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ABA Third Circuit Spring Meeting
Wednesday, 17 Feb, 2010 – 20:14 | 2 Comments
ABA Third Circuit Spring Meeting

For those of you in the 3d Circuit or who happen to be in the Pennsylvania area this weekend, you should come network and generally have a good time at the American Bar Association’s Third …

Suck it Up and Take Trial Advocacy
Monday, 8 Feb, 2010 – 9:49 | 3 Comments
Suck it Up and Take Trial Advocacy

I know, at least at my law school, students are afraid of trial advocacy.  Maybe they’ve heard that it’s a ton of work, or maybe they’re just reluctant to speak in public in front of …

Review of the Fastcase iPhone App
Friday, 29 Jan, 2010 – 19:33 | 5 Comments
Review of the Fastcase iPhone App

Well, friends, the first full-fledged legal research app is born.
Some of you may have heard that the new Fastcase iPhone app dropped tonight.  At Legal Geekery, we had the good fortune of getting an advanced …

College in America Infographic
Friday, 15 Jan, 2010 – 18:23 | 4 Comments
College in America Infographic

Not quite law-related, but hey — we all went to college, right?  And this is a pretty nifty infographic.
Wait, I can make this law-related.  Berkeley has an Arguing with Judge Judy course?  Awesome.  That reminds …

The New Trend of Contingent Offers for Law Students
Wednesday, 13 Jan, 2010 – 16:25 | 7 Comments
The New Trend of Contingent Offers for Law Students

As the LG Podcast listeners know, I had an experience recently where I was extended an offer for a clerkship contingent upon an opening being available in August.  In my particular case, the clerk’s term …

How Are Grades Posted at Your Law School?
Tuesday, 29 Dec, 2009 – 14:36 | 13 Comments
How Are Grades Posted at Your Law School?

So here I am, sitting in Panera in Knoxville, frantically checking my transcripts in hopes that a grade or two will close.  That’s right, I’ve been finished with classes for two weeks now and I …

Santa Stealing to Pay Elves
Wednesday, 23 Dec, 2009 – 9:42 | No Comment
Santa Stealing to Pay Elves

Yesterday (12/22/2009) a man dressed as Santa Claus entered Sun Trust bank in Nashville and demanded money at gunpoint.
While he kept the punchline under wraps until his exit, on his way out, he exclaimed “I …

Announcing Lawhackr
Tuesday, 22 Dec, 2009 – 4:16 | 2 Comments
Announcing Lawhackr

It occurred to me the other day that when other law students and lawyers are talking with me, they’re significantly more interested in my take on tech-related stuff than anything else (my clearly genius legal …

A Lot Can Change in a Year (Alternatively: It’s Never Too Late?)
Sunday, 20 Dec, 2009 – 18:29 | 10 Comments
A Lot Can Change in a Year (Alternatively: It’s Never Too Late?)

About a year ago, I made a post listing off 9 Reasons Not to Attend Law School which is still making periodic rounds across the blogosphere.
The thread has brought tons of interesting comments from both …

One Space or Two After Periods?
Thursday, 17 Dec, 2009 – 10:11 | 10 Comments
One Space or Two After Periods?

Loyal LG readers may notice that I always put two spaces after my periods; it wasn’t always this way, though.  (Aww, I didn’t even use Bluebook ellipsis back then.)  During undergrad, I had explicitly rejected the notion …

Contest: Google Wave Invitations!
Monday, 23 Nov, 2009 – 14:08 | 34 Comments
Contest: Google Wave Invitations!

Those of you who listen to the podcast may remember *way back* in Episode 4 that we discussed why Google Wave could be big, and why lawyers probably won’t adopt it until they’ve “missed the …

Review of LexisNexis iPhone App
Wednesday, 4 Nov, 2009 – 16:16 | One Comment
Review of LexisNexis iPhone App

I have to admit that when I received an email yesterday pushing the new Lexis iPhone application, my expectations were not very high.  After spending some time with the program however, I’ve been pleasantly surprised.
The …

Seen Any Weird Wills Lately?
Monday, 26 Oct, 2009 – 8:20 | 5 Comments
Seen Any Weird Wills Lately?

Our trusts & estates professor usually begins class by detailing a semi-current event from T&E.  He recently brought this [defective] will to our attention:
Background:  A Brooklyn couple were killed in their home, and then a …

“That’s Why They Call Them Practitioners”
Wednesday, 7 Oct, 2009 – 20:13 | No Comment
“That’s Why They Call Them Practitioners”

Warning: we had to record this episode twice due to a problem with our Skype recorder, so the result may be a sillier-than-usual episode.  Hopefully it’s enjoyable nonetheless.
Introduction
- Interview stories

Interview on Interviewing ITE with Glenn Manishin
Saturday, 3 Oct, 2009 – 21:08 | No Comment
Interview on Interviewing ITE with Glenn Manishin

Glenn Manishin, partner at Duane Morris, tech law guru, and all-around super knowledgeable guy, recently sat down to speak with Legal Geekery about the current state of the legal market.  Mr. Manishin provides insights into …

Copyright Propaganda, Facebook Spying, and Lawbrarians
Wednesday, 23 Sep, 2009 – 13:53 | 4 Comments
Copyright Propaganda, Facebook Spying, and Lawbrarians

Introductory Stuff

Laura’s not on a journal and isn’t doing OCI, and that’s why she’s still sane
Federal clerkship interviews are crazy pants

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