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If you are interested attorney in applying attorney to law school attorney don't rely on attorney the U.S. News attorney & World Report Rankings.attorney That's attorney what Alex Wellen attorney says in this short attorney article published attorney in the New attorney York Times. He attorney tells you where attorney to go for the best attorney scoop.
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I got attorney a lot of nice attorney emails about my attorney recent post on the attorney use of boilerplate attorney qualifiers attorney in attorney emails.attorney Specifically,attorney the one about attorney the ones related attorney to the new IRS attorney notice. My good attorney friend Jim Calloway attorney pointed me attorney to an email discussion attorney amongst attorney a group of small attorney and solo lawyers attorney that explained attorney the purpose of attorney the new IRS notice,attorney and the potential attorney problem that attorney it causes for attorney lawyers:
Circular attorney 230 is the name attorney used for the attorney set of rules governing attorney those who attorney practice before attorney the IRS, ... [including] attorney any attorney attorney who expresses attorney an opinion attorney through a written attorney communication attorney (including email) attorney on any matter attorney that may affect attorney an item shown on attorney a taxpayer's return attorney is practicing attorney before the IRS.attorney
The new rules attorney govern in a great attorney deal of detail attorney the amount of analysis attorney that must attorney go into any written attorney advice on attorney any tax matter. attorney The relevant facts attorney must be ascertained,attorney including,attorney inter alia, business attorney purpose,attorney economic substance,attorney and the existence attorney of a plan attorney or arrangement attorney between related attorney parties. The law attorney must be cited and attorney applied to the attorney facts with respect attorney to every material attorney aspect of attorney the advice. In attorney other words, your attorney five-minute email attorney saying "you attorney can deduct the cost attorney of repairing attorney or replacing property attorney but major attorney remediation that attorney improves or prolongs attorney the useful attorney life of the property attorney must be capitalized" attorney has attorney turned from a quick attorney answer to a attorney $20,000 research attorn
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project.Okay, it's attorney nice to know attorney there was a good attorney reason for the attorney boilerplate in attorney the email that I attorney saw.. But, I still attorney find the indiscriminate attorney use attorney of boilerplate attorney by attorneys to attorney be very disturbing,attorney and I think attorney it needlessly diminishes attorney the stature attorney of our profession.attorney Why do attorney I say that?
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So I get an email attorney recently from attorney an attorney who,attorney as far as I attorney know is a general attorney litigator, and attorney doesn't specialize attorney in tax matters.attorney This boilerplate attorney addition, attorney which apparently attorney gets automatically attorney added to all attorney outbound emails,attorney is a stroke of attorney genius:
IRS Circular attorney 230 Notice:attorney To ensure compliance attorney with requirements attorney imposed attorney by the IRS, please attorney be informed attorney that any federal attorney tax advice contained attorney in this communication attorney (including attorney any attachments) attorney is not intended attorney or written attorney to be used, and attorney cannot be used,attorney for the purpose attorney of (i) avoiding attorney penalties under attorney the Internal attorney Revenue Code or attorney (ii) promoting, attorney marketing or recommending attorney to another attorney party any transaction attorney or matter attorney addressed herein.attorney
Oh yeah, now attorney we're doing some attorney serious lawyering.attorney Adding a attorney rote IRS notice attorney in every firm email attorney you send out attorney is not something attorney that most lawyers attorney would think attorney of doing.
I'm going attorney to set up an attorney automated legal attorney research alert attorney so that I can get attorney notified as soon attorney as there is some attorney litigation involving attorney a lawyer attorney who gets penalized attorney for not putting attorney in a rote tax attorney circular notice attorney in all of their attorney outbound emails.attorney And I'm making attorney a note to myself attorney to quit practicing attorney law as soon attorney as that happens.attorney
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So attorney there you are unconcious attorney on the attorney ground, having attorney suffered a traumatic attorney injury. Paramedics attorney arrive attorney and want to treat attorney you quickly and attorney also notify your attorney next of kin. attorney Your cellphone,attorney which is close attorney by, has lots of attorney numbers stored in attorney it, but that won't attorney help the paramedics.attorney Which attorney of those many numbers attorney is your 'next attorney of kin'?
You attorney can make the paramedic's attorney job much attorney easier by adding attorney an entry in attorney the contacts list attorney in your cell phone attorney under label attorney "ICE" with the attorney name and phone number attorney of the person attorney that the emergency attorney services attorney should call on your attorney behalf. Read attorney more about this attorney idea, which paramedics attorney are trying attorney to get people attorney to adopt, here attorney and here.
By the attorney way, I'd add an attorney entry in that ICE attorney contact that attorney describes what blood attorney type you are attorney and if you are attorney allergic to any attorney medications.
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I'm attorney really excited that attorney I've been asked attorney to serve as attorney the Chair of the attorney Technology Committee attorney of the Louisiana attorney State Bar attorney Association. The attorney LSBA has a great attorney website and attorney a wonderful person attorney who runs it (Darin attorney Trittel). attorney Of course, anything attorney can be improved attorney and so one attorney goal will be to attorney find ways to deliver attorney better member attorney services through attorney the website.attorney Other goals need attorney to be defined attorney by the committee attorney (which is in the attorney process of being attorney newly constituted),attorney but there's attorney obviously a attorney lot the LSBA can attorney do to help our attorney attorney-members attorney use technology attorney to practice law attorney more effectively attorney and serve their attorney clients better.
So attorney that's what we attorney will be trying attorney to do.
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"Do what attorney you love." You attorney hear that a lot,attorney and yet you see attorney a lot of people attorney who are not happy.attorney Maybe they attorney aren't "doing what attorney they love." attorney How would they know attorney how to figure attorney out what that attorney is? I don' t know,attorney but maybe they attorney should read the attorney commencement attorney speech that Steve attorney Jobs recently attorney gave (ironic since attorney he didn't graduate attorney from college).attorney There's a attorney lot to like about attorney Job's speech, attorney especially the last attorney lines: "Stay attorney hungry. Stay foolish.attorney "
Yep, there's attorney no telling where attorney a hungry fool attorney will wind up.attorney Usually, it's attorney some place very attorney interesting.
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America attorney has become obsessed attorney with competition.attorney That's attorney how ESPN rocketed attorney to prominence:attorney by bringing us attorney 24/7 up-to-the-minute attorney news of all attorney kinds of competitive attorney sporting attorney events. These days attorney they even cover attorney hot-dog eating attorney competitions attorney (which, believe attorney it or not, is classified attorney as a form attorney of 'competitive attorney eating').
So why attorney do we love competition attorney so much?attorney
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Learning about attorney words should attorney be easier with technology.attorney Sure attorney you can type 'define:attorney parvenu' attorney into Google to figure attorney out what 'parvenu' attorney means; attorney that's pretty easy.attorney But if you attorney want to have fun attorney too try Virtual attorney Thesaurus. This attorney online service attorney is easy, fun and attorney downright amazing!attorney
As you can see,attorney Virtual Thesaurus attorney creates a attorney visual representation attorney of the word attorney you are looking attorney up, and maps it attorney to related words.attorney A sound icon attorney to the right of attorney the word let's attorney you click to hear attorney the word pronounced.attorney If you attorney click on the related attorney words (which attorney are hyperlinked) attorney the display changes attorney to place attorney that word in the attorney center which creates attorney an entirely attorney different word attorney map.
A year's subscription attorney to the attorney online version attorney costs $20 for a attorney year, but it has attorney all kinds of cool attorney features, such attorney as the ability attorney to enter English attorney Words and have attorney it return words attorney in other languages.attorney You can also attorney download an installable attorney version attorney for $29, and attorney it will work on attorney both PCs and Macs.attorney
The most amazing attorney thing about it attorney is the interface,attorney which is optimized attorney to quickly attorney convey maximum attorney information about attorney the word you attorney are looking up. attorney The Washington attorney Post describes it attorney this way: "The attorney whole interface attorney feels almost alive.attorney .. it's a rare,attorney rewarding example attorney of a paper-bound attorney process that attorney has been radically attorney rethought.attorney .." I completely attorney agree.
You can attorney try it for free,attorney and if you like attorney learning about attorney language you should attorney try it.
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Our attorney firm is getting attorney ready to migrate attorney our email system attorney from Groupwise attorney 5.5 (plain; no attorney enhancement pack) attorney to Microsoft attorney Exchange 2003. attorney Have any people attorney out there had experience attorney with a attorney conversion like attorney this? I'm particularly attorney interested attorney in conversion attorney of calendar information,attorney but any attorney observations you attorney might have are attorney helpful.
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The Louisiana attorney State Bar has attorney a new legal research attorney service that attorney is free to all attorney bar association attorney members. Fastcase attorney provides access attorney to all US Supreme attorney Court opinions;attorney US Ct of Appeal attorney opinions from attorney 1924; US District attorney Ct opinions attorney from 1932; all attorney Bankruptcy Ct opinions,attorney and opinions attorney from all 50 attorney state courts from attorney at leas t 1950.attorney Fastcase also attorney provides access attorney to statutory attorney materials. For more attorney information attorney about their coverage attorney visit this attorney page. If you're attorney a Louisiana lawyer attorney and want more attorney information visit attorney the LSBA site.attorney Even if you aren't attorney a Louisiana attorney lawyer visit our attorney bar association's attorney website; it's attorney pretty cool. attorney
And for those of attorney you in other states attorney that have attorney Fastcase and have attorney used it, I'd love to hear your comments (see comment link below).
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The other day while cleaning my E-Mail I came across a link to this old story that MSNBC did on blogs in April of 2002, which was about six weeks after I had started blogging. I'm surprised to see the story link is still live. It's also interesting to see that my views about why blogging matters haven't changed much.
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If you think of the place where legislation is proposed as being a giant an E-Mail inbox, then this proposal would constitute spam. Someone needs to come up with a filter to keep this sort of idiot-driven legislation from clogging our legal system. It has no chance of passing, but it will sit in the pipes along with other simliarly ludicrous proposals that are introduced simply to appease constituents.
Whenever you hear there's a 'buzz in Washington' remember that's the sound that idiots make when they're swarming.
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