Is Abroad Better?

The question I’m struggling with now is whether spending time working overseas would be beneficial to my career. Don’t get me wrong, I am interested in going abroad, but have heard mix responses from various people as to the benefits of becoming an expat. I am currently working in the largest and most competitive legal market in [...]

Cruising

I like to think that I have done a good amount of traveling in my life. Of course, there are too many places I have yet to visit, but that is true for the vast majority of people. One thing I have wanted to do for a long time, however, is to take a cruise. [...]

To: JDs Without A Job

Below is the email I wrote to a 2L from my law school who contacted me regarding a job.
Thanks for the e-mail. I started here at this firm in September and am in the corporate and securities group. Although the firm does have a small trusts and estates practice, I have no idea what their [...]

Law of Not?

It’s interesting to think that I am working as a lawyer. I don’t even feel like I use, let alone know the law. After being immersed in laws and rules through three years of law school and a grueling two months studying for the bar exam, I am now free from cases and the minutia of [...]

Federal Way Forever?

I grew up in a great city called Federal Way – named so because it developed around the main route between Seattle and Tacoma, in western Washington. Federal Way, just south of Seattle, was the sixth largest city in Washington when I lived there. It was a good mix of cultures, very suburban, and full [...]

My Vote for 2008

I am not a politician and do not count politics as a hobby of mine. But I nonetheless find myself following political news, especially the currently heated debate about the race for the White House in 2008. Never before can I remember so much hype so early. We barely entered 2007 and you would think [...]

Will Work for Work

I guess that I thought I would be busier than this once I got my job out of law school. But the powers that be keep telling me that January is a slow month. And I believe them, with the amount of work that is going on here. Meanwhile, I have the time to read [...]

It’s a Girl!

Today I received the news that I will be having a girl in May! It’s exciting. We can now finally start working on our long list of names that we like, but can’t seem to agree on. It is hard for me to believe that I will be a father in a few months, but [...]

Think and Grow Rich

I finished another book yesterday. Originally published in 1937, Think and Grow Rich has been an all-time bestseller for decades. And now I understand why. We all have unlimited potential if you only believe in yourself. I have recently read a few excellent self-help books and want to find time this week to sit down and plan [...]

It’s New Year’s Eve, again

New Year’s Eve comes too quickly these days. It feels like I was just up all night with Hitoshi and Aaron in Fukuchiyama bringing in the new millennium. And now it’s 2007. Where does the time go? There was of course my New Year’s Eves in Laie, an event much louder and dangerous than July 4th. But then [...]