January 11 2007 LawCrossing Weekend Ahhh! Another weekend, another spending spree! I've got more money burning a hole in my pocket, and I am itching to spend it. I love being an attorney—so much disposable income. (4 views)
January 4 2007 LawCrossing Weekend No more four-day weekends for a while, but I plan to spend the next two days checking out my dream plane, the Gulfstream G550, Flagship of the Gulfstream Fleet. Boy, if I had had this plane a couple of weeks ago, I could have flown to Tokyo in style! (44 views)
December 29 2006 LawCrossing Weekend It's been quiet this week at work, since we're heading into the New Year's weekend. Most of my acquaintances have taken the week off, anxious to use their frequent flyer miles and economy airfare coupons. Fortunately, we legal professionals are not bound by such conventions. With our extravagant incomes, cost is never a consideration. (4 views)
Gift Giving on a Budget ''It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice everywhere you go!'' (11 views)
December 18 2006 LawCrossing Weekend Finally, it's the weekend! Only three more shopping days until Christmas, and I have yet to make a dent in my list. Legal professionals don't have a lot of time to shop, so we tend to cram all our shopping into one extravagant weekend. I'm spending this weekend picking up a little something for my nephew, Keith. (11 views)
A History of Thanksgiving Proclamations Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as he has protected us from the ravages of the savages, has spared us from pestilence and disease, has granted us freedom to worship God... (104 views)
A Real-Life Witch School Every week on our website we feature short articles about law schools and law students. It is our objective to inform our readers about prestigious facilities and to tell the stories of successful law students around the country. This week, just for fun, we decided to feature a Halloween-inspired story about a different kind of school and student body. Students at this... (979 views)
Lions, Tigers, and Confidentiality Agreements Reality television has become the biggest new wave of entertainment. It all began in 1992, when seven strangers moved into a glitzy condo in New York City and lived together under one roof with cameras detailing their every move. Since the first season of The Real World aired, the word ''entertainment'' took on a whole new meaning. Using movies and television to escape... (695 views)
The Five important tips for couples getting married about Pre-nuptial. With wedding season in full swing, church bells are ringing, blushing brides are beaming, and divorce attorneys are busy writing prenups. However, instead of hoarding all the business they can, most divorce attorneys urge couples to have serious conversations about whether or not they even need a prenup. (35 views)
Top Schools Raise Bar on Parental Contributions Many top universities across the country are locked in a competition over financial aid programs, and it's the students and their families that are benefiting. (9 views)
Lawyers Looking for Love on the Internet In the 1949 Tracy-Hepburn film Adam's Rib, one character famously quipped, ''Lawyers should never marry other lawyers. This is called inbreeding; from this comes idiot children—and other lawyers.'' (1777 views)
How to Thoroughly Research Loan Consolidation Options While student loan consolidation is a no-brainer, choosing a lender to consolidate with does require some research and investigation. Because federal consolidation is mandated by the government, all lenders are required to offer the same consolidation rates and repayment options as those set by the federal government. However, the difference lies in the benefits and... (20 views)
The Lawyer's Guide to Personal Finance: Legal Tender Expert advice on where to stash (and how to grow) your nest egg. (1398 views)
Maybe the Best Way to See Rome is to Live in Houston Dreaming of the day you are sipping coffee in an outdoor cafe, reading through a brief, getting ready to stroll down the Champs Elysées before meeting with your next client? Ahhh, the lure of Europe. . . or Asia . . . or somewhere other than here where you have lived all your life. Many young lawyers anxiously search for a law firms that will give them an opportunity to... (3 views)
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. (333 views)