21 July 2009
Green Grads Grab #11
It has been two weeks since I have done a GG Grab, which has meant that there were 1000+ items for me to sort through in Google Reader. So this week’s structure will be slightly different to account for the content.
I apologise if I’ve taken a link without sourcing it – I don’t think I missed anyone but I’m a little bit brain dead after sorting through hundreds and hundreds of posts!
- The New Lawyer Stuff
TNL did some nice stuff while I was away. There is a two part series on lawyers working in rural areas. Also, an article quite relevant to current students, Grads Spill on the ‘Boys Club’ Legal Profession. And also they raise the idea of new Carbon Trading as a Criminal Loophole.
- Getting a Job Stuff
A blog written by a young lady in recruitment, the Lets Talk Turkey Blog, has listed their Top 3 Interview Mistakes. She has also written about Whether You Should Have a Visual CV (which is like your resume, except on Youtube).
Lifehacker explains why we need to Get Comfortable Bragging to Perfect Our Elevator Pitch. The Simple Dollar has a list of Ten Unusual Ways to Improve Your Confidence.
The Mac Lawyer has written about How and Why a Lawyer Should Implement a Getting Things Done System.
Slaw considered whether there Is Such a Thing as Work Life Balance.
- U.S. Stuff
The Young Lawyers Blog have compiled a list of some of the stuff ups U.S. students have made with Web 2.0, entitled the Web 2.Oh No! Awards. They also comment on the awkwardness of recommending someone via LinkedIn right before you fire them LinkedIn Recommendations Not Recommended.
This one is actually Canadian, but chances are they don’t read this so I will put in here anyways – Law Librarians are Loving the Facebook (if you’re wondering why I linked this, it’s because good Law Librarians are solid gold – make friends with one).
If you’re someone who likes to get in on the ground floor of stuff, you might want to check out HUBStreet (via Robert Ambrogi’s LawSites)
While we don’t condone violence, this New York lawyer definitely is definitely more awesome’er than I am – Above the Law, Lawyer of the Day: Kick Ass Korean American Attorney.
- Funny Stuff
The Insider blog has a list of 8 Reasons Not to Go to Law School. (via Law Librarians Blog)
Above the Law ran a vote on Megyn Kelly v Sonia Sotomayor: Who Wore it Better? (News anchor and U.S. Supreme Court Nominee both wear the same outfit in television interview).
Slaw are asking whether there should be a law Against Shaving Your Head While Driving?
Legal Geekery have done up a nice chart to show students How Employable They Really Are …
A friend of mine linked this on Facebook. It’s an Australian Commonwealth DFAT Minute from 1963. Note,
“a man normally has his household run efficiently by his wife, who also looks after much of the entertaining. A woman Trade Commissioner would have all this on top of her normal work;”
Finally, Courtoons.
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