May 7th, 2007
a list, for you.
1) Will someone explain the grand jury to me? I still don’t understand it.
2) The article I did research for last summer has been picked up by a law review. This is very exciting for me. My name! In a footnote!
3) My resume is officially on two pages. I’m not sure what to do about that.
4) Why is a general negligence duty less preferable to a narrower, affirmative duty to comply with some specific standard?
5) We got Himself a new tag (he’s been without one for a while) and now he tinkle-tinkle-tinkles around the apartment. The tinkling woke me up at 6 am today. Boo.
comments
In spite of what Career Service people might say, and as someone who has been involved in hiring professionals at several places: a two page resume is *no big deal* these days. If it takes 2 pages (without “fluff”) then so be it.
On the other hand, if I can get *mine* onto one page, I assure you it’s possible for you to do the same.
Citations, they assure me that for clerkships, it’s OK. I have all my education and legal experience on one page; the second page just explains the prior career. I think that’s fair, yes?
ughhh…don’t get me started on the grand jury. basically, what the grand jury is is a secret probable cause hearing in which the prosecution presents their evidence to twelve people, and they decide whether there is probable cause for the case to go towards trial (and issue an indictment, called a true bill), or decide that there is not probable cause.
the problem is…the defendant can’t be there. the defense attorney can’t be there. the prosecutor can show whatever evidence they want–including hearsay, things that aren’t admissible under other rules of evidence, and even things that were unconstitutionally seized.
i hate the institution of the grand jury.