Cover via Amazon Just a quick note: several months ago, one of the book review sites I follow issued a request for, of all things, book reviews, specifically in the fantasy or science fiction genres. I had just started Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings, and I shot Mark Chitty, the blog’s owner, a quick […]
Archives for January 2011
Law Practice Tip #6: Quitting the Job with Class
January 20, 2011 by
What do you do when a great opportunity comes along and it’s time to leave that first job? Walk carefully. Leaving that first job, and how you do it, can have a lasting impact on your career. The legal community is not so large that reputation cannot follow you. Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass over […]
Pension Reform: what’s your plan?
January 20, 2011 by
If New York, California, New Jersey, and Illinois were the answer a Jeopardy question, the category might be “States that are in Trouble because of Pensions.” On the other end of the spectrum, there’s Utah, where other states, including Montana, are starting to look for answers to the pension problems in their budgets. Pensions, or, simply […]
Do you know how to use your law degree?
January 19, 2011 by
You don’t know how to use your law degree. Chances are, there are more ways than you think, and your professors and career counselors don’t necessarily know, either. An article today on KSL.com says that new lawyers are entering the market uninformed about how to use their law degrees. Some students report feeling misled by […]
Mock Interview Questions
January 18, 2011 by
I’m doing mock interviews at the law school tonight. Any good questions you recommend? Other than the typical “greatest strength/weakness” questions?
Fiddler’s Elbow: Hidden in Sugar House
January 18, 2011 by
I don’t drink, but a friend recommended Fiddler’s Elbow, a pub-like restaurant hidden in Sugar House, for our lunch. It’s down a narrow drive in off of 2100 South. After parking in the back, I was soon sitting in a booth talking about politics, the media, and sandwiches. The atmosphere is set by a shadows, […]
“I have a dream”
January 17, 2011 by
Cover of Martin Luther King, Jr. A friend of mine has an excellent suggestion: take few minutes to watch Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech, the “I have a dream” address on the national mall. Check it out on her site: “I have a dream” « Holly On The Hill.
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