Bring out your news! The latest odds and ends from the profession this week.
Lawyer WWTM girls, GSOH not required
A New York lawyer who paid $12,000 to a dating agency only to have his dreams of true love (or probably just some rumpy) dashed has sued the company for $100,000. John Friedland is disappointed that the women to which he was introduced were either "in relationships with other men", not compatible with "his goals" (?) or were just upset that he was a lawyer. Who would have thought it?
Friedland decides on a new tactic
Amy Laurent - the founder of the agency - said "there's only so much I can do". Damning.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1060713/loveless-lawyer-sues-high-end-dating-agency
What Not To Wear
It's summer, kinda, and law firms in the US need to tell their staff what to wear - if only to avoid another season of ill-fitting crimpline suits, baggy chinos and button-down short-sleeved shirts. Weil have released a list of exactly what's acceptable from now until September. Most is blindingly obvious - don't go for dresses which reveal your back, don't wear shorts or flip-flops.
But roguely, Weil have also laid the smackdown on snow boots. Dammit, my entire summer wardrobe ruined.
http://abovethelaw.com/2010/05/what-you-can-wear-at-weil/
And finally,
Next time, tie a knot in your hankie
A Dundee law firm has faced the wrath of the Scottish bench after "forgetting" to prepare a case. Convicted rapist Ekene Anoliefo was expecting Caird and Vaughan to have his back in a Court of Appeal hearing, but they didn't bother. In fact, they just sent a note (which was unsigned) to the judge - presumably along the lines of "the dog ate my briefing". Cue an enormous bollocking.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/10175229.stm
Lawyer WWTM girls, GSOH not required
A New York lawyer who paid $12,000 to a dating agency only to have his dreams of true love (or probably just some rumpy) dashed has sued the company for $100,000. John Friedland is disappointed that the women to which he was introduced were either "in relationships with other men", not compatible with "his goals" (?) or were just upset that he was a lawyer. Who would have thought it?
Friedland decides on a new tacticAmy Laurent - the founder of the agency - said "there's only so much I can do". Damning.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1060713/loveless-lawyer-sues-high-end-dating-agency
What Not To Wear
It's summer, kinda, and law firms in the US need to tell their staff what to wear - if only to avoid another season of ill-fitting crimpline suits, baggy chinos and button-down short-sleeved shirts. Weil have released a list of exactly what's acceptable from now until September. Most is blindingly obvious - don't go for dresses which reveal your back, don't wear shorts or flip-flops.
But roguely, Weil have also laid the smackdown on snow boots. Dammit, my entire summer wardrobe ruined.
http://abovethelaw.com/2010/05/what-you-can-wear-at-weil/
And finally,
Next time, tie a knot in your hankie
A Dundee law firm has faced the wrath of the Scottish bench after "forgetting" to prepare a case. Convicted rapist Ekene Anoliefo was expecting Caird and Vaughan to have his back in a Court of Appeal hearing, but they didn't bother. In fact, they just sent a note (which was unsigned) to the judge - presumably along the lines of "the dog ate my briefing". Cue an enormous bollocking.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/10175229.stm
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