Israel Trip Recap
A recap of all of my Israel trip-related posts: * Israel Tourist Destinations * Israel Trip Reflections * Israel Hotel reviews * Frommer’s Israel book review * Haifa University Search Engine Conference Recap
Israel Trip Reflections
It’s a little late, but I made a list of contemporaneous observations during my Israel trip 6 months ago. In no particular order: * In Israel, places have been built, torn down, and rebuilt, in many cases over the course…
Generation Y Lawyers
I’ve previously blogged on the intersection between Generation Y/the Millennials and law firms. The latest article on the topic (free reg. req’d), with some great tidbits such as: * the woman lawyer who asked “Do I really have to wear…
My Requirements for a Supervised Academic Paper
Students regularly ask me to supervise a paper of theirs. This blog post discusses my suggestions and requirements if you want me to supervise your paper. 1) At your earliest convenience, read Prof. Eugene Volokh’s book, Academic Legal Writing [Amazon…
Climbing Everest…in Shorts?!
People do so many stupid stunts nowadays (and usually throw the video up on YouTube for everyone to see) that it takes a lot for a stunt to be impressive, but this one floored me. Wim Hof, a Dutch mountaineer,…
E-Discovery Course
We’re trying something new this year at SCU by offering a new 1-unit course entitled “E-Discovery.” See the press release. While I’m sure E-Discovery topics have been addressed in other law school courses, I believe this is one of the…
Importance of Practice Areas
National Law Journal (free reg. req’d): “The selection of a practice area may have a greater impact on an associate’s life than any other factor, even the selection of a law firm.” As I’ve indicated before, I’m always amazed that…