A Law for the elderly : As devised by Program Coordidnator of Oakland University As baby boomers continue to grow older, elder law has become a burgeoning area of law. Spurred on by an aging population, paralegal programs are adding elective elder law courses to their existing course catalogs in order to make sure that their graduates are educated on the various issues facing the elderly. (116 views)
Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR Willamette University College of Law, located in Salem, OR, was established more than 120 years ago. With all those years of history inside its walls, Willamette prides itself in equipping students to face the ever-changing world of law with confidence and enthusiasm. As stated on its website, the school ''does not produce clones,'' but enables its students to ''travel the... (67 views)
The Life and Career of James S. Heller: Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law at the William and Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law In a September interview with LawCrossing, James S. Heller, Director of the Marshall-Wythe Law Library at the College of William and Mary School of Law, discussed the importance of paying attention to relevance when conducting legal research, as well as the ways in which technology affects that research. ''Research,'' said Heller, ''is about the search for authority.''... (169 views)
The Credit Card Trap A perennial topic in personal finance circles is the inability of American consumers to manage their credit cards. Too many of us assume that we're doing just fine as long as we're making that minimum payment each month. In fact, we are doing just fine — fine for the credit card companies. (29 views)
Nicole Paquette: General Counsel and Director of Legal and Government Affairs for the Animal Protection Institute, Sacramento, CA Animal law, a practice area that is only about 30 years old, is now a flourishing legal field. Aware of the growing demand for animal lawyers, Nicole Paquette decided to pursue a career fighting for the underdog. (580 views)
Deck the Del with boughs of holly The thought of San Diego evokes images of sand castles, sailboats, surfboards - and Christmas? Absolutely. (166 views)
Honda Element SC makes for good chemistry with smitten buyers When the Honda Element debuted in late 2002, it was among the first small, car-based utility vehicles, rearranged from the basic underpinnings of the Civic. (7601 views)
FTS Wireless to Begin Offering New MySpace Accessible Cell Phones From Helio(TM) FTS Wireless Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of FTS Group, Inc. (OTCBB: FLIP), today announced that it will begin offering Helio(TM) Wireless handsets and rate plans through its retail and new Internet sales channels beginning in November.
Death in the Dessert For the record: I never, ever left Nancy Marsh tied to the railway tracks. No. In my journal for 1930, I left her pleading for mercy after I threw her naked on an anthill in the Choctaw dessert. I was 10 years old. (51 views)
Paring down to-do list should be No. 1 Just about every morning when I get to the office, I draw up a list of things I want to accomplish that day. (12 views)
How Should I Act at Law Firm Functions? (Part I) Once a law firm or other legal employment organization hires you or becomes interested in hiring you, there is a very good chance you will be asked to attend a social function. This social function might be a dinner at an important (or not so important) partner's house, a firm party, an outing�you name it. There are many different types of functions you may be asked... (207 views)
The Life and Career of Michael Dorf: Michael I. Sovern Professor of Law at Columbia University School of Law and Author of No Litmus Test: Law versus Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Michael Dorf, the Michael I. Sovern Professor of Law at Columbia University School of Law, said his mentors played a vital role in shaping his career path; and he encourages students to establish relationships with their professors as well. As a student, Dorf fully intended to become a lawyer, but his teachers at Harvard Law School helped him realize that becoming a... (199 views)
LexisNexis: A Researcher's Treasure Chest The LexisNexis online database is one of the most extensive, comprehensive, and precise information resources available. By utilizing its specific search options, one can browse through billions—yes, billions—of archives, including newspaper articles, magazine articles, legal documents, and other printed sources. A division of Reed Elsevier, Inc., LexisNexis prides... (102 views)
Fall 2006 State of the Market Report Fall 2006: State of the Market Reports for U.S. and International Regions. (9 views)
Nancy L. Abell: Partner with Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, and Walker, LLP, Los Angeles, CA As an undergraduate at Pitzer College in the early '70s, Nancy Abell did not plan on going to law school. After graduating first in her class with a B.A. in Psychology in 1972, she began working for the City of Los Angeles Personnel Department, where she remained for four and a half years. During that time, she was a member of Mayor Tom Bradley's Affirmative Action Task... (804 views)
The Center for Advanced Legal Studies, Houston, TX According to their website, the Center for Advanced Legal Studies is ''the only ABA approved and accredited college in Texas that specializes in paralegal education.'' The center was founded in 1981, in San Antonio, TX. In 1987, the Houston branch of the center opened after being granted an operation license by the Texas Education Agency. In the same year, the center was... (736 views)
The Power of Words in Your Resume and Cover Letter When composing resumes and cover letters, many people underestimate the power of words. Whether it be a resume, cover letter, essay, or email, the entire meaning of a work can be altered by word choice. Evaluating the connotations of words used in your resume and cover letter and making necessary adjustments can both streamline the flow of your documents and allow you to... (813 views)
How Alvarado-Garza Got Her Job as a Paralegal This week, LawCrossing speaks with Thelma Alvarado-Garza about how she found her job. A paralegal at the firm of Whitehurst, Harkness, Ozmun & Brees in Austin, TX, Alvarado-Garza has been a paralegal for 16 years in the plaintiff's personal injury area. (10 views)
Patricia F. Clapper: Paralegal, Levine & Stewart, Chapel Hill, NC For paralegal Patricia Clapper, the best part of her job is that there's never a dull moment. She makes the daily 45-minute commute from Apex, NC, to Chapel Hill, where she works at Levine & Stewart, a general practice law firm. She said she enjoys working at a firm where she can handle a variety of different cases. ''Every day brings a new and exciting challenge,... (306 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)
The George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC Our featured law school this week is The George Washington University Law School, located in Washington, DC. GW Law, as it is commonly referred to, was the first law school in the District of Columbia. It was founded in 1825 but was forced to close due to financial hardship only a year after its founding, in 1826. Nearly 40 years later, the law school reopened and became... (659 views)
Get Organized! I'll let you in on a little secret: I hate organizing. I think it's boring and it merely reminds me of the multitude of ways in which I fail at running Me, Inc. And yet I'm writing about it. Why? Because although I don't much like doing it, when I do manage to get organized, I find I have more time, save more money, and there's much less unpleasantness at home and work. (6 views)
Michael Tyler: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary of Gateway, Inc. After watching the movie The Paper Chase, high school student Michael Tyler knew right then and there that he wanted to become a lawyer. The main character in the movie, a brilliant but naïve law student, was a source of inspiration for Tyler, who is now Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary of Gateway, Inc. (33 views)
Good morning Bermuda Long before most people awake, Johnny Barnes arrives at the Crow Lane roundabout in Hamilton, Bermuda. He wears a straw hat, red shirt and long, blue pants with suspenders. In the grassy traffic island he hangs his red tote bag from a ''Give Way'' sign and props a furled umbrella nearby. Then he waits for someone to drive by. (82 views)
Downsized but upscale: Ford's Sport Trac can tow weekend toys, go to work or school We're all doing more with less, and so is Ford's 2007 Sport Trac, built from a stretched Explorer SUV. (1661 views)
Review: Apple Offers Value in New IPods (AP) - Fans of Apple Computer Inc.'s portable music players will find the new, video-capable models of the iPod and its miniature counterpart, the Nano, clearly worth the wait.As with previous iPods, the Nano now comes in a variety of storage capacities and colors, not just silver and black. There's green, blue, pink and starting last week red, each holding 4 gigabytes of...
Once More, Into the First Amendment Verily, verily, remarked the Preacher, of the bringing of First Amendment cases there shall be no end. The venerable Ecclesiastes thus provided a text for an important case now pending in the Supreme Court on a petition for review. (35 views)
'Tis the season to be eating - and sneezing As the weather turns cold, we all need some help keeping the pounds off our middles and the colds out of our offices. (31 views)
Is It Bad To Be Part Of Or Join A Law Firm With High Turnover? Part 2 ''This is the second part of a two-part series. To read the first part, visit the LawCrossing archives now! (4271 views)
The Life and Career of Hon. Elizabeth White: Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Judge Elizabeth White has her bases covered. Having worked as both a paralegal and an attorney, White is currently a judge with the Los Angeles Superior Court's South District, which includes Long Beach and San Pedro. (3508 views)