Well today I finally met with DWL concerning my job status at his firm. It went as expected, though not as I had hoped. I'll explain...
As I had guessed, everyone at the firm has been pleased with my work. I have gotten many compliments when I turn stuff in. Unfortunately quality of work doesn't always equal a job. I am interested in litigation, which the firm doesn't do a whole lot of. Apparently the firm recently had 3 big cases settle. A settlement is good for the clients but bad for the attorneys who need work (like me!)
Anyway, the firm has hired 2 summer clerks who are rising 3L's. Both are splitting the summer. DWL and I agreed that I would be "on-call" for any overflow clerk work that needed to be done. This will enable me to concentrate primarily on my Bar preparation. Then, in the fall, DWL and I will re-evaluate the firm's needs and see how they fit in with mine. I told him I'd be willing to continue as a clerk for a while...likely until I get my Bar results and, hopefully, become a licensed attorney.
So, as I said, it went as expected, but not as I hoped.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Would you turn a loved-one in?
Last night, while watching "Dog: The Bounty Hunter", Jennifer raised an interesting question. Seeing the families of the fugitives hide their loved-ones, Jennifer asked if I would turn her in if Dog was looking for her. I said I would. She said she would not turn me in. This resulted in friendly debate.
She admitted there is a double standard in her mind - she would turn in most people except for certain friends and family. She said it's a matter of loyalty. I said it's a matter of laws.
In my opinion, no one should be above the law...if you do the crime, you should do the time - no matter who you are.
That being said, I wouldn't immediate call the police and report it...I'd try to convince the person that they should turn themselves in.
What do you think?
She admitted there is a double standard in her mind - she would turn in most people except for certain friends and family. She said it's a matter of loyalty. I said it's a matter of laws.
In my opinion, no one should be above the law...if you do the crime, you should do the time - no matter who you are.
That being said, I wouldn't immediate call the police and report it...I'd try to convince the person that they should turn themselves in.
What do you think?
Friday, April 27, 2007
No Job Update Yet
Well, it's Friday...however, DWL said he hasn't had a chance to speak with all of the shareholders in the firm yet. He's one busy little bee. So that, accompanied with the fact that I need to leave work early to turn in my paper and take-home by 4, means that I will have to wait till Monday to get some idea of my employment status.
Did I mention I'm nervous about it? I had to sit in my office and psyche myself up for 5 minutes this afternoon just to ask DWL about it. Basically, this job is my only current lead out of several firms that I talked to. I guess I'll just have to wait and hope for the best!
Did I mention I'm nervous about it? I had to sit in my office and psyche myself up for 5 minutes this afternoon just to ask DWL about it. Basically, this job is my only current lead out of several firms that I talked to. I guess I'll just have to wait and hope for the best!
Finally Done!
Well, I finally finished both assignments I lamented about in my previous post. I am drained and tired, but I did it. I am not going to do any school work until I get my Law and Literature Take-Home Final on Tuesday. I can't wait!
Still waiting to talk with DWL regarding my job status. He seems quite busy today, I hope he hasn't forgotten.
Still waiting to talk with DWL regarding my job status. He seems quite busy today, I hope he hasn't forgotten.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Going out with a BANG!
Well...tomorrow I have my last two classes ever - excluding CLE courses, of course, and perhaps a course or two in beer-making. So, I guess it's more of my last two classes of "formal education."
Anyway, it's been a long run...19 total years of schooling, 7 of which were college. One theme throughout my career has been my proficiency at procrastinating. Occasionally I have done my assignments, papers especially, in advance and it feels great to have it done...but I still wait till the last minute most every time. So it's only fitting that, in my last weeks of school, I have once again procrastinated myself into a corner.
For several weeks now, I have know that I have a 10-15 page paper due at 5 P.M. on Friday for my Law and Literature class. I have even known my topic for a week or so. However, I have waited until this week to do it. Additionally, I have known for a week that I have a take-home final due at 4 P.M. on Friday for my Natural Resources Law class. Today we received our take-home and, to this very minute, I have done NO (repeat: N-O) work on my paper.
Therefore, I have 2 days to:
1) write a 10-15 page epilogue to Edgar Allan Poe's short story, The Purloined Letter (the paper)
AND
2) write my take-home (which consists of basically analyzing 2 recent Supreme Court cases).
Thankfully, neither of them should be very hard...just very time consuming!
Anyway, it's been a long run...19 total years of schooling, 7 of which were college. One theme throughout my career has been my proficiency at procrastinating. Occasionally I have done my assignments, papers especially, in advance and it feels great to have it done...but I still wait till the last minute most every time. So it's only fitting that, in my last weeks of school, I have once again procrastinated myself into a corner.
For several weeks now, I have know that I have a 10-15 page paper due at 5 P.M. on Friday for my Law and Literature class. I have even known my topic for a week or so. However, I have waited until this week to do it. Additionally, I have known for a week that I have a take-home final due at 4 P.M. on Friday for my Natural Resources Law class. Today we received our take-home and, to this very minute, I have done NO (repeat: N-O) work on my paper.
Therefore, I have 2 days to:
1) write a 10-15 page epilogue to Edgar Allan Poe's short story, The Purloined Letter (the paper)
AND
2) write my take-home (which consists of basically analyzing 2 recent Supreme Court cases).
Thankfully, neither of them should be very hard...just very time consuming!
Coincidence?
Today it was announced that Rosie O'Donnell will not be returning as co-host of "The View." This announcement comes 2 days after Rosie embarrassed herself at the annual luncheon of New York Women in Communications.
Apparently Rosie thought it was appropriate to make remarks such as dropping the F-bomb and stating it was always her dream to turn on an old, bald billionaire (read: the Trump-ster). Additionally, she made disparaging comments about Rupert Murdoch - news flash: NOT a good idea!
These comments were made in front of an audience including: Meredith Vieira, Arianna Huffington, Rupert Murdoch, Martha Stewart, Hillary Clinton, Judith Giuliani, Judge Judy, a former editor of Cosmo, the E-I-C of Jane magazine, and 17 high school girls (they won scholarships, or something).
Although I'm not offended by her comments (though her fat ass does offend me), they were certainly inappropriate for such an event. I wonder if it affected her contract negotiations. ABC is saying no, stating that they wanted her longer than she was willing to commit to.
Still, I'm glad she's gone!
Apparently Rosie thought it was appropriate to make remarks such as dropping the F-bomb and stating it was always her dream to turn on an old, bald billionaire (read: the Trump-ster). Additionally, she made disparaging comments about Rupert Murdoch - news flash: NOT a good idea!
These comments were made in front of an audience including: Meredith Vieira, Arianna Huffington, Rupert Murdoch, Martha Stewart, Hillary Clinton, Judith Giuliani, Judge Judy, a former editor of Cosmo, the E-I-C of Jane magazine, and 17 high school girls (they won scholarships, or something).
Although I'm not offended by her comments (though her fat ass does offend me), they were certainly inappropriate for such an event. I wonder if it affected her contract negotiations. ABC is saying no, stating that they wanted her longer than she was willing to commit to.
Still, I'm glad she's gone!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Good ol' fashioned hate mongering...
Props to my friend Sam for bringing this nut to my attention:
"How we are going to exterminate white people"
The above link has the full video...it's about 9 minutes long. I encourage you to watch it all, but here is the astonishing end:
"Now how do I know that the white people know that we are going to come up with a solution to the problem. I know it because they have retina scans, racial profiling, DNA banks, and they’re monitoring our people to try to prevent the ONE person from coming up with the ONE idea. And the one idea is, how we are going to exterminate white people because that in my estimation is the only conclusion I have come to. We have to exterminate white people off the face of the planet to solve the problem. *tepid applause* Now I don’t care whether you clap or not but I’m saying to you that we need to solve this problem because they are going to kill us. And I will leave on that. So we just have to set up our own system and stop playing and get very serious and not get diverted from coming up with a solution to the problem and the problem onthe planet is white people."
How is this guy any different than, oh, a certain Adolf Hitler? Yes, racism still exists today, but preaching hate and "extermination" is NOT the answer.
The good news is even his own race is making fun of him:
"To the Wisdom of Kamau Kambon pt1"
"To the Wisdom of Kamau Kambon pt2"
The responses are hilarious and definitely worth watching!
"How we are going to exterminate white people"
The above link has the full video...it's about 9 minutes long. I encourage you to watch it all, but here is the astonishing end:
"Now how do I know that the white people know that we are going to come up with a solution to the problem. I know it because they have retina scans, racial profiling, DNA banks, and they’re monitoring our people to try to prevent the ONE person from coming up with the ONE idea. And the one idea is, how we are going to exterminate white people because that in my estimation is the only conclusion I have come to. We have to exterminate white people off the face of the planet to solve the problem. *tepid applause* Now I don’t care whether you clap or not but I’m saying to you that we need to solve this problem because they are going to kill us. And I will leave on that. So we just have to set up our own system and stop playing and get very serious and not get diverted from coming up with a solution to the problem and the problem onthe planet is white people."
How is this guy any different than, oh, a certain Adolf Hitler? Yes, racism still exists today, but preaching hate and "extermination" is NOT the answer.
The good news is even his own race is making fun of him:
"To the Wisdom of Kamau Kambon pt1"
"To the Wisdom of Kamau Kambon pt2"
The responses are hilarious and definitely worth watching!
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