Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Crazy Law News

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Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. My mother had a stroke last week. Pretty devastating! It sure makes me appreciate my own freedo...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Law Movies

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One really cool, yet not very accurate, way of finding out what the law and what lawyers do is to watch law-related movies. Like I said abov...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Solicitor vs. Barrister

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Some of you might be wondering what the difference is between a barrister and a solicitor. I wondered this myself for some time, even during...
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Monday, December 12, 2005

Alternative legal careers

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OK, so you are thinking about law school, but you don't know if you really want to be in a courtroom setting throughout your career. Or...
Saturday, December 10, 2005

How to avoid burnout in and after law school

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1. Develop really good study habits in your undergrad years - these will help you to manage your time more wisely and to continue to practic...
Friday, December 09, 2005

Clerking

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I have a few friends that are currently clerking with one court or another, and have some friends that have clerked for a court. I often wis...
Thursday, December 08, 2005

The Collected Stankowski Reports

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If you want some hillarious reading from the perspective of a First Year Associate, read the The Collected Stankowski Reports . I loved his...

It's ruled sleep sex

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Want a small taste of the bizarre nature of the law - the crazy stuff that goes through our court system? Check out the article " It...
Wednesday, December 07, 2005

The Happy Lawyer

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Many colleagues, both in and out of law school have made comments to me about how they have never met a Happy Lawyer. I plan to post a numb...

JD versus LL.B.

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Most Canadian law schools award the degree of LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws), while law schools in the U.S. offer the JD (Juris Doctor) degree. To...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Legal Tales from Gilligan's Island

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I don't know about you, but I kind of like law movies and law t.v. Both were definitely influential in my decision to go to law school....

Back on track

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I have decided to get this blog back up and running. There are a lot of different resources and blogs and forums out there. I would like to ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Finishing up law school

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Maybe I'm crazy, but I feel as though most people in law school are embarking on a voyage into the legal field without a clue as to how ...