Summing-up the Nine-Hour Harvard Law School Bloggership Conference It seems like just last week when I last came to you with tidings of comfort and joy from the ever-expanding law blogosphere. Apparently, that wasn't good enough for you, so I'm back again with a suitcase full of blog. (5 views)
Amy S. Davis: Paralegal, Rake & Catanese, P.C., and President of the Paralegal Division of the Maricopa County Bar Association; Phoenix, AZ Amy S. Davis is a woman with drive. Having worked in the legal field for almost 20 years, she has successfully navigated a steady path up the professional ladder, stopping short of law school in order to spend more time with her daughter. (710 views)
Work options for debt repayment at AmeriCorps For graduates lugging around thousands of dollars in student debt, the prospect of financial freedom is enough to make them do just about anything, including volunteering their time for the good of others. By participating in volunteer loan forgiveness programs, students can have a portion of their debt forgiven after performing a designated amount of public service. (715 views)
The Life and Career of Cathy Kirkman; Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; Blogger, Silicon Valley Media Law Cathy Kirkman's client list may read like who's who of the digital media world (Google, Napster, Creative Commons, FoxKids.com, and Bad Boy Technologies, among others), but navigating media laws for high-profile heavyweights isn't the extent of her talent. She's also one of many in the legal field diving headlong into the pool of opportunity that is blogging or, more... (270 views)
The procedures for obtaining law suit loans from lending companies There are two well-known ideas regarding civil litigation: There is a lot of it, and it is very expensive. Each year, more than a million civil cases are filed in U.S. courts. Each case has at least one attorney who is on the clock, and both plaintiffs and defendants can find themselves facing huge legal bills before all is said and done. (145 views)
The Life and Career of Ted Baer: Solo Practitioner Of Counsel, LaPolt Law, P.C. Entertainment lawyer Ted Baer has worked in virtually every area of show business: production, financing, distribution, writing, and even acting. LawCrossing talks with Baer about his expertise in the business of film and why he loves balancing his legal practice and the creative process of writing. (833 views)
Tackling the tough job of being interviewed and the final 5 tips. Frankly, I'm happy not to be in the market for my first job. (147 views)
Manufacturers face hurdles in digital TV race Industry experts predict that by the end of this year, half of America's televisions will be HDTVs - the high-resolution, wide-screen sets that produce images containing roughly five times as many details, or pixels, as conventional TV pictures. (37 views)
Toyota ditches ugly duckling Echo for a ducky subcompact, the Yaris Understanding Toyota's new Yaris sedan and liftback requires a bit of a history lesson. (644 views)
Peak experiences of a reluctant hiker ''Keep your head down!'' Kevin shouted. ''Bend your knees!'' The thrum of a helicopter muffled his words. (98 views)
How much are today's Teens aware of Financial matters Bad news, iPod Nation: You're failing finance. And this time, there's no make-up course. That's the conclusion of the Federal Reserve and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. Every two years, the coalition surveys teens on a wide range of personal-finance topics, and this year's results were, shall we say, less than reassuring. Participating high school... (5 views)
Top Schools Raise Bar on Parental Contributions Many top universities across the country are locked in a competition over financial aid programs, and it's the students and their families that are benefiting. (9 views)
Should Capital Punishment be given to anyone under 18? Suppose we talk today about the murder of Melissa Mills and the trial of Renaldo Adams. An ugly crime has led to a troublesome sentence. (578 views)
Kathleen Leroy: Placement and Internship Coordinator for the Division of Extended Education, California State University, Los Angeles Drawing upon her background as a teacher, Kathleen Leroy is using her paralegal certificate to ensure that paralegal students at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), get a top-notch education. (89 views)
Best Kooky News Blogs Last week, a team of scientific researchers from Denmark and Germany revealed the results of a study evaluating astrology. They concluded that there are no identifiable scientific links among sun signs, birth dates, and predicting the future. But they didn't say anything about my Magic 8-Ball. As it is time again to unleash this week's law blog roundup, I will turn to my... (460 views)
Law Firms Give Back to the Community Law firms give back to the communityFirst Equal Justice Works Katrina (11 views)
The Thrilling experience of arguing in Supreme Court Lawyers may be famous for performance under pressure, but even the most daring disputers have been known to quiver when faced with the daunting task of arguing before the often-intimidating justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. (114 views)
Kenneth Phillips, Solo Practitioner Kenneth Phillips may have the most specialized legal practice in the nation; he only works on dog-bite cases and is often called the king of dog-bite law. (405 views)
Offering better working conditions makes an ideal employer Two years ago, Southwest Airlines received 225,895 resumes and hired only 1,706 people. Your chances of getting accepted at the Harvard Business School are better than getting hired by the Texas airline. (30 views)
Age Discrimination in the Employment Act has no jurisdictions under Religion The opinions of some appellate judges are so much fun to read that court buffs regard them in a class with fine wines. There is vintage Scalia, of course, from the Supreme Court, and vintage Wilkinson from the 4th Circuit. Today a toast is in order for Judge Richard Posner of the 7th Circuit. His opinion two weeks ago in Tomic v. Catholic Diocese of Peoria ranks with the... (71 views)
Aquatic Motorcycle Makes Waves Water sports enthusiasts, beware. Aquajet's Jetbike is about to blow your mind. With a 150-horsepower, three-cylinder, two-stroke engine and a top speed of roughly 60 miles per hour, the Jetbike is extreme speed on water. (648 views)
Sprinter van from Dodge is a working-class Mercedes that handles well A 10-foot-tall, silver bread-loaf of a van gets a lot of looks on the road. Stunned, appalled looks. (1053 views)
Switzerland's yodelfest the biggest hoot of summer festivals ZURICH, Switzerland - In June, art festivals of all sorts blossom like spring flowers across Switzerland in almost every one of the 26 cantons, from Art Basal in the north, a gigantic weeklong art market that brings 50,000 art collectors, dealers and artists in from all over the world, to the annual Montreux Jazz Festival on Lake Geneva in the south, one of the world's... (729 views)
Ask Mrs. Riches: Home Sweet Home Dear Mrs. Riches: Help! My husband is addicted to the hardware store, and it's getting ridiculous. Our garage is filled with expensive tools still in their original packaging, stacks of unopened boxes of nails and screws, and who knows what else. He's spent about $500 just in the last three months alone! Whenever I see him coming into the house with a new shopping bag of... (1 views)
Interesting Lawsuits Filed in a Week This week, we will shake the law blog tree and see what falls out. Each edition of Inside Legal Blogs is chock-full of hearty nutrients and bloggily goodness. It's just like mom used to make. Open wide. We are about to serve up another sloppy spoonful of blogtastic news. (12 views)
No race discrimination for admissions to Law Schools As the result of two 2003 Supreme Court cases, colleges and universities nationwide are now making minority scholarships and other programs available to everyone. While the cases, which involved the University of Michigan, did not outlaw race-specific programs, they did leave the law in an ambiguous state, causing officials to rethink many of their policies. (141 views)
Kristen Noll: President, St. Louis Association of Legal Assistants and Paralegal, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. Kristen Noll is a litigation paralegal for Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., a position that has exposed her to many different areas of law, including labor, environmental, patent and trademark infringements, product liability, admiralty, and personal injury. (404 views)
Career Management for Attorneys Not Given its Due Importance at Law Schools There are essentially three phases to a lawyer's career, one of which may or may not ever be realized. They are: (1) the Grinder, (2) the Minder, and (3) the Finder and Binder. The Grinder is the first- through third-year attorney who grinds out legal product—of a sufficient quality and in a billable quantity—to keep the partner and firm happy. Some time around the... (370 views)
Ethics in Corporate culture should begin from the top management If chief executive officers are only as effective as the people they surround themselves with, doesn't it make sense that they are only as ethical as the people around them? (112 views)
The Case of a smoker Philp Morris and Tobacco companies The U.S. Supreme Court seldom is concerned with ''justice.'' Its concern is with law, and law and justice are not necessarily the same thing. But if the high court wished to strike a blow for old-fashioned justice, it could agree to hear Case No. 05-1256, now pending on a petition for appeal. (6 views)