The Right and Wrong Reasons To Quit Practicing Law As a legal recruiter and a former lawyer, I come into contact with a lot of attorneys on a daily basis. What I have noticed is that too many attorneys quit practicing law and choose alternative careers for all the wrong reasons. (343 views)
10 Things You Need to Know Before Dating a Lawyer: How to Make a Relationship With a Lawyer Work in 2024 Summary: See if your rationale for dating a lawyer falls under one of these 10 rationales. (20287 views)
What You Should Know Before Getting into a Relationship with a Lawyer Summary: Is it worth it to date a lawyer? Find out what common problems can arise while in a relationship with a lawyer. (19916 views)
Should I Marry a Lawyer? Summary: Is it worth dating and marrying a lawyer? Find out what common relationship problems lawyers have in this in-depth article. (12356 views)
What It is Like Practicing Law in Seattle The coffee's fresh, the computers are humming, and it doesn't rain as much as you think. Here's what it's like practicing law in Seattle. (1220 views)
Top 11 Tips for Those Who Date Lawyers and Their Significant Others Summary: Here are 11 tips from the experts on how to endure relationships with people who give their lives to the law – and don’t seem to have much left over for you. (21370 views)
Nabeal Twereet is a professional author at LawCrossing.com I am a profile writer for LawCrossing and am responsible for interviewing law students, attorneys, paralegals, sports agents, and law recruiters. After each interview, I compile an interesting narrative for each candidate, which is posted on LawCrossing each week. (697 views)
Lifestyle Changes that Affect In-house Counsel Attorneys Lifestyle perceptions and feelings of well-being vary from person to person according to a person’s background, cultural conditioning, and personal philosophy. Most people have their own individual life philosophies whether they choose to share their personal philosophies or not. How a person interprets a particular environment or situation as either good or bad is... (261 views)
The JD Wine Collection: Sniff, Sip, Swallow Can you tell your Chardonnays apart from your Tuscan reds? The facts of wine every lawyer should know. (175 views)
The 2001 Golden Monkeys: Law-Related Television The Emmys, the Golden Globes, People's Choice, Humanitas, MTV, ALMA-everyone else has television awards. We figure lawyers and law students deserve some, too. As the 2000-2001 TV season fades to black, we present the first annual Golden Monkeys. (1 views)
Farm Animal Protection Law Goes Before Supreme Court In 2008 the Humane Society released an undercover video that revealed the severe abuse of injured and sick animals at a slaughterhouse in Southern California. In response, the state enacted a law banning the purchase, sale, or slaughter of “downer” cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats and instead requires them to be promptly euthanized. Furthermore, the law forbids the... (3 views)
How to Sell a Senate Seat So you want to sell a senate seat? Yes, this could be a most excellent way for you to capitalize on the political ambitions of someone who doesn't want to waste time with that pernicious election process stuff. Selling your senate seat could be the way for you to make some big money quickly without having to work for it! (481 views)
Democrats Vie for Americans' Votes with Healthcare Proposals that Affect Employers, the Uninsured, and Minors In this article you'll discover what the healthcare plans of the Democratic presidential candidates are. If implemented, their plans would not only affect minors and the uninsured but employers as well. (24 views)
How Attorneys take a break and sleep away their worries of stressful legal jobs Vi-Spring, the premier bed manufacturer, has announced the creation of the Monarch, a custom-made bed that is created using only the highest quality products, such as lamb's wool and cashmere. According to Vi-Spring, sleeping in one of its beds can be a life-changing experience. (23 views)
John McCain's Health Insurance Plan If something isn't done soon, healthcare spending could double by 2017. True, presidential candidates often disagree; however, there is one thing they currently all agree on: that healthcare needs a massive update. (35 views)
Cruises: Temporary Au Revoirs to Legal Work With gas prices soaring and airline prices kicking into high gear, it's no wonder more and more people are picking the seas over the skies. (8 views)
You Can Fly! ''Soon you'll zoom all around the room / All it takes is faith and trust / But the thing that's a positive must / Is a little bit of pixie dust.'' So sings Peter Pan in Disney's animated classic of the same name. Unfortunately, while it may have been a childhood dream for many of us, try as we might, we never quite were able to find that flight-inducing pixie dust. ... (27 views)
Feelin the Love If you've been to Vegas lately, you should have noticed the Mirage hotel and casino on the strip, which means you should have noticed the bright orange and yellow banners for the sensational tribute show celebrating the Beatles' music, Love by Cirque du Soleil. (25 views)
Celebrating Heart In the subjective world of art, no one truly knows whether artists' pieces will become critical darlings or will get consistently panned. For those who do produce works that are highly praised and prized, however, the recognition and compensation can be immense. For instance, earlier this year one successful bidder spent $19.3 million when purchasing Damien Hirst's Lullaby... (11 views)
Classic Cinema in a Cemetery Unless you are a goth or a grave robber, a cemetery is probably the last place you would consider hanging out. The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, located right off the 101 freeway and Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, is not normally a good-time destination. But every Saturday night in the summer, it morphs into a hub for hip moviegoers with the Cinespia film-screening... (97 views)
Bringing ''Daydreams'' to Life Recently some of the long-established bands of our time have developed a trend of performing entire past albums live. Is this because these bands are not able to come up with new ways to further their musical growth? Some may say that, but anyone who was in attendance of one of Sonic Youth's performances of ''Daydream Nation'' will argue the point. (10 views)
Virtually at Your Service There are often tasks that must be accomplished around the house that, for most, are not enjoyable. Such tasks typically appear on the list of ''have to do'' because often there are much better ways in which we feel we can utilize our days and nights. (8 views)
The Catholic Contoversy surrounding St. Patrick's Day A lot of us think of St. Patrick's Day primarily as an excuse to drink and party. Chugging green beer and wearing the color green are prominent traditions adhered to by many on this unique day in America, Ireland, and other parts of the world. This year, though, the day has raised some unusual ecclesiastical questions, and you may need to celebrate in a different way and... (123 views)
The Bathing luxury called TAG A hot shower — whether to awaken the senses after a long night's sleep or to soothe the body after a difficult day at work — is one of the best ways to find comfort. Yes, they're good for singing, thinking, and ultimately getting clean, but TAG Signature has redefined the shower so that it not only acts as your own personal massage therapist but also serves as a work... (53 views)
Sleep: Getting the Rest You Need For many decades now, the issue of sleep has been a topic of conversation and sometimes even debate. Are we getting enough? Are we getting too much? (12 views)
Socialized Medicine: Polemic or Panacea? The concept and practice of socialized medicine have been matters of considerable difficulty for many Americans since the first serious attempt at national health coverage failed in the early 1990s. Opponents of universal and federally funded healthcare coined the term ''socialized medicine'' back in the 1920s as a pejorative which evokes socialism and government control,... (416 views)
Fighting the Flu: How to Cope It's that splendid time of year again: flu season. Yes, folks, time to fend off the germs in the air and the people coughing way too close to your desk yet again. (10 views)
Obesity Linked to Increase in Cancer Risk British and Swiss researchers published findings on February 18 which demonstrate in no uncertain terms that the occurrence of obesity increases the risk for a number of cancers. Their findings, published in the Lancet medical journal, pick up where the World Cancer Research Fund left off last year with its initial report recognizing a spike in cancer among populations... (41 views)
Time Is Money Every woman, and especially those who fall into the fashionista category, knows the importance and versatility of accessories. They can make an outfit more casual or more formal, create a certain look, or add a punch of color, stylistic flair, and a touch of class to any ensemble. Whether the accessory falls into the sunglasses, scarf, or handbag category, or is... (64 views)