Evan Schaeffer's Legal Underground

POLITICS IN ST. LOUIS . . . According to the St. Louis Business Journal, "Civic leaders and tourism officials hope tonight's free Chuck Berry concert at Kiener Plaza will help boost St. Louis' chances of being picked to host the Democratic National Convention in September 2012."

THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . As previously announced, for one week only, you'll find the Weekly Law School Roundup at Blawg Review. Thanks to the anonymous Editor of Blawg Review for guest-hosting.

Next week, the roundup will return to this space, and the week after, to Thanks, But No Thanks.

HOSTING SWITCH-UP . . . In a change from the usual procedures, the Weekly Law School Roundup will be hosted this weekend by the anonymous Editor of Blawg Review.

I'll put another post here when the roundup is up in a few days at Blawg Review.

SPAMMING LAW FIRMS . . . I've noticed a striking similarity in some emails I've received lately, all of them seeking legal assistance--

Dear Counsel, My name is Jenifer D.Williams. I am contacting your firm in regards to a divorce settlement with my ex husband Raymond K. Williams who resides in your jurisdiction. We agreed in 2009 for a $320,000 payment as part of the terms of our out-of-court mutual CPLA separation plus legal fees. I am hereby seeking your firm`s assistance in collecting this payment from him. He has agreed already to pay but it is my belief that a Law firm like yours is needed to help me collect/enforce payment from my ex-husband or litigate this matter if he fails to pay as promised. If this falls under the scope of your practice, get back to me at your earliest convenience with your details so that I can send you further information.

Dear Counsel, My name is Kim Cheng, I am contacting your firm in regards to a divorce settlement with my ex husband, Randy Cheng, who resides in your jurisdiction. I am currently on assignment in Japan. We had an out of court agreement (Collaborative Law Agreement) for him to pay $448,450.00 plus legal fees. He has only paid me $44,000 since. I am hereby seeking your firm to assistance in collecting the balance from him. He has agreed already to pay me the balance but it is my belief that a Law firm like yours is needed to help me collect payment from my ex-husband or litigate this matter if he fails to pay as promised.

Dear Counsel, My name is Miyoko Kazuo. I am contacting your firm in regards to a divorce settlement with my ex husband Naoki Kazuo who resides in your jurisdiction. I am hereby seeking your firm`s assistance in collecting the balance from him.

So what's the point? What are the spammers after? They already have my email address.

The Weekly Law School Roundup #234

Here's your weekly list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated--

Silence Justifying law school. [My Legal Fiction]

Rules Advice for summer associates. [Moonshine Project]

Deception Stories from the family-law beat. [J.D.? ... Maybe]

Average Class rank, sliced and diced. [law:/dev/null]

Surprise Life on the other side of a transcript. [Tales of a Tree-Hugging Aspiring 3L]

Case Opaque/translucent. [New Kid on the Hallway]

White The neighbor's laundry. [Dennis Jansen]

Panic Maybe you'll fail the bar. [Thanks, But No Thanks]

Despair A paper test can't kill you. [Legally Numb]

Roundup Moms in the Legal Profession #158. [PT-LawMom]

Look for next week's roundup at Thanks, But No Thanks then it's back here the week after that. You can find some other recent roundups in the "At the Law Schools 2" category, as well as sixty or so older roundups from 2004-2005 here. Finally, if you want to know how I choose posts to highlight, see "How I Write the Weekly Law School Roundup." (If you have a law-student weblog that I don't seem to know about or that isn't in my blogroll, please send me an email.)

THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . You'll find Weekly Law School Roundup #233 at Thanks, But No Thanks. The next installment will appear here soon.

LISTEN  Audio of David Foster Wallace talking with David Lipsky--the conversation that's transcribed in Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace.  (Link from HTML Giant.)

OVERRATED . . . "It's time to stop pretending that To Kill a Mockingbird is some kind of timeless classic that ranks with the great works of American literature." From the Wall Street Journal (link from Arts & Letters Daily).

The Weekly Law School Roundup #232

Here's your Independence Day list of good posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated--

Words A list of almost 1L blogs. [KatieLuper.com]

Apple An appreciation. [law:/dev/null]

Explanation Understanding Foursquare. [Dennis Jansen]

Lost Defeated by passwords. [Fresh Thought Soup]

Bumpy Friends getting divorced. [The Corner in the Middle]

Employment Resume tips. [Thanks, But No Thanks]

List Bar exam v. TV addiction. [Virgin in the Volcano]

Out Anonymity busted, nominating posts for deletion. [i don't wear skinny jeans]

Roundup Moms in the Legal Profession #156. [Attorney Work Product]

Look for next week's roundup at Thanks, But No Thanks then it's back here the week after that. You can find some other recent roundups in the "At the Law Schools 2" category, as well as sixty or so older roundups from 2004-2005 here. Finally, if you want to know how I choose posts to highlight, see "How I Write the Weekly Law School Roundup." (If you have a law-student weblog that I don't seem to know about or that isn't in my blogroll, please send me an email.)

FROM THE ARCHIVES . . . Six short years ago at Beyond the Underground: "Types of Lawyers #5: The Lawyer Who Brings Her Breast Pump to the Office."

Bonus: All the Types of Lawyers posts.