Working Paralegals Must Know Their Ground Paralegals must understand what it is they will be working at and what they will be doing after they are hired. Those engaged in a paralegal job hunt must master a special language that is derived from the various modes of legal employment you will encounter during your search. Often, those who fail to achieve employment have failed to understand the language of the... (83 views)
Two New Legal Thrillers: Hot Type From Rob Reuland and Lisa Scottoline, a couple of books that blow away your average beach reads. (7 views)
New Book Provides Insight and New Perspectives on Law School Just about all law school students and graduates will tell you that they wish someone had better prepared them for what was to come. Justin Spizman, a recent law school graduate, is no different. Spizman said that as a 1L, he scoured the bookstore shelves looking for a book that would help him in his law school endeavors. He found very few. (62 views)
Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi Writes New Book on JFK With the upcoming release of his new book, best-selling author and world-famous prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi will add another formidable tome to the corpus of John F. Kennedy-assassination literature. (311 views)
Ready for the People: My Most Chilling Cases as a Prosecutor Tough, raw, and occasionally heartbreaking, ''Ready for the People: My Most Chilling Cases as a Prosecutor'' offers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of criminal prosecution. (150 views)
Murder Trial in Mississippi: Learn How to Keep Your Clients Safe In Murder in Mississippi: United States v. Price and the Struggle for Civil Rights, professor Howard Ball writes about the victories and defeats of the federal government to bring those guilty of the brutal murders of Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andy Goodman to justice. The trio was murdered outside Philadelphia, MS, June 1964. More than 40 years later,... (194 views)
1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs - The Election that Changed the Country James Chace's 1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft & Debs - The Election that Changed the Country tells the fascinating story of a unique event in American history, when four notable men fought for the presidency and debated the course of America's destiny. (892 views)
Should You Really Be a Lawyer? The Guide to Smart Career Choices Before, During & After Law School Prospective and current law students, as well as practicing attorneys who are questioning whether a legal career is the right career choice for them, will find answers and helpful solutions in Should You Really Be a Lawyer? The Guide to Smart Career Choices Before, During & After Law School by Deborah Schneider and Gary Belsky. (1316 views)
''The Sea Inside'' Powerful, touching, and ultimately uplifting despite its grim subject matter, ''The Sea Inside'' explores a quadriplegic's fight to die with dignity, his uphill legal battles over the issue, and the people whose lives he touches. (615 views)
How Clinton Urges Bipartisan Unity to Create Opportunities in America On November 9, 2004, nearly 6,000 people braved the frigid upstate New York night to wind their ways into a packed field house and several ''overflow'' closed-circuit viewing areas for the Sacerdote Lecture Series, ''Great Names at Hamilton College.'' This year's speaker was the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton. (8 views)
An Overview of 3 Books Examining the Impact of Brown v. Board of Education Three new books deal with the ramifications of the Brown decision on schoolchildren and the broader implications on racial justice for all African-Americans. All three authors are unanimous in saying that Brown was a dismal failure in its effect on African-American schoolchildren. The United States resisted the mandate of Brown requiring equal and integrated schools. The... (104 views)
Should You Marry a Lawyer? A Couple's Guide to Balancing Work, Love and Ambition Should You Marry a Lawyer? - A Couple's Guide to Balancing Work, Love and Ambition tackles the very real issues faced by couples in relationships where one of the partners is an attorney. Author Fiona H. Travis, Ph..D., a psychologist who is married to a lawyer, offers an insightful perspective to the often complicated marital relationships that involve attorneys. For... (11615 views)
Uncovering the Treachery: How America's Allies and Adversaries are Secretly Supplying Our Enemies with Weapons Washington Times reporter Bill Gertz addresses the ever-present dangers to United States national security, including from American's enemies who benefit from the proliferation of nuclear and conventional weapons. Equally as troubling, Mr. Gertz depicts how radical terrorist groups are arming themselves with the help of America's purported allies, while the U.S. stands... (24 views)
Little Known Facts About Marbury v. Madison In high school, we memorize the key terminology. In law school, we delve a bit deeper into John Marshall's masterpiece. Yet, we never touch on some of the most interesting aspects of the flagship of judicial review. Here are some fun facts about Marbury v. Madison that you probably will not find in your Constitutional Law book. (6640 views)
3 Strikes Law in California: How Politics Impacted the Enforcement of Cruel Justice Cruel Justice : Three Strikes and the Politics of Crime in America's Golden State, the latest effort of award-winning investigative journalist Joe Domanick, is the result of a tireless journey to document the decade-long story of one of this country's harshest criminal sentencing laws. In Cruel Justice, Domanick provides a revealing look at ''three strikes''—the... (300 views)
A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush This book asserts that President Bush is a man of character, plain and simple. According to investigative journalist Ronald Kessler, the President's character is visible in all the choices he has made in the past four years, ranging from education to healthcare to the war in Iraq. President Bush, Mr. Kessler argues, is a man of faith, conviction, and strong will that is,... (552 views)
Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money in the Music Business Fredric Dannen's Hit Men reads more like a ready-for-the-big-screen novel than a non-fiction account of the rise of the billion-dollar record industry. Dannen, a former writer for Institutional Investor and editor for Vanity Fair, tells the intriguing story of how a number of colorful characters in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s turned rock 'n' roll into the money-making... (1087 views)
9/11 to Abu Ghraib: The Chain of Command in US Military Prisoner Abuse Seymour M. Hersh's Chain of Command: the Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib (hereafter Chain of Command) is the kind of eye-opener that's a must read for anyone even remotely interested in what's happening in the world today. This week at LawCrossing, we review this award-winning author's latest book. (50 views)
RAVING FANS This week, we examine Raving Fans, a book that portrays the decaying relationships between professionals and their clients. The book shows the demise of basic customer service in modern society and what can be done to get it back. It's written in the context of the business world and offers worlds of advice that attorneys can use in their own practices to keep their... (860 views)
Develop and Sustain Confidence in the Law Industry: How Winning and Losing Streaks Start and End With the recent surge in the number of books about presidential politics, national intelligence failures, international terrorism, the testimonies of present and past military heroes, and Iraq, it is refreshing to see a book that is enormously informative and has no political agenda. This week, we examine one such book. (241 views)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim One surefire method of retaining one's sanity in the midst of the sound and fury of the upcoming presidential election is to enjoy a book of mordant wit like David Sedaris's Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. (322 views)
Lawyers Standing Up Against Bullying: Tips from Professionals At LawCrossing.com, we try to show our readers a wide cross-section of the professional avenues available to them throughout the legal industry, from traditional practice to government-sector positions to job opportunities in public-interest organizations to academia. Alas, we rarely mention ''TV commentator'' as a likely point on the legal-professional career path, though... (35 views)
HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER: A Story from the Edge of Medicine Would you become your brother's keeper? Or your sister's? Your spouse's? Maybe your mother's or father's keeper as they grow old? Would you commit yourself to care for a terminally ill family member who, by all medical standards, has an incurable disease, a disease that will rip you from your livelihood, place you and your family in enormous debt, may linger for years,... (613 views)
Valverde's Gold This week, reviewer James Fant reviews Valverde's Gold, an Englishman's quest for the gold of the Incas. This real-life Indiana Jones is after a real treasure, but the adventures are just as exciting as fiction itself. (168 views)
BUSHWORLD: ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK You can judge a book by its cover. Just take a look at political cartoonist Pat Oliphant's cover for Maureen Dowd's Bushworld. It is unlike any other book cover you have ever seen. It shows a short, swaggering, gun-toting cowboy in a Texas 10-gallon hat walking determinedly straight out of the gates of the White House, his fingers itching mere inches away from his... (127 views)
Unfit for Command Never one to shy away from controversy, this week our reviewer takes on the book that the Democrats don't want you to read and the Republicans hope you take at face value. Questions of accuracy and motive abound as the ''Swift Boat Veterans for Truth'' launch an all-out assault on John Kerry's character, with Unfit for Command as the centerpiece of their campaign. Do they... (29 views)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Taking a break from nonfiction, our reviewer opts to review a mystery novel of sorts this week — the tale of an autistic boy trying to solve the case of a murdered dog. Does the book breathe some life into the often-hokey mystery genre? Read the review to find out. (844 views)
American Soldier Salary | Legal Careers & Benefits | LawCrossing With literature on the war in Iraq piling up, one of its most prominent figures, General Tommy Franks, weighs in with his memoirs, which include detailed descriptions of war strategy for both the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. (40 views)
The 9/11 Commission Report The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States After months of hearings, the 9/11 Commission has released its findings about what transpired leading up to the worst terrorist attack against America in history. Does the report bring closure or pose more questions? (4 views)