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February 18, 2008
And Huck stays the course--so we can keep posting this.
Have a Magnificent Quarter. Talk to you in April.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
Just Say It: The War Against Legal-Speak.
Lawyer-Speak and Legalese. Of all lawyer-centric institutions, only "Professionalism" and "Work-Life Balance" are more embarrassing or more likely to undermine clients--and at least those two originally had a point. Catching up on Sunday morning, I noticed a clause from the unused draft of a 3-page IP agreement used during talks for an acquisition a few years ago and forwarded by one party's lawyer: "Effective on even date herewith, the parties hereto hereby agree to...". Whoa. How about just one date at the top or bottom of the Agreement and then say "The parties agree..."? And if the whole thing is an Agreement, hey, maybe you don't even need that? Either would save trees, ink and space, be more to the point--and would help diminish the image of the self-important "I'm-special" lawyer rocking back and forth in his chair and talking to himself like a mental patient.
Update: Thanks, as always, to our good twin and ally Ray Ward at his the (new) legal writer. WAC? feels less alone.
Posted by JD Hull at 11:45 AM | Comments (0)
Euphoric: Blawg Review #147
What a Rush. Sorry, at least one of WAC?'s writers is an aging hippie, and we couldn't resist. Rush Nigut hosts this week's Blawg Review #147 at Rush on Business. Creative, upbeat, informative, even euphoric.
Posted by Brooke Powell at 10:59 AM | Comments (0)
U.S. economy: well, things could be worse.
AP: In Houston last week Alan Greenspan tells oil execs that we're not in a recession yet--but getting there. Pulitzer-winning fossil fuel guru Dan Yergin moderates Q&A and asks a wonky question or two. And Americans feel frustrated and shaky as gas and milk prices stay high and they worry about their jobs.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 07:17 AM | Comments (0)
Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
U.S. supports it, Russia loudly condemns it. Gobs of coverage, e.g., Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, International Herald Tribune.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 12:22 AM | Comments (0)