{"id":5061,"date":"2004-10-08T17:59:51","date_gmt":"2004-10-08T21:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/10\/08\/way-past-legal\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:22","slug":"way-past-legal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/10\/08\/way-past-legal\/","title":{"rendered":"way past legal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name='a2461'><\/a><\/p>\n<p><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Arial\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><STRONG><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/pawn.gif\" alt=\"pawn\" \/>&nbsp; <\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Arial\"><SPAN><SPAN><FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/06\/27#a1700\"><FONT color=\"black\" size=\"2\"><EM>one-breath&nbsp;pundit<\/EM><\/FONT><\/A><EM><FONT size=\"2\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/EM><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"2\"><A href=\"http:\/\/federalism.typepad.com\/about.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">Fed84<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> subtlely reminds us that <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/federalism.typepad.com\/crime_federalism\/2004\/10\/people_who_do_n.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">People who do not do <EM>pro bono<\/EM> are losers, <\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT size=\"+0\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">linking to <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.law.com\/jsp\/printerfriendly.jsp?c=LawArticle&amp;t=PrinterFriendlyArticle&amp;cid=1097097864555\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#000000\" size=\"2\">Doing Well by Doing Good<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;(<EM>Legal Times<\/EM>, by Kristen C. Limarzi)<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/FONT><br \/>\n<P><\/P><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">It took me far too long to start doing <EM>pro bono<\/EM> work, but it soon <\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">taught me that I got far more satisfaction from working on the problems <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">of average folk than on &#8220;important&#8221; regulatory matters.&nbsp; A good reason <\/FONT><\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">to seek out opportunities outside your current specialty.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">The President of UMass Dartmouth is contemplating a merger with the Southern New England School of Law, saying that the recent <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$1949\"><FONT color=\"black\">Bar Advocate crisis<\/FONT><\/A> &#8220;raises the importance of public service law&#8221; and&nbsp;shows &#8220;a need for public-service-oriented attorneys&#8221;&nbsp; in the State.&nbsp; <A href=\"http:\/\/www.southcoasttoday.com\/daily\/10-04\/10-08-04\/a01lo610.htm\"><EM>SouthCoastToday<\/EM><\/A>.<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><br \/>\n<P><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">If you&#8217;re wondering whether that prominent <EM><A href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2004\/0913\/p13s02-wmgn.html\">tattoo<\/A><\/EM> will be helpful for your career, check <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">out advice and tales of <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/employmentblawg.blogspot.com\/2004\/10\/high-visibility-tattoos-and-piercings.html\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\" color=\"#000000\">regret at George&#8217;s Employment Blawg<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">.<\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">For a great suspense novel where tattoos make it hard for the protagonist&nbsp; <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">to go straight, see Norman Green&#8217;s <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0060564547\/qid=1097265067\/sr=1-3\/ref=sr_1_3\/102-7331272-8269746?v=glance&amp;s=books\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">Way Past Legal<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">.<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\">My approach to discouraging tattoos: &#8220;Well, youngin&#8217;, how many of your fads from two years ago are you willing to show off to the world this year? How about in ten years?&nbsp; Forever?&#8221;<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/UL><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><EM><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/Mkids85sm.gif\" alt=\"Mkids85 small\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp; Personal Note<\/EM>:&nbsp; By Sunday night, the third of my sister&#8217;s three <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">children will be married &#8212; with all three weddings in 2004.&nbsp; Click <\/FONT><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$2460\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">here<\/FONT><\/A><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"> for my <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\">tribute to three kids who have always brightened the life of their Uncle David.<\/FONT>&nbsp; <\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><FONT size=\"2\"><\/FONT><br \/>\n<P dir=\"ltr\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/P><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<UL><br \/>\n<LI><br \/>\n<DIV align=\"left\"><FONT><SPAN><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><EM>by&nbsp;<STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/stories\/storyReader$379\"><FONT color=\"red\">dagosan<\/FONT><\/A><\/STRONG><FONT color=\"black\">:<\/FONT><\/EM><\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/FONT><FONT><SPAN><\/DIV><\/LI><\/UL><\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">after corn on the cob<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">the&nbsp;photo album<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&#8211; bittersweet<\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;<FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT>[Oct. 8, 2004]<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><\/FONT><\/EM>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<BLOCKQUOTE><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><EM><FONT face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"1\"><FONT size=\"2\">one more&nbsp;by <A href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/10\/08#a2461\"><FONT color=\"red\">Billie Wilson<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/EM><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Verdana\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">quiet house&#8211;<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">the chess game<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Geneva,Arial,Sans-Serif\">where we left it<\/FONT><\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/DIV><br \/>\n<DIV dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><FONT face=\"Times New Roman,Times,Serif\"><FONT size=\"1\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; from&nbsp;<EM><FONT color=\"black\"><A href=\"http:\/\/haikuguy.com\/nr3.html\"><STRONG><FONT color=\"black\">New Resonance 3: Emerging Voices<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/A>&nbsp; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/ethicalesq\/pawnhoriz.gif\" alt=\"pawn horiz\" \/>&nbsp; <\/FONT><\/EM><\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; one-breath&nbsp;pundit&nbsp;&nbsp; Fed84 subtlely reminds us that People who do not do pro bono are losers, linking to Doing Well by Doing Good&nbsp;(Legal Times, by Kristen C. Limarzi) It took me far too long to start doing pro bono work, but it soon taught me that I got far more satisfaction from working on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2926],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pre-06-2006"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6kP1R-1jD","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5061"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13587,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5061\/revisions\/13587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}