Cover of Statecraft as Soulcraft I recently picked up an old book by one of the more articulate columnists and thinkers I enjoy reading, “Statecraft as Soulcraft: What Government Does” by George Will. In this circa 1983 book, Will writes in tight, literate sentences, unraveling the genealogy of conservatism, questioning what it is that conservatives really believe. […]
Looking to follow the Utah Legislature?
January 24, 2011 by
Image by Steven Vance via Flickr …but don’t want to leave the couch? Pull out a laptop, and pull up these sites for updates on the comings and goings (and “saunterings“) of your legislators: The Official Site of the Utah Legislature The Office Site of the Utah House Vox Populi, the blog of the Utah […]
Opening of the Utah legislature
January 24, 2011 by
I’m here, up on “the hill” (which also happens to really be a hill, or at least a steep drive up towards Ensign Point) at the Utah State Capitol to watch the opening of the Utah legislature. They say that law making is like sausage making: you don’t necessarily want to know what goes into […]
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 […]
Law Practice Tip #3: Declining Representation
December 20, 2010 by
If you’re like me, you occasionally get calls from family or friends about legal issues, and not because they want to hire you. Additionally, because you’re a lawyer, you get those occasional legal questions while out and about socially. People making conversation. Or so you think. Until suddenly you get a notice from the court […]
Law Practice Tip #2: Evaluate a case in 15 minutes
December 13, 2010 by
If you’re a lawyer, time is your commodity, and it’s limited. When a potential client (a “PC”) walks in the door, you have just a few minutes to evaluate their case and get the case started, or realize that the case is a complete waste of time, for you and the PC, and send the […]
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