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AT MY TRIAL-PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Blawg Review #127: A Roundup with a Jury-Selection Twist."

PODCASTING FOR LAWYERS 101 . . . Here's a good article about lawyers and podcasting that will be of interest to anyone who listens or produces law-related podcasts: "Legal Talk Radio on Demand: Podcasting for Lawyers - Past, Present and Future." It's written in roundtable format and features Bob Ambrogi, Evan Brown, Jim Calloway, Denise Howell, Tom Mighell, and Sharon Nelson. Dennis Kennedy moderates.

AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Cross-Examining Experts During Depositions: A Tip."

THE WEEKLY LAW SCHOOL ROUNDUP . . . The Weekly Law School Roundup alternates between Legal Underground and divine angst, where Kristine has posted this week's Weekly Law School Roundup #88. The next installment will appear here in about a week, so be sure to check back.

AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Legal Podcasts: I'm Going to Listen To These Two."

BAD ASSISTANTS . . . What to do about bad legal assistants or secretaries, from PT-LawMom--

I’ve seen attorneys stomp their feet, roll their eyes, do their own work, foist their work on others and hide in their offices — all to avoid a crappy assistant.

Is there a solution? Find out in the linked post.

AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Organizing Complex Cases for Discovery."

The Weekly Law School Roundup #87

This Week: Unassuming Edition. Here's your weekly guide to some unassuming, though memorable, posts from the past week by law students, some current or almost current, some recently-graduated--

Bragging Rights Whose scholarship is bigger? [There's No Competition in Law School]

Encroachment The problem with neighbors. [Legally numb]

Bottom of the Pan The truth about OxyClean. [This is where the cowboy blogs away]

1L Tutorial What to expect. [Fannie's Room]

Cheap Beer Informality in interviews. [Who Owns The Fox?]

Cheap Education The best values in law school. [R. Enochs, Esq.]

The Evil Empire A Bar/Bri story. [You've got the rubber chicken]

Improve Yourself Halo 3 -- especially for women. [The Lay Judge]

Reject Him Already A law student without a callback. [TJ's Double Play]

An Answer Callbacks do exist. [The War of All Against All]

Complicated A post about coffee drinks. [Thanks, But No Thanks]

Cold Calling Variations on the use of the Socratic method. [Reasonable Expectations]

Good Moves Insider tips on interviewing at law firms. [Above Supra]

Goodbye The blog stops here. [Dizzy does it]

Anger, Sloth, Etc. The seven deadly sins blog meme. [You're so vain . . . you probably think this blog is about you]

On Bravery Death doesn't arrive with the prognosis. [The Merits of the Case]

Look for next week's roundup at divine angst then it's back here the week after that. You can find some other recent roundups in the "At the Law Schools 2" category, as well as sixty or so older roundups from 2004-2005 here. Finally, if you want to know how I choose posts to highlight, see "How I Write the Weekly Law School Roundup."

AT MY TRIAL PRACTICE WEBSITE . . . "Motivating Yourself for Trial: Start a Notebook Early."

WHEN LIFE IMITATES A BLOG POST . . . Are plaintiffs' lawyers being targeted for criminal charges? Is someone trying to "dismantle the plaintiffs' bar"?

Find out in this article at Law.com, "Are Plaintiffs Attorneys Becoming Targets?" Or if you'd rather, see my similarly-themed post from three years ago, "Advice to Trial Lawyers #2."

If you're sick of reading and just want the answer, it's . . . who knows?