http://www.trevor-reid.com Birthplace of Law Fu! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:22:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Going to law school online is still a nascent innovation. Many lawyers and aspiring lawyers still don't even know it's an option. Law school is challenging. Online law school is especially so, if only because it's a fresher frontier. These are the practices that worked for me: Stay in shape, eat ... http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/26 Chambers v.  Omaha Girls Club, Inc. 834 F.2d 697 (8th Cir. 1987), 56 USLW 2339 Facts Crystal Chambers (Chambers) [P], a single black woman, worked for Omaha Girls Club, Inc (Omaha) [D]  teaching arts and crafts. Omaha [D] is a private, not for profit corporation established to promote life opportunities for young girls. Discouraging pregnancy ... http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/22 Mark Felt died last week at the age of 95. For those who don’t recognize that name, Felt was the “Deep Throat” of Watergate fame. It was Felt who provided Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post with a flow of leaks about what had happened, how it ... http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/19 Law school classes resume in January '09 and I am looking forward to 'em. FYLSE results are expected in early December, I think. As a 2L I felt it was time for a more mature theme--and something easier to read, as a few readers have requested. Actually, as Concord is ... http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/17 The Net Promoter Score or NPS is a particular statistic that some researchers propose can predict whether overall customer loyalty will encourage your business to grow or not. The main idea of NPS is alluringly simple. Take the percentage of customers who are highly likely to recommend you (promoters), ... http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/15 To begin, let me send a warm thank you out to my anonymous benefactor(s). The neighborhood law student(s), one year or so ahead of me in school, who generously pitch nearly new casebooks, hornbooks, and study aides into the donation bin of my local public library. The library usually offers ... http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/12 I have met more than a few lawyers who don't care for lawyer jokes. I hope I don't lose my willingness to laugh at myself or our profession when I grow up. http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/8 Complaining is easy. I prefer fixing things worthy of complaint. That's why I'll take a line or two here to mention that Kaplan's VP of Financial Aid gave me a ring after I wrote this minor rant on critique of her area of responsibility. She apologized and mentioned that there ... http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/7 At the moment I am on hold waiting to speak with the Concord Law School financial aid office. So far, I have been on hold for 37 minutes, 43 sec. The most difficult part is that the hold advertising is about two minutes long. Although I've heard the same droning ... http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/5 This is a blog about pursuing your law degree and your MBA at the same time--becoming a JD/MBA. More specifically, it's about the pro's and con's of studying these professions online, tactics for mastering the material, thinking strategically about your career, getting the most from classes, fitting in with your ... http://www.trevor-reid.com/blog/archives/4