Lawyer, student, sometime teacher, co-founder of #LawWithoutWalls and of #PassportToPractice. Experiencing life as an electronically peripatetic nonagenarian.
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The shattering events of January 6 in Washington painfully reminded me: terror can appear on very short notice!
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This has got to be the coolest Olympic flag handover you've ever seen!
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Avec Aki on a pris un peu d’avance sur la #ClosingCeremony en attendant le vrai passage de relais #Tokyo2020 -> #Paris2024 sur 🌏 dans quelques heures
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With the @Tokyo2020 @Olympics ending today and the next #Olympics to be @Paris2024, @Aki_Hoshide and I held a ceremony
Write this large before you!
This right here
Have had #covid19 cases recently who literally tried to get vaccinated, were unable to for logistical reasons due to work schedules & got sick
Cut the blame narratives folks. You’re not helping
The number of law school applicants with top (175-180) LSAT scores has doubled over last year. You don't suppose 1st-year associate starting salaries zooming past $200,000 has anything to do with that, do you?
My own experiences over the years of being a client mirror this. A couple have been flawless; alas, these are the exceptions.
Ken Jones shares his journey walking in the shoes of a prospective client #sundayread #longform legalevolution.org/2021/08/m…
Over on Medium, I've posted a brief provocation paper I circulated privately some weeks ago. peterdlederer.medium.com/?p=….
It touches on practice-ready, T-shaped, mass distance learning for law--and points in between!
Comments and reactions are welcome!
For many who have powerful ties with more than one country the ability to spend time in both is essential. To be deprived of it may be much like losing a limb.
The ball is rolling.... – at Connecticut, USA
100 law students are working hard to earn their certification this summer, all thanks to @SouthernULaw's generosity and continuing confidence in our skills-based programs!
And there we reach the heart of the world's ills. – at Connecticut, USA
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Former Deloitte Leader Lands at UnitedLex as Strategic Advisor news.bloomberglaw.com/busine….
Big news! UnitedLex is assembling a remarkable team.
Much of the world is realizing that many things the pandemic has forced on us hold rich benefit. The full beneficial impact of working remotely has yet to be felt.
Hey @ConsumerReports, for 50 years I've been a member and supporter. Each year, I am bombarded with repeated renewal requests. Never do these show me my far-off expiration date.
That's misleading--and shameful for a consumer organization.
Reason to leave you? Damn near!
ABA Lawyer Profile Shows Few Women, Minority Gains Over Decade In a word, disgraceful behavior by the profession! news.bloomberglaw.com/busine…
I have been impressed by the fact that it is the state supreme court justices who have repeatedly taken the lead in seeking reform.
The organized bar, the law schools, practicing lawyers? Nah, not so much.
The Conference of Chief Justices and the Conference of State Court Administrators approved two recent resolutions:
-Resolution 2 In Support of Remote and Virtual Hearings
-Resolution 3 In Support of Process Simplification
(h/t @dehirsch1 via @StateCourts) #A2J
You'd think that's kindergarten stuff, no?
If we are going to require a Bar Exam then the absolute least we can do is ensure that the software required to take the Bar Exam works. #BarExam2021 #law #lawyers
My daughter spotted this odd insect sipping nectar at our butterfly bush. We're guessing it's a macroglossum -- a hummingbird hawk-moth. Never seen one here in Connecticut before.
What a foundationally wise piece! Clip it, and read it repeatedly until you have totally absorbed the lesson.
And the tale stars all my heroes!!!👍👍👍👍
What if I told you improving productivity from 1 contract per hour (“cph”) to 2 cph (2x, +1 cph) saves more time than improving from 2 cph to 50 cph (25x, +48 cph)?
With guest stars: @ktdumont @smuckwell @BruceMacEwen @AlexHamiltonRad @robsaccone
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