I have discovered something wonderful. I feel a little like Columbus though because I have “discovered” something that other people have known about for decades. LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDES!! For those who have yet to stumble upon these lovelies, many law libraries publish these guides that contain great places to start when researching specific areas of [...]
I’ve worked in a variety of legal settings including a federal judge, a large firm, and a non-profit. One of the most striking differences that stood out to me was how inefficient all of the entities were in different ways. I’ve had a frugal attitude since the day I was born. I was that little [...]
In my IP Licensing course, we spent last week discussing copyright (and patent/trademark/trade secret) protection of databases. Crazy interesting! I love movement and projects that increase access to publicly available data through intuitive platforms and so this area held a particularly warm place in my heart. I’ve always dreamt of a world where there was [...]
I’m currently in an Oil and Gas Contracts course at good old law school and I’m writing a paper on arbitration of O&G contracts in Venezuela. One important aspect of these contracts is whether the countries have a bilateral investment treaty (“BIT”) in place or not. To my surprise, the United States does not have [...]
I was discussing my love of the movie “Anatomy of a Murder” with another attorney when I was asked if I knew the background of the movie/book it was based on. I did not know the story and then I learned of the legendary John D. Voelker and his pen name of Robert Traver. Voelker was [...]
Continuing with my legal movies theme, I watched Twelve Angry Men with Henry Fonda (1957) a while back and I wanted to add it to my list of must-watch legal movies. I think from a law student perspective, even if you’re not doing criminal law it gives such an interesting look at what goes on [...]
I’m about to admit something shameful to all of the world. I took Texas Pre-Trial Procedure and I remember very little of it. I went to every class, I did well on the final but somehow, I feel like I retained practically nothing. There are so many other classes that barely apply but I remember [...]
In the twitterverse (I love that “twitterverse” has become a semi-legit word) and in the blogosphere (again, I can’t resist using this completely absurd term) there is quite a bit of talk about whether one can get in trouble for blogging/tweeting. Although I think the controversy has so much more to do with content than the platform, [...]
In an attempt to gear up for law school summer courses, I’m watching law movies over this holiday weekend. Yesterday, I watched Anatomy of a Murder starring James Stewart. Stewart plays Paul Biegler, a burned out attorney who takes on a case of a man arrested for murder. A trial then ensues that is filled [...]
So this week on the Simpsons, the show did a parody of Disney’s Snow White. The dwarves had different names and sang “Ho Hi” instead of the ubiquitous “Hi Ho.” I think for me the funniest part was during the reprise of “Ho Hi” during the credits the line was changed to, “and if Disney [...]
