http://www.matthewb.com/ en-us mb@atomicvision.com 2008-09-16T15:02:42-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000614.php But it's all for a good cause: self-promotion. I've launched a website that takes some of my hard-won knowledge about typography and document layout and packages it for the legal profession. Law students will probably also find it useful. Please... 614@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2008-09-16T15:02:42-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000613.php All my friends who retook the bar in February found out they passed a few weeks ago. So congratulations to them. Law school is really, definitely, completely over now. I've made good on my plans to go solo. I've opened... 613@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2008-06-10T23:40:56-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000612.php I passed the California bar exam. It was almost exactly four years ago that I literally woke up and had the idea to go to law school. And next week, I will take my oath and become an attorney. Over... 612@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-11-18T22:20:33-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000611.php Next week is the bar exam. I remember reading that during the good old days at West Point, new cadets would be hazed by having to do a "white tornado": an upperclassman would take all the condiments on the mess... 611@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-07-21T18:18:57-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000610.php Today is the last day of school. I'm writing this before class, because afterwards, I'm going to park myself in front of the strongest margarita I can find. I'll be there for a while. Like a month or so.... 610@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-04-24T00:53:30-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000609.php Multiple choice quiz: according to the most recently available ABA figures (2000, but don't cheat), 48% of lawyers in private practice work where? a) in solo practice b) in firms with up to 100 lawyers c) in firms with more... 609@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-04-18T23:47:00-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000608.php ...you try to persuade a person to do something by saying "come on, be a rational actor." Which is worse: that I said it, or that it worked? Meanwhile, I'm busy tying up loose ends. I just stopped by Diddy... 608@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-04-16T13:36:32-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000606.php I was wondering how the law school can give you a diploma on May 11 when the term ends on May 10. The answer is: they don't. Apparently everyone at commencement gets to enjoy the rare pleasure of sitting in... 606@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-04-11T08:25:23-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000605.php And it feels good. Just wanted to share that.... 605@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-04-09T23:06:31-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000604.php A professor pointed out today that one of our readings was an article cowritten by a law professor and a third-year law student. That was the first time I'd ever seen a professor / student collaboration. This made me wonder:... 604@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-04-03T23:53:13-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000603.php It occurred to me recently that this is not just the end of law school for me, but in all likelihood the end of school, period. That's really fine with me. I've always been pretty good at school but I... 603@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-04-02T09:06:38-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000602.php To the 1Ls who are planning to do the law review write-on next week during spring break: if I reach just one of you with my message, it will all have been worthwhile. Here are some reasons to drop... 602@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-03-22T01:27:15-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000601.php I only got one piece of advice before law school that ended up being worth a damn. "Find the best professors ... and take their classes." Credit to Ben Wizner of the ACLU. Ben & I lived in the same... 601@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-03-16T00:18:38-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000600.php My favorite breakfast restaurant in Beachwood Canyon raised its prices recently. At first I was bummed, but then I thought about who really pays for the price increase. My usual breakfast was $7.85. I would usually leave $10, for a... 600@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-03-12T22:24:54-08:00 http://www.matthewb.com/archives/000599.php Every now and then dreams come true. Michael Schill was indeed interviewed on the Daily Show. Here's the full video clip at Comedy Central. Schill's segment starts at the 2:30 mark. But here's some "fair use" for those of you... 599@http://www.matthewb.com/ 2007-02-28T22:57:08-08:00