One thing they spend very little time teaching in law school, if any at all, is how to make money as a lawyer. Which is ironic, because all of us have heard the jokes about lawyers and their greed. How do you make a penny into a wire? Give it to a lawyer. Or how about this […]
Considering law school? Consider this.
November 16, 2010 by
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October Surprise or Legitimate Lawsuit?
October 9, 2010 by
Image of Mayor Peter Corroon via Wikipedia It seems James Evans, former Salt Lake County Republican Party Chair has taken a Latin phrase seriously: In Ius Voco Spurius. Robert Gehrke lays out how Evans is accusing Utah gubernatorial candidate and Salt Lake County mayor Peter Corroon of violating campaign finance laws: The lawsuit, filed by former county […]
Law Practice Tips: Interesting work, if you can get it.
August 26, 2010 by
Image by NobMouse via Flickr I practice one of the least exciting areas of law. At least in the eyes of those who ask me, almost every other day or so, “what area of law do you practice?” “Contracts,” I say. “Leases, amendments, assignments, and so on. All contracts.” Their eyes glaze over, and they […]
Quote of the day: writing
July 29, 2010 by
One cannot obtain the full benefit of learning from what one reads if one does not write, too.
Bluebooks: who needs them? (besides law students)
May 24, 2010 by
The newest Bluebook is out, edition number 19, if you are keeping track. The question is, do I really need it for my practice? [cricket, cricket] No. As well put by Raymond Ward: As a practicing lawyer, here’s what I need to know how to cite, in descending order of importance: statutes, cases, constitutions, treatises, […]
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