What Law Students Want From Law Professors
James B. Levy, As a Last Resort, Ask the Students: What They Say Makes Someone an Effective Law Teacher, 58 Me. L. Rev. 50 (2006): “[T]he profile of the ideal law school professor from the students’ perspective is someone who…
Sexy Professors are Better Professors (?)
I couldn’t read this report without hearing the 1970s Rod Stewart song in my head: “If you want my body and you think I’m sexy, come on sugar let me know.” I’ve previously blogged on Ratemyprofessor.com, the role of sexiness…
Teaching the Context of Contract Drafting
At the ABA Annual Meeting, I was on a “train the trainer” panel with Sue Irion, Tina Stark and Charles Fox regarding the teaching of contract drafting. I talked about how to teach the substantive law that underlies contracts. Because…
Biglaw Partner Suspended 1 Year for Billing Clients for Personal Telephone Calls
In re Matter of Carmody, 2006 NY Slip Op 06058 (NY App Div July 27, 2006). The NY Lawyer writeup. Patrick Carmody was a former partner at NY’s Willkie Farr, where he made about $1,000,000/year. During 2001 and 2002, he…
Comment Spam Avalanche
Back to the comment spam issue. I recalibrated the settings in Movable Type and opened up comments in April. Unbeknowst to me (and contrary to my configurations), MT put all of the comments in a moderation queue that wasn’t obvious…
Dead Deep Fried Fish = Threat Level Orange?
Vermillion County, Indiana, population 17,000, is located in the country’s heartland along the Illinois border. It seems like an unlikely place to worry about homeland security. However, the county has a chemical depot that could be a terrorist target, so…
Wisconsin’s Diploma Privilege Draws More Questions
[July 2009 Update: In response to the Seventh Circuit opinion, I’ve blogged more about the diploma privilege and Wiesmueller v. Kosobucki] Wisconsin is the only state that still allows graduates of in-state law schools to become lawyers without taking a…
Further Reflections on California Living
I recently posted some initial thoughts about California living based on my first couple of weeks as a repatriated Californian. Some further observations from the past few weeks: * In Milwaukee, the local paper ran a traffic column once a…
“Extortionate Destruction” and SaveToby
An article in the Yale Law & Policy Review, Saving Toby: Extortion, Blackmail, and the Right to Destroy, discusses SaveToby.com, a perennial topic on this blog. The author argues that the law doesn’t adequately inhibit threats on a bunny’s life….
.44 Caliber Gavel
Apparently, judicial ethics in NY do not prevent a judge from carrying concealed weapons while on the bench. Let’s just hope the judge gets the right implement when reaching for the gavel, or else the judge may dispense some unexpectedly…