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Amusing Opinions
It's good to see that judges can have a sense of humor. I practice in PA, and one of my favorite opinions was written in verse by Justice Michael Eakin in a case relating to a prenup. This is part:
Conrad Busch filed a timely appeal,
trying to avoid a...
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Facebook/MySpace
I don't have a Facebook page, yet and I've heard that they can be good or bad for attorneys seeking a job. Do law firms really look up Facebook pages? Should I create one with this in mind or should I avoid it?
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| Aug 19 2008 7:06PM
lawgirl27 |
Student Loans
The Frugal Law Student is a blog devoted to those trying to mitigate their crippling student loan debt. The site contains advice on frugality, personal finance, productivity, and career. I found the Massive Personal Finance Resource List to be helpful.
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| Jul 10 2008 8:25AM
OGM616 |
State Agencies
I am interested in working in a law firm eventually (currently a 3L) and practicing some form of business law though it seems the only places I can get experience while in school is at agencies such as Attorney General's office and Dept of Commerce. I know...
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| Jun 20 2008 8:20AM
Karma1118 |
Legal Nurse
I am an intensive care unit nurse working on my Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate and also in the process of completing my Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degress from Marquette University. I am hoping ot begin doing some consulting work over the summer and...
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| May 23 2008 12:29PM
Karma1118 |
Legal Outsourcing
I just read a really interesting article at 93 A.B.A.J. 36 about legal outsourcing to India. Doesn't outsourcing like this implicate ethical concerns, especially if the client has no idea that his work is being offshored to someone who may not have the credentials...
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| May 16 2008 5:07PM
Razzungil |
Avvo
Is anyone else a bit nervous about Avvo? It seems to me that it would be really easy to undermine someone's reputation. Does the company have any accountability??
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| May 15 2008 1:46PM
OGM616 |
Organization and loyalty
According to a report from WSJ July 10, 2006, some of the big New York law firms were taking steps to increase the satisfaction of their young attorneys. The new generations ranked law firms based on a handful of criteria, including compensation and benefits,...
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| Mar 3 2008 5:50PM
thinSkullP |
FEEDBACK
How much FEEDBACK should I be expecting from a partner who regularly assigns work to me? And does anyone else hate the word as much as I do?
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| Mar 6 2008 8:15AM
thinSkullP |
Decision to Go to Law School
I didn''t have a clear picture of what exactly the average attorney does before I made the decision to go to law school. Neither did my friends. I ended up choosing a nontraditional path, but I''d love to hear from people who did choose a traditional path,...
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| Feb 19 2008 3:25PM
wannabe |