Overcoming the Unique Challenges Facing Young Lawyers: Advice for New Attorneys
Just because you have graduated from law school does not mean you have nothing left to learn.
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The pains of being hacked
Be grateful for Paris Hilton. No, not for filling in where Anna Nicole Smith left off. We have Paris to thank...
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Pioneering Paralegal Shelley Widoff on Lower Standards for Paralegals | Founder of the Boston Paralegal Resource Center
Fiercely independent and proud of the paralegal profession, Shelley Widoff is worried that it's too easy to...
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Careers in the Public Sector: Benefits of Working as Legal Staff for Uncle Sam
Although most paralegals and legal assistants work for private law firms, opportunities abound in other areas...
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Notre Dame Moot Court Competitors Carry Skills Into Chosen Legal Fields: How to Become a Lawyer 101
Jeremy Moseley and his moot court team partner represented Notre Dame at the National Moot Court Championships...
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Notre Dame's Moot Court Teams: Competing and Winning in the Legal Arena
At Notre Dame Law School, a group of students may be learning their most useful and long-lasting legal skills...
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Strategies for Law Students Reentering School: Helpful Tips for a Smooth Transition
Darin Richter, 33, is not your typical law student. When the former U.S. Army Captain and Blackhawk helicopter...
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Explore Prague | An Insider's Guide to the Amazing Czech Capital
Consider a castle high on a hill crowned with a cathedral. Below, ancient bridges span a river curving through...
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Using Public Access for Private Interests: How Private Action Impacts Public Use
The Supreme Court heard argument on Tuesday in the most significant case it will hear this term. The case is...
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Corporate Lawyer Michael J. Mais Provides Insight on Being a Municipal Attorney | LawCrossing
On any given day, Long Beach (CA) Assistant City Attorney Michael J. Mais might find himself advising the...
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David Lehman: Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action
In the second installment of a two-part series on gun laws and policies in the United States, LawCrossing...
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How to Properly Comply With the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Before the Department of Labor Visits
This is the second of a two-part series on the FLSA and what law firms and their clients should know. The...
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Kristen Comer + Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Legal Action Project: Profile of an Influential Legal Assistant
Kristen Comer has been with the Brady Center since October. LawCrossing speaks with the legal assistant about...
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How to Become a Notary Public: Steps and Requirements for Making it Official
What do property transactions, estate planning devices, and affidavits have in common? The signing of these...
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Yale Law Students Take on Human Rights Issues - Focusing on Individuals, Communities and the International Scene
Because human rights law often moves beyond the law into the realms of philosophy and politics, it is only...
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Using Law to Fight Injustice: A Look at the Yale Law Human Rights Clinic
Human rights can range from amorphous concepts to real, tangible, and specific needs. Projects undertaken at...
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Should I Get a Joint JD/MBA Degree: Pros and Cons to Consider
Being from a family who for the past 25 years has been in the hospitality business, Tejal Desai made the...
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Explore a Tropical Paradise on Mexico's Secret Coast: Get Away from It All
First, we slathered ourselves top to bottom with mud containing coconut, cucumber and papaya. If laughter is...
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How to Manage Working with Difficult Colleagues Around Valentine's Day
In a week awash with the sentiments of St. Valentine, it may seem unseemly to comment upon a recent opinion in...
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5 Tips to Make a Positive Impression in the Legal Profession: Avoid Email & Partner Phobia
As Global Chair of Recruiting for Latham & Watkins, Tracy Edmonson says her law firm receives 6,000 resumes a...
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How to Accumulate $40K of Debt Without Taking Action | Debt Solutions from LawCrossing
A few months ago, I wrote a short article highlighting just how high some credit card interest rates are. The...
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Dennis Henigan: Director of Brady Center's Legal Action Project for Preventing Gun Violence
In the first installment of a two-part series on gun laws and policies in the United States, LawCrossing...
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Essential Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Anticipating the DOL Examination
This is the first of a two-part series on the FLSA and what law firms and their clients should know. Part One...
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The Successful Career of Vicki Ellen Behringer | LawCrossing
Witnessing history and documenting it—fast Vicki Ellen Behringer has worked on many of the biggest trials...
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How Paralegals Can Recover Unpaid Fees for Professional Legal Services
Attorneys are not the only legal professionals who should keep accurate time sheets: in most jurisdictions,...
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Washington College of Law's Marshall Brennan Program: Law Students Teach Each Other to Learn!
Marshall-Brennan fellows have their work cut out for them. The fellows—law students at American...
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Teaching Constitutional Law with the Marshall Brennan Program: Washington College of Law's Impact on High School Students
In an effort to educate high school students on the Constitution and simultaneously broaden the horizons of...
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Maintaining Connections with Your Alma Mater: What Alumni Associations Do
On graduation day, misty-eyed students say their goodbyes to friends, professors, and some long, hard years of...
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Explore the Ecological Wonders of the Galapagos Islands: A Walk on the Wild Side
As my camera lens zoomed in on the head of a long-necked giant tortoise that was in the wild yet less than 10...
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CASE OF THE DRUG-SNIFFING DOGS
Two weeks ago the Supreme Court handed down its 6-2 opinion in Illinois v. Caballes. The case was not exactly...
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