Coverage of Blogging Event at SCU Last Month
Last month I blogged about the AALS/National Law Journal event we hosted at SCU entitled “Blogging, Scholarship and the Bench and Bar.” The National Law Journal published the transcript from the event (National Law Journal, Oct. 8, 2007 at 22)….
Jim Karger Profile–Lawyer Chucks It All After 25 Years of Practice
This lengthy profile of Jim Karger, a former Texas lawyer, is a textbook example of Patrick Schiltz’s predictions. A law graduate realizes on day 1 of his first legal job that he had “made a serious vocational error,” but sticks…
Vegans v. Vegetarians and Matters of the Heart
From Newsweek: Religion and social status have always been deal breakers in relationships. But for those navigating today’s dating pool, the currents may just have gotten rougher….there’s the friction between vegans and vegetarians. It might sound counterintuitive; after all, neither…
Vegan Cart Wins NYC Food Competition
Congratulations to the “Dosa Man,” who operates a Sri Lankan vegan cartstand in Washington Square, for winning the Vendy Awards, a competition among Manhattan cart vendors.
WSJ on Law Schools and the Legal Industry
By Eric Goldman The WSJ recently published a recap of some troubling trends in the legal/law school industries. Among its points: * the legal industry is experiencing a growth slowdown, and many categories of lawyers are experiencing deflation in their…
Blogging, Scholarship and the Bench and Bar Panel Recap
On Monday, we held a panel discussion on campus entitled “Blogging, Scholarship and the Bench and Bar.” Panelists included Paul Butler, Cindy Cohn, Judge Michael Hawkins, Larry Solum and myself, and the conversation was led by Nancy Rogers and Leigh…
Legal Times on Law Professor Blogs
Margaret A. Schilt, Is the Future of Legal Scholarship in the Blogosphere?, Legal Times, August 31, 2007. This is a good recap article on the state of law professor blogging. On a separate matter, check out the Legal Scholarship Blog….
“Meat Is the No. 1 Cause of Global Warming”
My wife and I have been a little baffled by the newfound attention paid to global warming and reduced footprints following An Inconvenient Truth. As consumers, we have been encouraged to take a wide variety of steps that have relatively…
Contract Signing Protocol
[This is part of my serialized materials from my talk on Ethical Issues in Contract Drafting and Negotiation] We focus so much on deal substance and style that we often lose sight of the problems that can arise at the…
How to Review and Comment on a Contract
[Note: this is a serialized component from my materials on Ethical Issues in Contract Drafting and Negotiation] In a transactional practice, procedural choices can substantively affect the ultimate deal. In particular, a poor procedural choice can lead to the loss…