If you didn’t grow up hiking, you may have unappealing stereotypes associated to the activity. If you are one of those people (like I was), I encourage you to dip your toes into the water, and see if you can
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Too Many Mouths, Not Enough Donuts: Need for Reform in the New Orleans Courts
Hi, all. I’m a LexBlog summer intern. I am a senior studying psychology at Tulane University in New Orleans. Hope you enjoy my first post, and more gifs to come.
Is sentencing an individual to years in prison for harmless…
Counting Chickens Before and After They Hatch
Once you’ve seen what one billion looks like, every number under is just peanuts. I’ve worked with over $1 billion in the course of a week and held over $1 million in my hands. Both experiences were within a few…
LexBlog joins in transforming the practice of law, for good
It’s no secret – LexBlog loves Clio. You could probably tell back in October 2018 when we all posted glowing reviews of their Clio Cloud Conference. Or maybe when we enthusiastically retweet their accomplishments without much incentive other than…
Fresh Donuts: Reflecting on my first 6 months with LexBlog
The platitude is gratitude is all about attitude
I’m a big fan of reflection. It’s a way for me to either understand new situations or to feel gratitude. Let’s admit the platitude, gratitude is a good feeling to have. So,…
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Patron Saint of the LexBlog Product Team
Frenchman Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was a writer, WWII pilot, and general designer-of-things. Perhaps you’re familiar with his quote, “‘Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” I think…
Blogs, Doughnuts, and Potatoes
The first half of my life was spent in rural Idaho. At one point, my family lived down the street from a slaughter-house and my father worked for one of the biggest farms in the state. I would sometimes go…
Pre-launch cycle for Rockets and Blogs
If you’ve ever seen a rocket pre-launch cycle for NASA shuttles, then you’re in for a surprising treat. The energy, the anticipation, is overwhelming to anyone watching. Really, the multitude of technicians running last minute diagnostics are just listing off…
Bringing Google AMP to LexBlog
For the past couple of months, we have been working on making our platform compatible with Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) format. If you’re not familiar with AMP, I think it’s fair to summarize it thusly: The practice of offering…
My plans for trying the LexBlog platform
Every job has its benefits. I don’t mean 401k or paid sick leave. No, I’m talking about the unforeseen side effects of working in various industries. I remember getting free pizza at my first job as a dishwasher and I…