness of his heart, and in return, she accused him of sexual assault. Now he's suing her for $7 million. You can't make this sh*t up. [New York Post] * In trying to get $700 in tickets dismissed, this lawyer says the U.S. Postal Service is immune from state and local traffic regulations. Other USPS immunities include not losing my mail on a regular basis. [USA Today] Continue reading » Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. Tags: Adrienne Mesko, Biglaw, BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Defamation, Education / Schools, Francine F. Griesing, Francine Friedman Griesing, Francine Griesing, Gender, Greenberg Traurig, Jennifer Breslin, Job Searches, Law Schools, Mark Hasse, McCullough Ginsberg Montano & Partners LLP, Mike McLelland, Money, Moody's Investors Service, Morning Docket, Murder, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Peer Monitor, PPP, Profits Per Partner, Ridiculousness, SCOTUS, Sexism, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Ted McCullough, Texas, U.S. Postal Service, Women's Issues

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