The Profession of Teaching Law
Law school professors are known for using a classroom technique known as the Socratic dialogue. Modeled after...
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The Law School Experience for Women and What They Should Look for in an Employer
Women today are a critical mass in law schools, and Ladies' Days are a thing of the past, but in 1985 the...
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Overview of ABA-Approved Law Schools
There are over 200 law schools approved by the American Bar Association (including the U.S. Army Judge...
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Legal Career in Public Interest Advocacy
The opportunity to advocate for a more humane and just society-be it in the arena of animal liberation or...
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A Short History of Women in the Law
Understanding women's current status in the law requires some historical perspective. Women are not mentioned...
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Significance of LSAT in Admissions Process
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required for all law school applicants. Although law school admissions...
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A Legal Career in Government Practice
A legal career in government practice can be a challenging and rewarding alternative to joining a law firm...
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Being a Law Professor
Compare the average law professor to the average university professor. In general, law professors, like their...
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Things You Must Know If You Want to Get into Government Law Practice
Government lawyers, as much as their colleagues in public interest jobs, are paid to practice law pro bono...
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Working as an In-House Corporate Counsel
Not all attorneys in the private sector work for law firms. This article out-lines the job of corporate, or...
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Law Firm Economics and You
Why is this analysis important? It is so because all the components of this process affects your life as a...
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Trends Affecting Practice of Law
Like other businesses and professions, the practice of law has changed dramatically in recent years. A...
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The Myth of the Monolithic Law Firm
Many associates expect their firm to be consistent in its policies, its expectations, its treatment of...
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Life at the Law Firm
Don't let anyone fool you. Law firms and lawyers are not all alike. Rather, firms are groups of individuals,...
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Is Deal Making in a Law Job for You?
To answer the question of whether you would enjoy doing corporate or securities work in the deal making area,...
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Practice of Business Law
Here's what it feels like to be a deal maker. Less well understood than their colleagues in litigation,...
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Career Opportunities in Law
Although it may seem quite early to begin to think about employment after law school, many prelaw students ask...
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The Pace of Litigation Practice
The pace can be hectic, even frantic. In the span of one day you may receive that box of documents from your...
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All That You Must Know about Litigation Practice
Courtroom gladiator and proud of it, Michael J. McManus gives you a glimpse of what litigation practice is all...
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What Does a Judicial Clerk Do?
What does a judicial clerk do? It depends. First and foremost, it depends upon the desires and needs of the...
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All That You Must Know about Judicial Clerkships
There is no guarantee that a lawyer who begins a legal career as a judicial clerk will wind up on the state's...
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Preparation for Bar Exams
Preparation-don't panic, just remember that you will be responsible for seven centuries of accumulated...
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Why Lawyers Dread the Bar Exam
He is a different look at the bar exam, the final, frightening monster in the law school horror flick. His...
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The Law School Years!
"First-year exams." Even now, those words can send a shudder up the spine of any licensed attorney. Although...
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Surviving Law School, Especially the First Year
Law school is no picnic, but, as an author aptly points out, it, like a picnic, can be to a large extent what...
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Finding Various Kinds of Law Jobs
Recruiting season, in a fashion reminiscent of undergraduate fall rush, is the biggest event of the second...
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Are You That You Want To Be A Lawyer?
Before you quickly retort "of course," take a few minutes to explore what being a lawyer is-and is not. Many...
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The LSAT Exam
Before you can go to law school, you have to take an exam called the LSAT. Nobody knows whether the "A" in...
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A Typical Day in the Life of Law Student
Here is a typical day in the life of a law student: 7:00 A.M. Alarm clock goes off. Hit snooze button. Go back...
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An Unofficial Guide to the Bill of Rights
One of the cornerstones of freedom in America is the Bill of Rights. Actually, the official name is the...
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