Freelance Paralegals: A Balancing Act Handling a career and a family at the same time can be difficult, especially if one is committed to a time-intensive profession such as the legal profession. So how does one with legal career and a family manage? (1241 views)
Life Outside the Law Firm: Non-Legal Jobs for Law School Grads If you are encountering difficulties landing a position in a law firm or legal department, a non-legal job may provide a great alternative. (23029 views)
Sonny, Can You Spare Some Change? College kids, stranded travelers, and Sex and the City stars aren't the only people who consider a credit card their lifeline. The silver-haired set is relying on plastic more than ever before. (7 views)
Charleston's spectacular cultural cocktail Pudgy-faced Mike Daisey, a teddy bear endomorph of a guy who looks like comic actor Jack Black with 30 pounds more on him, sat on a stool center stage bathed in a spotlight, recounting one of his many stories about his life. Daisey's hands were like Steve Martin's happy feet, but on speed. (18 views)
A more refined Vue: Saturn fit and polish gets rid of the rough edges In my road test of the first Saturn Vue in 2002, I said it was a good first effort, but would take a few years to dial in refinement. (69 views)
Coming soon: Pay for your groceries via fingerprints Supermarket shoppers may soon be able to walk out of the store, bags in hand, and leave only their fingerprints. (688 views)
The Case of a unduly conspicuous Advertisement by a law firm and the First Amendment First question: How do you feel about trial lawyers? Second question: How do you feel about pit bull dogs? May the one breed lawfully adopt an image of the other? (169 views)
'Reply to All' can be a setback to all technology's gains Maybe tarring and feathering the person who invented the ''Reply to All'' e-mail button is a little harsh, but certainly that individual should be brought up on charges of wasting everyone's time. (12 views)
The turbulent Life and Changing Career of Gloria Allred Attorney fighting for reproductive freedome Gloria Allred's brilliant career belies her rather conventional childhood, which began on July 3, 1941 in Philadelphia. Allred enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania as an honors student in the early 1960s, but life as a college co-ed was anything but ordinary for Gloria. She got married, gave birth to a daughter and got divorced all before graduating in 1963 with a... (1486 views)
Taking advantage of the E-World in litigation and cases Need to find evidence? If you are an attorney, you will not likely be scouring through file cabinets to get the information you need. (48 views)
Increase in Use of Blogs as Marketing Tools This week's legal blog roundup comes to you from the former-Soviet state of Blogovenia, a sovereign nation that exists solely online. Based on my expertise in matters both legal and online, I have been invited by the nation's Council of Elders to assist in drafting a Constitution/Terms of Service Agreement. In the meantime, chew on this assortment of news from the law... (29 views)
Big-Firm Alternatives for Graduates Do you want to brandish your shiny new law degree in a big way, but aren't too keen on the idea of joining a big firm? Never fear. Alternatives are here. (73 views)
The shock of unknowingly sheletering a Thief under your Roof Brian Boucher was looking for a roommate to share his one-bedroom apartment, so he did what many modern-day housing hunters do — he posted an ad on Craigslist.org. (38 views)
Students plan magic carpet rides to Europe With the end of the school year clearly in sight, many students are dreaming of the ultimate recess - summer in Europe. Visions of playing in the Swiss Alps, Greek isles and great capitals have young people already making plans for the trip of a lifetime. The chance to go trotting off to Europe, footloose and fancy free, may never come again. (131 views)
A certain sameness: Lexus, BMW entry-level sedans have lot in common It's often said that imitation is the sincerest of flattery. But it was English poet George Chapman who said: ''Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.'' (51 views)
Patients get doses of Internet Connie Sanders-Timian, a self-described news junkie, recently spent several days in an induced coma at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in San Diego. After she awoke, she was in serious need of a media fix. (6 views)
The Praying Figure Was Folded Under What are the free-speech rights of a 5-year-old? A short and sensible answer would place his rights at plus or minus zero, but today we're talking constitutional law. The lad's rights may be larger than you think. (5 views)
The finer nuances of facing a job interview To many of us, those three words create one of the most chilling phrases in the English language. It's an emotionally wrenching phrase that connotes desire and vulnerability as well as success and rejection. (64 views)
The Life and Career of Amy Lin Meyerson: President, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Amy Lin Meyerson: President, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association When Amy Lin Meyerson moved to Connecticut in 1999, she hoped to network with members of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) as she had while living in Atlanta. However, there was no local chapter of the NAPABA. Meyerson changed that; she started a Connecticut branch and... (348 views)
Millennial Attorneys Look for Quality of Life, Not Billable Hours Grueling hours, networking, racking up billable hours: Is this the life that young law students set themselves up for? (1460 views)
How Technology Redefines Law Practice Inside Legal Blogs After millions of hours of tireless research, we are prepared to offer this new installment of our weekly blogwatch. In this edition of Inside Legal Blogs, we delve deep into the law blogosphere and reveal its greasy belly. Come with us on a magical voyage across the Internet in a hot-air balloon made of love! (71 views)
Denise M. Cunningham: Paralegal; M. Lynne Osterholt, Attorney at Law; Louisville, KY Denise M. Cunningham: Paralegal; M. Lynne Osterholt, Attorney at Law; Louisville, KY Louisville, KY, a city boasting such quirky celebrities as Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and John Colgan, the inventor of chewing gum, is also home to Denise Cunningham, a paralegal for M. Lynne Osterholt, Attorney at Law. (602 views)
The Attire during job interview makes a difference What to Wear to Work There is a story that has been passed down from attorney to attorney over the years concerning a young woman who went in for a job interview at a major New York law firm. According to legend, she showed up in the hiring partner's office dressed for a night on the town. She wore a short skirt, stiletto heels, and a low-cut top that exposed a tattoo. Her... (906 views)
Learning How to Achieve Financial Freedom Blueprint for Financial Freedom Did you know that laying drywall together can make your marriage stronger? According to a 2003 survey by hand-tool maker Great Neck Saw Manufacturers, 54% of couples actually enjoy working with each other on home-improvement projects. And 9% of handy couples said that fixing up their homes together is — get this — romantic. (11 views)
Grandtravel tour guides keep things moving Grandtravel tour guides keep things moving My grandson Beryn Staub-Waldenberg and I continued on the second leg of our Grandtravel Italy trip on a train to Florence. Here Janet Alsteen, of Long Grove, Ill., told me she takes each of her grandchildren on a Grandtravel trip. The first time, she asked each of her daughters if they wanted to travel with her. One was busy and... (23 views)
Kia banks on numerous features, lower price to sell Sedona Kia is hoping that price and a long list of features are enough to sell its redesigned 2006 Sedona minivan. (35 views)
Mac Marvel Mac Marvel What do you get when you combine one exceptional Intel chip; one sexy, slim Mac PowerBook; a super-stealth video camera; a teeny-tiny remote control; 15 inches of brilliant display; and a couple feet of magnetic attraction? Every computer geek's ultimate fantasy. (37 views)
Slow Days At The High Court John Roberts delivered his second opinion last week as chief justice of the United States. It was more interesting than his first opinion, which scored 98.7 on a dullness meter in the press room. Things will pick up steadily from now to the end of term in June. A good thing, too. (10 views)
Workplace success often tied to social intelligence Management consultant Karl Albrecht says he can't count high enough to tally the times he has seen talented, inspired business people needlessly fail at their jobs. (2332 views)
The Humorous side of legal battles Sean Carter is the innovator of a hot new trend called ''comedic legal education.'' This is Carter's play on the acronym, CLE, that usually signifies continuing legal education, courses/seminars that attorneys are required to take in order to remain in good standing with their local bar associations. (131 views)