Comments on: BEST PRACTICE BLOG AUTHORS/EDITOR NEED YOUR INPUT http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2008/12/27/best-practice-blog-authorseditor-need-your-input/ A Vision and a Road Map Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:24:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: kevinhouchin http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2008/12/27/best-practice-blog-authorseditor-need-your-input/#comment-675 kevinhouchin Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:06:20 +0000 http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2008/12/27/best-practice-blog-authorseditor-need-your-input/#comment-675 I didn't mean for that last reply to sound bitter. I've been a speaker at AALS on integrated admissions marketing as a consultant on a panel. This year I submitted a program proposal to share some of my talk based on my new book: Fuel the Spark, 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law School and Beyond. It was rejected within 5 minutes - not even enough time to review the content - they just looked far enough to see that I am not a law school prof or administrator and that was enough to disqualify. That's unfortunate - not just for me, but also (in my admittedly biased opinion) for the AALS attendees, law students, and ultimately the legal profession. I sincerely appreciate the work the group at Best Practices is doing to make law school and the legal profession more fulfilling and ultimately more effective. Let me know how I can help. Sincerely, Kevin E. Houchin, Esq. www.houchinlaw.com www.kevinhouchin.com I didn’t mean for that last reply to sound bitter. I’ve been a speaker at AALS on integrated admissions marketing as a consultant on a panel. This year I submitted a program proposal to share some of my talk based on my new book: Fuel the Spark, 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law School and Beyond. It was rejected within 5 minutes – not even enough time to review the content – they just looked far enough to see that I am not a law school prof or administrator and that was enough to disqualify. That’s unfortunate – not just for me, but also (in my admittedly biased opinion) for the AALS attendees, law students, and ultimately the legal profession.

I sincerely appreciate the work the group at Best Practices is doing to make law school and the legal profession more fulfilling and ultimately more effective. Let me know how I can help.

Sincerely,
Kevin E. Houchin, Esq.
http://www.houchinlaw.com
http://www.kevinhouchin.com

]]> By: kevinhouchin http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2008/12/27/best-practice-blog-authorseditor-need-your-input/#comment-674 kevinhouchin Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:50:10 +0000 http://bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org/2008/12/27/best-practice-blog-authorseditor-need-your-input/#comment-674 One suggestion would be to bring in some outside blood/speakers to the AALS. Law school administrators tend to be very insular and defensive, allowing some new ideas to enter the group through non-academic speakers would probably be helpful. Law practice tends to be the same - ideas like allowing CLE credit for programs given by non-lawyers, but that can help the profession regain its respectability would be smart. One suggestion would be to bring in some outside blood/speakers to the AALS. Law school administrators tend to be very insular and defensive, allowing some new ideas to enter the group through non-academic speakers would probably be helpful. Law practice tends to be the same – ideas like allowing CLE credit for programs given by non-lawyers, but that can help the profession regain its respectability would be smart.

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