http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/africa_enl_1200907905/html/1.stm And the story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7199875.stm
I see the vessel was Greek-registered. Considering the might face legal challenges ahead, I wish I could come in contact with the shipping company owning the vessel. Any ideas?
Check the Greek News coverage of the incident, surely they'll mention who the ship was registered too and then just fax them. However, I suspect that the legal ball will have started rolling the moment it became clear the ship was lost. :katamari:
Yes ofcourse =) I m more interested to put my foot in the door on a "by the way" manner, since not many Greek Lawyers are versed in English law=) I m on it!
Its all property of the government now - its probably gonna cost way more to clean it all up than the proceeds from sale will be. Reminds me of the time that container ship crashed off UK shores and there was all sorts like motorbikes, precious art etc stolen off the beach..
I can't remember the name of the ship, but it sank off the coast of the channel islands a couple of decades ago and items of clothing wrapped in plastic are STILL coming ashore. Apparently at the time, the islanders were all dressed in the latest fashions. Now, it's all retro, so cool again!
remember that shippment of cocaine that washed ashore? too bad I was too young, that'd be the dealer's "starter pack":lol:
Err, I don't think a lawyer should be caught saying that sorta thing!!!!! The wood is not much good for building any more, and I doubt it'd make good firewood. You could try http://www.ships-register.com/ but I think they're already talking to the owners about salvage.
You will have far more luck getting your foot in the door w/ a big client if you've gotten your foot in the door (and proven yourself) with a big firm... or at least a well respected one. You could always do what American lawyers do. Got to the wreckage and start handing out your card.
I wish I could , really. Unfortunately, this "practice course", which is mandatory, is taking up more time than I d like - nothing practical about it. Big firms are like bee-hives, and since I don't have the intention of staying there forever to slowly rise and get up, I d rather get into a niche market where I can learn some business skills by hands-on experience in the field and hopefully start-up my own venture at some point.
The beauty of big firms is that they're easier to get into. Yeah, they suck in the long run, but if you need experience, that's your bet. Make some connections, impress some people, then aim for a smaller place where you'll stick out. I assume law firms are a lot like financial institutions in that people leave and start their own firm all the time. They generally have to take some people with them to get it going.
in the law world, big firms employ the best of the best in academic achievement etc, hardly my strongest point. I see academics like masturbating, sorta like humping someone's leg - I m more business-minded than to be able to convince myself to follow mass-procedure. So far, I ve made plenty of connections and I believe that my CV is well geared for a more "negotiational" position - i don't consider myself a single-track mind, *just* a lawyer etc, because I ve worked and have knowledge on many other topics. to be frank, I only go all-out when there's the proper reason, it's just a natural reaction to concerve energy for when you need results. To recap, since academia never was my strongest point, whatever job I will eventually get will pivot around the "special" features I present, in combination with my legal knowledge. Special, as in five languages, business experience, negotiating deals etc, things they don't usually teach you at law school. This, combined with my relatively young age should hopefully show to an employer that I m one of those "special/exceptional" cases , not made to be confined in a cubicle. PS: I m a natural advocat, which is not the case for most solicitors actually. I can talk my way so far out of anything and I have yet to lose a single case - I just don't like studying and reading tons of crap just for academic purposes, or to be "tested" - I prefer to get paid. In an IT example therefore, I guess I m like a system with a strong processor but with caching on demand, compared to a slow machine with plenty of input connections to load your files on. That said, my system also offers greater RAM, since you can't beat photographic memory :dance:
Wow, now I can finish the house that jack tried to build, cause I won't run outta wood like jack did, eh?
That's for your first job though, yeah? Experience always trumps grades. It's getting someone to notice that's the tricky part. Go get some serial rapist off and become a hot shot defense attorney. It does suck when you're young though... basically I wasn't taken seriously until I was in my industry for a good 5 years or so... those were some long hours as well.
Crap for building because of the damage caused by the salt and being pounded against the shore, however they'd be fine for chipping, so a million gardens will be covered in wood chips by this time next year. Take a good year to dry all that lot out.
Ah, sweet America. In the UK there's no "fused profession" , which means that you re either a Solicitor, sitting in an office and having clients come to you (With some limited court hearing rights) or a Barrister, which is risky business if you don't have the proper connections, who goes to court and can only be instructed by a Solicitor. When and if this is over, I might consider getting the American equivelant since I know for fact that the payment ratio for lawyers is higher there than anywhere else in the world. Long, hard, five years is what I fear too. Most job applications I ve seen however define a "senior" as someone with more than five years experience.
