Four Students from University of Iowa College of Law Win Educational Stipends for Public Interest Summers
Four students from the University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, are among 240 law students around the...
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Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Rewards Law Students Doing Public Interest Summers
In a way, becoming part of the Equal Justice Works Summer Corps is pretty easy. The AmeriCorps-sponsored...
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Law Schools offering Summer Programs Abroad
Maybe it's the Eiffel Tower that beckons you, or a chance to step back into time at the Great Pyramids at...
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The Life and Career of Arthur Gross-Schaefer, The Rabbi- Attorney
A lawyer, rabbi and ethics professor, Arthur Gross-Schaefer is using his JD for higher purposes. That includes...
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The Loire Valley, where royal pleasures abide
Once the playground of French kings and queens, the Loire Valley abounds with recreational diversions for us...
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Beware of Brokers With Agendas
There are lots of things to be wary of when investing. You need to keep your unhelpful human tendencies in...
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The Life and legal career of Michele A. Roberts Trial Lawyer
As one of the top trial lawyers in the country, Michele A. Roberts is known for stellar cross examination...
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Corporate Compliance Training, Part II
Cultivating a legal and ethical business climate is a two-step process. First, the courts, regulatory...
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When an employee is not an employee
Back in 1974, Congress adopted the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. In a spasm of extreme legislative...
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Corporate Compliance Training, Part I
Corporate America is at a crossroads. Revenue is increasing. Profits are up. The world economy is creating...
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Summer 2005 State of the Market Report
State of the Market Reports for U.S. and International Regions. Southern California Northern California ...
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Profile: Nancy B. Heller, Litigation Paralegal, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP
It was January 1978 in Columbus, OH, and Nancy Heller was a fresh graduate in need of a job. She had moved to...
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Shipping Off Shore: Legal Outsourcing and its Effects on Legal Staff
Customer service, typing and transcription, information technology-outsourcing has been increasingly popular...
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Summer Fellowship Enables Law Students to Serve Community
Most public interest summer legal internships pay nothing. Law students who are dedicated to careers in public...
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Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham Fellowship Benefits Law Students and Nonprofits Alike
On its 50th anniversary in 1996, the law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham pledged $250,000 to the...
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Summer Positions with Small Firms and Public Interest Groups
With summer just around the corner, law students are working hard to ensure they secure employment at a firm....
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The Da Vinci vacation
My Uncle Joe recently won the Super Lotto: 20 million hard, cold, greedy smackaroos. After that, he and his...
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Linda M. Collier Finding her calling was a matter of debate
Linda M. Collier practiced law for five years before devoting herself to a career teaching people how to...
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7 Steps to Batten Down Your Financial Hatches
Experts forecast that this year's hurricane season, which officially begins today, June 1, will be another...
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The Life and Careerof Thomas Abbenante, sole practitioner and funny too
Before becoming one of Washington, DC's most successful attorneys, Thomas Abbenante worked as a grocery store...
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Bad Law, Good End
A few vivid memories floated to the surface last week with the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the Great Wine...
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Profile: Patricia Gustin, Certified Legal Assistant and Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, Harrisburg, PA
Paralegal and fire investigator is a unique blend. And Patricia ''Pat'' Gustin is a unique character....
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Legal Staff Who Make a Difference
While most non-attorney legal staff help attorneys do their jobs, some legal staff also help the public....
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How to make use of the best Technology in Law Firms
As firms become more tech savvy, a basic grasp of technological tools, as well as the willingness to learn...
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Long after mines shut down, Alaska outpost braves the elements
Nobody mentioned a morning wake-up call when I checked in at Ma Johnson's Hotel in McCarthy, Alaska, but I got...
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Lauren Prevost on practicing for the fist time and home work
In the age of the Internet and information overload, there's no excuse for job seekers to be unprepared....
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Buying a House Is Easy!
Every day I strive to simplify the unnecessarily complicated, to remove the veil of secrecy and confusion that...
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Jury Trial Waivers, Are They ''Knowing, Voluntary, or Intelligent''?
Several weeks ago, we covered jury trial waivers (see ''Employee Dispute Resolution Programs - Jury Trial...
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Profile: Cyndi Adams, CP, Danner & Martyn Paralegal found her calling as legal ''minesweeper''
Cyndi Adams has been an active paralegal for almost 20 years. LawCrossing speaks with Ms. Adams about her...
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Working Better Together: Improving Attorney-Legal Staff Relationships
It's a common and recurring complaint of legal staff across the board: many attorneys don't value, appreciate,...
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