How To Buy Law Textbooks Economically? As it is law school is expensive and many students are burdened with debt and on a tight budget. Hence it makes sense to buy legal textbooks, which can be prohibitively expensive, in a manner that it does not seriously dilute or impact the students already curtailed budget. (3 views)
Documentation Techniques for Law Interns The simplest of all documentation techniques, an hourly log's only challenge may be in ensuring its accuracy. To be certain your hours are reported honestly and fully, use the following strategies: (3 views)
Take the Elevator to Success Ed Bobrow's company specializes in marketing and marketing management to such clients as Honeywell, Dow Corning, Gillette and Norelco. (3 views)
The Elevator to Success Ed Bobrow's company specializes in marketing and marketing management to such clients as Honeywell, Dow Corning, Gillette and Norelco. Additionally, Ed is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at New York University. He lectures extensively to businesses, trade associations and universities. He has written 5 books and over 100 articles on sales and marketing. (3 views)
A Twin Career Synergy can be defined as two actions working together to produce a result more powerful than the sum of its parts. In the case of Kathleen Flynn Peterson, the combination of her two professional backgrounds has produced a new professional posture with greater potential than either of her individual careers. (3 views)
Understanding Networking And Tapping Its Immense Potential It is happening millions of times each day. In the work place, at home, at the club, in restaurants, supermarkets, churches, on planes, trains and boats; on the golf course, on street corners and even at the beach. (3 views)
Young Attorney - Coping Up with the Challenges There has been lot of written about what are the challenges that a young attorney has to face. But when you're quite finished with laying out your master plan from the lofty heights, you'll find everyone else impatiently waiting for you to climb down into the trenches and start struggling like the common, dogface attorney you are. That means that you have to do the work... (3 views)
First Criminal Case on Behalf of CFPB, Charges Ex-lawyer Operated Firm On Tuesday, federal authorities unsealed indictments in the first criminal case based on work done by CFPB since its formation in 2010. The indictment charged four people in a debt settlement company with mail and wire fraud including a former lawyer, Michael Levitis, who has been alleged of controlling and operating the company. (3 views)
The Big Firm Scenario In the old days, most lawyers worked by themselves or in small firms. Now, however, some law firms have more than 1,000 lawyers. Imagine a business organization composed of 1,000 lawyers. Now think of something more pleasant--like an attack of body lice. (3 views)
Practice in the European Community The European Commission in late eighties suggested a major new approach to tackle restrictions imposed on the harmonization of the legal and other professions which in effect allows those concerned to practice their profession freely within the community. It put forward a draft directive on higher education diplomas, under which the qualifications necessary to pursue a... (3 views)
A Career as a Barrister Although changes are now taking place within the legal profession, barristers have traditionally been regarded as 'specialists' who work through solicitors in the same way that medical consultants work through general practitioners. In this way the solicitor consults barristers on aspects of the law in the case of complex legal issues and the latter will appear in court on... (3 views)
Applying for Degree Courses It is often assumed that all applicants automatically apply only for university places. This is not so. Everyone is different, not only in their attitudes towards higher education but also in the subjects they wish to study, where they wish to study and what their ultimate career targets may be. (3 views)
Qualifying at the US Bar Generally the United States' 'legal market' is open to anyone with basic legal qualifications. Because of the jurisdiction in the fifty different states I have chosen the New York and California Bars as examples, in order to demonstrate how the system in America works. (3 views)
Jobs in the Magistrates' Courts Initial enquiries about careers in magistrates' courts should be referred to the Magistrates' Courts Division of the Lord Chancellor's Department. Clerical and administrative work is undertaken in magistrates' courts by justices' clerks' assistants. They are not civil servants, but none the less enjoy a secure living and pension rights similar to their colleagues in other... (3 views)
Traineeships in England and Wales The profession in England and Wales is proportionately much larger than that of Scotland and this may explain the more comprehensive range of literature available to students seeking a traineeship there. While gaining work experience or a vacation placement is desirable for the student seeking a traineeship in Scotland, it is virtually mandatory for the student in England... (3 views)
What to Do before School Starts Get started as early as possible. Four weeks is not too much time to give yourself, as there is a lot to do. Here are some suggestions to help you spend this time profitably. (3 views)
A Quick Look at First-Year Courses The big four courses of first-year law school are contracts, torts, crimes, and property. Generally speaking, contracts cover the law applicable to individuals who enter into agreements with each other. Torts develops the liability for damages when one individual injures another, and crimes concerns prosecution of individuals by the government for violation of laws... (3 views)
Most Complicated First-Year Course: Property Property is probably the most complicated first-year course. The concepts and subject matter are relatively foreign to most people's experience. (3 views)
Bulgarian Man Married to U.S. Man Gets Green Card The federal administration seems fully focused on carrying out the intent of the recent decision on DOMA by the U.S. Supreme Court. Last Friday, Traian Popov, a Bulgarian immigrant who married Julian Marsh, a U.S. citizen, and lives with him, received the notice of approval of his green card as spouse of a bona fide U.S. citizen. Probably, this is the first couple to have... (3 views)
Preparations for Going to Law Classes An important rule in obtaining the necessary information is "Go to class." As Woody Allen aptly observed, "Eighty percent of life is just showing up." It is true that a law class may be a frustrating experience from time to time. The Socratic method of teaching, still employed by many law school professors, often seems like a game of "hide the ball" or "guess what I'm... (3 views)
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid Whoo-hoo! It's free! Calm down, Sparky-just the application is free, not the money. The FAFSA (yes, more acronyms brought to you by The Government Who Invented Acronyms, or TGWIA) is a 100-percent free application. It also happens to be the birth mother of your financial aid. A great deal of data is collected from this form and run through a government computer, which... (3 views)
6 Important Lessons from Big Magic Summary: Learn how to unlock your inner creative genius with this book by Elizabeth Gilbert. (3 views)
What happens to a man's digital world access after his death As more of our personal lives go digital, family members, estate attorneys and online service providers are increasingly grappling with what happens to those information bits when their owners die. (3 views)
Reading the Law Exam for the First Time The first step is to read the exam instructions carefully. (3 views)
Cook County Attorney Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct Cook County Attorney Tim Scannell was charged on Thursday with two counts of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct over an alleged relationship with a 17-year-old. The case is tricky, because even though the age of sexual consent in Minnesota is 16, Scannell has been charged due to him being in a position of authority and being more than four years older than her. The... (3 views)
Conservation Group Files Lawsuit against Montana Attorney General The Montana Environmental Information Center has filed a lawsuit, in the state District Court in Helena, against Attorney General Tim Fox. The lawsuit seeks documents concerning Attorney General Tim Fox’s protest against the plans of the Bureau of Land Management to regulate hydraulic fracturing taking place on federal land. Fox had joined other states in lodging the... (3 views)
James Ford Sr., Solo Practitioner (Attorney) Working as a solo practitioner has both pros and cons, just like any other attorney. Some of the pros include complete freedom over what cases they work on and making their own destiny. Some of the cons include a lower average salary compared to private practice attorneys and less support staff to help you in than you would have in private practice. (3 views)
Joshua S. Guillory, Solo Practitioner (Attorney) Working as a solo practitioner has both pros and cons, just like any other attorney. Some of the pros include complete freedom over what cases they work on and making their own destiny. Some of the cons include a lower average salary compared to private practice attorneys and less support staff to help you in than you would have in private practice. (3 views)
Attorney General Eric Holder Readying the DOJ to Free More People under the Fair Sentencing Act It is clear that the U.S. Attorney General regards many of those in prison as victims of systems with bias initiated by former governments. He said as much on Monday in a video posted on the US Department of Justice website indicating that the Department would soon be broadening the criteria of clemency applications for review by the President. (3 views)