I'm making some changes to the site, even though I'm sure you would rather have a new episode up.  There will hopefully be a new face up soon, but in the meantime I'm tightening my control over the comments here due to an oh-so-lovely slathering of spam.

If I took down a comment of yours that contained substance, please let me know.

 

- Kevin

I get a lot of questions about where people should look for work.  That's a hard answer to frame because the same position would be a joy to one person, drudgery to another and a sentance of life-without-parole to a third.  You just can't tell what a person will like, or if its available to them at this place and at this time.

And then the hysteria sets in...  The fear from unknown pathways creeps up and seizes people by the throat.  Their pulse quickens.  Their breath becomes shallow.  And their ability to think dissapates while panic wells in the absence of reason.

Yes, I know the fear.  I've felt it and fought against it, sometimes I've succeeded.  The only thing that seems to help is information.  Who here is a little bit of information. 

The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC and they published this report on several areas that the Federal Government will need to expand their hiring in the next few years.  And item number 4 on their list is Legal (as in, jobs where it helps to have a law degree).

According to this report, the Federal Government will have to hire over 23,000 people in Fiscal Years 2010, 2011, and 2012.  That does include more positions then just "Attorney" jobs, but the Social Security Administration alone is looking to hire 7,500 people in legal-related positions.  According to Law Shucks, the bloody carnage of 2009 that sent us all into a tailspin totaled 12,196 people, only 4,633 of which were lawyers (see their year-end report).

Hmm, it looks like the Federal Government alone is going to absorb almost twice the people that BigLaw tossed over the side.  Opportunity?  I think so, and that's just in one category.

The report is a PDF in the feed, please peruse it and share it.

 

On the update front, there has been and will be a lot of work happening behind the curtain.  Some issues cropped up and I'm taking advantage of this chance to upgrade a LOT of items.

 

Please send in your feedback! Leave comments on the website: www.lifeafterlawschool.libsyn.com Send your email to lifeafterlawschool@gmail.com Find me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Baelen Submit reviews in iTunes, Podcast Pickle and Spoken Word! Music and sounds courtesy of Digital Juice. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

The Life After Law School Podcast

No new audio for the moment, as I'm working through technical issues before releasing Part II of my interview with Thomas "cmdln" Gideon.

I am dropping into the feed the recent report from the U.S. Goverment Accountability Office (GAO) released on October 26, 2009, discussing the cost and access to law schools.  This is just the report itself and I will likely look at it more closely in a future episode.  The report is GA0-09-941 and you can find more information on the GAO and this report at their website http://www.gao.gov/ .

I'm going to work on the technical issues in the meantime.

Happy Halloween and we'll see you next time!

-Kevin

Back in December 2008, I was honored to interview Kimberly Alderman who is a freelance attorney working from wherever her keyboard is.  When I recorded this interview she was in Alaska and since then she has traveled to the American Southwest, up and down the Northeast corridor and back to the Southwest.  All the while, she kept up with her practice because it's not tied to any one place.  How's that for work-life balance?!?

She was also able to have a transcript made of the interview (How cool is that?!?) and she asked if I would like to place a copy in the feed here.  Of course I said yes!

The transcript is a PDF file and you can find its home on her blog, Lawyer On! The Contract Attorney's Blog at http://contractattorneys.wordpress.com/ .

You can also find her on her website, http://lawyerbird.com/ or you can follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/nomadtoes .

Coming straight from the mind of J.C. Hutchinssssss...  For more information, check out http://jchutchins.net/site/personal-effects/

Personal Effects: Dark Art is fiction like you've never experienced -- and it deserves an equally innovative book trailer video. This ain't your father's book trailer. It's an ambitious mashup: part trailer, part author blurb. It was assembled on a shoestring budget, though I insist you'd never know.

Co-producer/editor Michael Bekemeyer and I spent months crafting this video for you. It's the first in a series; expect more "vlurb" installments in the weeks ahead, each featuring testimonials from icons in the horror storytelling industry. We're rewriting the rules of book promotion. We want you along for the ride.

Click play. Kick it into full-screen mode. Crank it up, and enjoy. And ... if you're feeling generous ... evangelize.

 

Please spread the word about this groundbreaking video promotion by embding the video on your blog. Email this page to friends. Tweet it. Facebook it. If you think this video is worthy of sharing, please do what you can to spread the word.

More videos are coming. Personal Effects: Dark Art. In bookstores everywhere this June.

Be afraid of The Dark.

--J.C.

UPDATE: Now available in the ubiquitous YouTube player. (Lower overall quality, but easier to share!)

While a murder mystery in a fantasy setting may not be everyone's cup of tea, I like it.  Not only do I like and aim to support author P.G. Holyfield in his endeavor, but this video promo is just beautiful!!

This promo might run a little long (almost 4 minutes) but it is just so gorgeous that I had to place it in the feed.

Damn you, Holyfield!!

Please let me know if you have any issues viewing this and if you want some more information on the novel and its author, check out the site at http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/

I just wanted to wish you happiness and joy this holiday season.

Thank you for listening and I'll be back with you shortly!

-Kevin

I thought I had everything set to record the new episode and life throws you a curve ball, but this could be a very good one.

I just have to rework what I had ready when this little curve is over, but I think you'll like it.

My apologies for the long silence.

-Kevin

I'm sorry to say, but word has come down that there will not be a Copynight meeting in DC this month due to the holiday weekend.  So head home for the holidays earlier and enjoy some extra cranberry sauce.

Tip of the Hat to The Command Line for the first notice. (Sorry Joe)

-Kevin

I am quite honored to say that the Life After Law School Podcast is now listed with the Podcast Pickle.  The Pickle is an excellent directory for all types of podcasts.  Go and check them out




-Kevin