Texas Defies World Court
One wonders why the World Court bothers. While there are people like Robert Mugabe starving and assassinating...
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Some Last-Minute Bar Exam Tips
It's that time: bar exam time! Any of you taking the bar exam this week (the last week of July) probably...
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Standing Out in the Crowd
Times are grim in many ways for the legal industry. And that means lots of resumes are hitting desks.
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Handguns Still Banned By DC After Heller
Usually, when people lose cases at the Supreme Court, they give in. After all, if the court didn't like what...
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How long does it take to make a lateral move?
Question:What is going on with law firm hiring these days? Several of my friends have made lateral moves in...
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Channon MacEachern: Paralegal at Bernick, Lifson, Greenstein, Greene & Liszt, PA
Channon MacEachern, from Long Beach, California, loved the outdoors and being outside every chance she could...
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Getting a Job as a Legal Secretary
If you are confident, can keep up with a heavy workload, and are good at multitasking, you may be able to be a...
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Marjorie Williams: Air Force Officer Entering the Field of Law
''Although it sounds cliche, it [the law] has truly opened up an entirely new world of opportunities for me...
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Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
Tulane Law School, located in the dynamic city of New Orleans, is the nation's 12th-oldest law school and was...
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Why Having a Lawyer is a Good Idea
Most people in a lawsuit use a lawyer, for many good reasons. True, an attorney does not guarantee success,...
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Skadden Ex-Counsel Sues Firm
It's not too often that law firms are targeted by lawsuits from former associates — especially the big...
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Bar Presidents Should Be Good Examples, Right?
Lawyers have a duty to uphold the high ethical standards of the law. Yes, you can stop sniggering about...
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What other jobs to do including Probono if you don
Okay, it's July. It's midsummer, bar exams are coming up — and some of you law students don't have summer...
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Ways of effective drafting and legal writing
Who would you hire: the lawyer with that flashy style but horrible drafting skills or the lawyer who may not...
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Job hunting during the vacation season - a good move?
Question:I am seriously contemplating leaving my firm and am just beginning the search process. Now we are...
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Four Key Steps to Effectively Market Your Law Firm
Regardless of how limited your marketing dollars or experience may be, you're more likely to succeed if you...
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Brenda L. Darkow: From Fields of Green to the Field of Law
Brenda Darkow grew up on a dairy farm in Northeast Iowa. She says that she loved the farm; it was a lot of...
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10 Good Reasons to Become a Paralegal
Becoming a paralegal can be an important step in one’s career and provide an opportunity to work in a legal...
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Tom Jacob: 2L at Baylor Law School
''You're always learning something new. I think that's what I enjoy about the law in general. For example, I...
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The Pros and Cons of Working in a Law Firm
So, you are thinking of working in a law firm rather than in government or a corporation after you graduate...
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Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas
Established in 1857, Baylor Law School is the oldest law school in Texas and the second law school to be...
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Bible Publisher Sued over Homosexuality
There are lots of lawsuits in the world, and lots that are, shall we say, less than likely to succeed. Then...
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FISA Passes, Trial Lawyers Mourn
On July 9, 2008, the United States Senate passed the FISA bill, or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. ...
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Funny Court Cases
It was Overlawyered's ninth anniversary this past week. Overlawyered is the oldest legal blog in existence,...
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Rule 8(a) Rhymes Today
Sometimes lawyers forget to glance over the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. And sometimes they are forced...
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Law Firms Look to Partners for Cash
It is an unfortunate fact of our current times: tighter lending markets. Yes, the halcyon days of...
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Is waiting to get multiple offers a good idea?
Question: I have a job offer to join a firm. I would like to have more than one job offer so I can...
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All Theory and no practice for corporate Attorneys makes work difficult.
Let's say you're just out of law school and looking to move into corporate work. What should you expect in a...
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Lorri Salyards: From Paralegal to Executive Director
Lorri Salyards spent her early childhood in a small town in Nebraska. Tragically, she lost her father when...
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How to be a successful freelance paralegal
Being a freelance paralegal might be a good fit for someone who has spent years in the legal field and needs...
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