The Importance of Police Reports and Why and When They Can be Sloppy
While police officers are given nearly free rein to do their jobs as they think best, they are also expected...
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Legal Writing Style for Law School Students
Lawyers are constantly chided about “legalese,” a phrase that has come to mean verbosity and pomposity....
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Importance of Outlining Process for Law Students
About three or four weeks after classes start, you should begin the outlining process. It is essential to...
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The Emotional Aspects of Law School
You will find the study of law is an endless well and can easily absorb your every waking moment (it may...
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Taking Your First Law School Exam
You’ve studied for the exam. You wake up feeling somewhat like Lindbergh on the morning of his flight. You...
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Tips for Getting Summer Clerkships for Law Students
After you survive your first year and return for your second, you’ll start hearing rumors about on-campus...
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The Purpose and Contents of Law Students’ Course Outline
Thomas Mann says in The Magic Mountain, “Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of...
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Preparing For and Taking Law Exams
Lawyers are constantly chided about “legalese,” a phrase that has come to mean verbosity and pomposity....
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Preparing for Law Exams
The bulk of the study process under the LCM system is simply stated:
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What is a Law School really like?
Those of you in your second semester and beyond or those with older brothers or sisters who have given you the...
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Law: The Institution for All Seasons
The comments, directives, admonitions (“Outline this way!” “Brief that way!”) that you’ve worked...
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Law School Ethics and the Law Review Experience
Not long after you begin classes, you will hear rumors about an institution within your school called the law...
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The Importance of Briefing Legal Cases
The process of writing case briefs, which are nothing more than synopses of court decisions, does four vital...
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laStudy Aids Available In Law Schools
One problem hampering your reading at first will be the unfamiliarity with legal vocabulary. It takes time to...
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Secrets of Conducting a Successful Witness Interview for Paralegals
Interviewing witnesses requires the same amount of careful preparation as interviewing clients, if not more...
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Four Office Management Tips for Paralegals
It's good news-bad news time. The good news is that the law firm you work for has a whole roomful of new...
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The Paralegal's Five D Organizing Method
Ask yourself the following questions every time you encounter a new case, a new problem, new correspondence,...
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Techniques for Questioning Witnesses and Recording Witness Statements for Paralegals
Good telephone etiquette can make the difference between getting some information from a cooperative, helpful...
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The Why and How of Paralegals Impressing Law Firm Clients
When potential clients first enter the law office where you work, their initial impressions of the firm are...
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Mentors and Mentoring in a Paralegal’s Life
As a paralegal professional, your employment entails many diverse duties and responsibilities. Your role...
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File Systems and Checklists for Better Paralegal Work
Few paralegals are born with the knowledge required to run a bustling law office (although some may give that...
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Tips for Paralegals to Conduct Perfect Client Interviews
After some time in your profession, one case begins to look like any other. While it may feel like that to you...
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A Paralegal’s Guide to Forming Client Interview Questionnaires
If you have been responsible for conducting in-depth interviews with clients, then you probably have developed...
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Three Tips for the Paralegal Profession
The paralegal profession can be tremendously challenging, time-intensive, and rewarding. But above all else,...
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Summer Jobs for Law Students
A successful experience at a summer organization can become a major weapon in the later recruitment battle....
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Legal Job Hunting for First and Second Years Law Students
If first- and second-year students ("Fs" and "Ss") have a more trying fight than third-year students in the...
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How Legal Professionals Can Use the Art of Telephoning
Telephoning is art at best and at worst clumsy hindrance. Telephoning can be effective at various times in the...
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Door-Knocking as a Tool for a Legal Professional
Door-knocking involves visiting offices unannounced, de-positing your resume and, rarely, speaking to a lawyer...
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When a Legal Professional is Called for an Interview in another City
On many interviewing trips, you exist in a city for three days with no focus but the interviews and not much...
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How Should a Legal Professional’s Approach to Government Offices Be
The approach to government agencies, legislative offices, and public organizations varies slightly from the...
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