Your Career: Courage is the Most Important Virtue

12 Oct 2016
Career Advice

Without courage, we may not make changes we know we should make to be happy. 

A Career is Not a Journey

08 Sep 2016
Career Advice

Alan Watts on why it's hazardous to think of your career as a journey with a satisfying destination. 

U.S. Universities in China: A Duty to Defend Human Rights?

25 Jul 2016
Public Interest Law

Does the silence of U.S. universities in China in the face of human rights abuses legitimize a government that oppresses its citizens? 

In China, Pro Bono is a Real Challenge

20 Jul 2016
Public Interest Law

Despite political pressures, foreign firms can give valuable moral support to public interest lawyers in China. 

Why Human Rights Matter -- The Career of Teng Biao

11 Jul 2016
People

To mark the first anniversary of China's continuing crackdown on human rights advocates we present an interview with Teng Biao -- one of China’s best-known civil-rights lawyers.

Justice or Assassination?

23 May 2016
Public Interest Law

President Obama presented the assasination by drone as a victory in the war on terrorism, but was it justice?

The Conundrum of Compromise

18 May 2016
Public Interest Law

The controversy surrounding the American Bar Association’s decision not to publish the memoirs of famed  human rights activist Teng Biao allegedly because it feared angering the Chinese government and jeopardizing its programs in the country points to a universal problem facing foreign businesses and organizations working in China. When are moral compromises appropriate? 

Your Strategic Career Plan

11 Apr 2016
Career Advice

To create an effective strategic plan you need to have a concrete, measurable goal, and you need to set forth particular actions you will take in a certain timeframe.

Rethinking Asylum Seeker Detention in Hong Kong

15 Mar 2016
Public Interest Law

A proposed blanket detention indiscriminately assumes that all asylum claims are unmeritorious.

Career Theory, Part 2: Identifying Compatible Jobs

07 Mar 2016
Career Advice

In my first installment about the career planning process for public interest lawyers I emphasized the importance of identifying your talents. Talents are skills you enjoy using. In my case, my talents are public speaking, counseling, and writing. Identifying your talents is roughly akin to having a compass for your career journey. Your talents are your magnetic North. Now you can start your search for the right job. 

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