by Keith Lee | Professional Development
I was recently corresponding with a friend and the topic of extra-curricular projects came up. I rattled off a list of 6 or 7 things I’m doing outside of work.1 Bar committees, speaking engagements, article writing, writing a book, etc. All of them, taken...
by Keith Lee | Law School
Although you’ve probably heard from both of them before, law professor Brian Tamanaha, and Dean Mitchell of Western Reserve Law School were on WHYY’s Radiotimes yesterday discussing the topic “Rethinking Law Schools.” You can give it a...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
I’m in Florida on vacation at the moment. Warm sun. Not a cloud in the sky. Crystal clear water. So naturally, to start the vacation off on the right foot, I went out and found a local gym to lift weights. It’s always an interesting experience to be...
by David L. Smith | Great Conversation
In light of the Sequester, generously brought to us by our public servants, I have been considering the personality and traits of our leaders. To be sure, the contrarian tactics of the Republicans (I’m looking at you, Tea Party), have made political...
by Keith Lee | Legal News
I do. I own the law. www.whoownsthelaw.com If this makes no sense to you (which it really shouldn’t), go look at all the tweets regarding the #reinventlaw conference that is going on now. Or just follow me on Twitter, if you want to see more hashtag,...
by Keith Lee | Law School
“Popular culture has made a career in law look easy and lucrative. But this is complete fiction.” Thus begins the Alabama State Bar’s (ASB) informational booklet, “Thinking of Going to Law School?” But wait, it gets better! Before you go any further, you...
by Keith Lee | Legal News
The 21st century hasn’t exactly been rainbows and ponies for the legal industry. As has been pointed out frequently here and nearly everywhere else, lawyers are facing unprecedented pressures on the profession. This has led to new lawyers adapting and...
by Keith Lee | Professional Development
To say that people want rewards without responsibility or effort is a trite observation. But often times it seems as though the problem is growing increasingly worse. For example: Get fit in five days!!!! How To Get Fit With 3 Minutes Of Exercise A Week SIX...
by David L. Smith | Great Conversation
As you good folks probably have heard by now, the Pope’s resigning. From the outsider’s point of view, that’s a reasonable move for a man coming up on his 86th birthday. He’s worked hard. He’s done his service. He’s getting a little...
