Posted on 03 December 2008
The oldest living judge tells all.
Before judges Judy and Joe Brown, before Divorce Court and Moral Court and Power of Attorney, there was just . . . Joe Wapner.
Twenty years ago last month, the producers of a fledgling legal series tapped the retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to preside over their “People’s Court,” [...]
Posted on 01 December 2008
In the days following the terrorist strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, We asked legal experts to assess the impact on lawyers, law firms, and law students.
Lawyers
Robert Hirshon, President, American Bar Association
Lawyers are going to be asked to help this country achieve the delicate balance between feeling secure on the one [...]
Posted on 25 October 2008
“Whenever the U.S. News & World Report rankings come out, people tend to piss and moan,” says Brian Leiter, a professor at the University of Texas Law School in Austin. The solution? Leiter and others have been cooking up their own ways to grade law schools.
Leiter began [...]
Posted on 16 October 2008
Want to become a legal analyst for network television? Follow these rules. And always, always say yes to makeup.
Andrew Cohen knows he has a lawyer’s dream job: CBS News legal analyst.
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided the presidential election, the Tiffany network sent Cohen to the marble steps. Ditto for the trial of one of [...]
Posted on 15 October 2008
Q: My brain’s experiencing brownout. Analysis, creativity, memory—everything seems sluggish. How can I sharpen my mental ax?
A: Dr. of Law, himself a frequent sufferer of stupid sieges, looks forward to the day neuroprosthetic smart chips become available at RadioShacks everywhere. For now, sadly, we all must soldier on with the miraculous “wetware” nature’s given us. [...]
Posted on 10 October 2008
1. Order Questions for Answering
Although you can only work on one section at a time, you are not required to answer questions in the order [...]
Posted on 09 October 2008
Some law schools will ask you to include one or more letters of recommendation with your application. Others will accept them, although they are not [...]
Posted on 08 October 2008
A winning personal statement can definitely help you distinguish yourself from a crowd of candidates.
Most personal statements include a useful description of the applicant’s [...]
Posted on 08 October 2008
Many law schools use what is known as an “admission index” or “index formula” to sort through the applications. This “index” [...]
Posted on 07 October 2008
There are many considerations that are generally not factored into law school rankings, but which may be of great importance to you. These include:
· the [...]
Career
Posted on 05 October 2008
The following are summaries of the main specialties in legal work. There are many more sub-divisions within these specialties that may be of interest [...]
Discovery
Posted on 03 December 2008
The oldest living judge tells all.
Before judges Judy and Joe Brown, before Divorce Court and Moral Court and Power of Attorney, there was just . . . Joe Wapner.
Twenty years ago last month, the producers of a fledgling legal series tapped the retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to preside over their “People’s Court,” [...]
Features
Posted on 16 October 2008
Want to become a legal analyst for network television? Follow these rules. And always, always say yes to makeup.
Andrew Cohen knows he has a lawyer’s dream job: CBS News legal analyst.
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided the presidential election, the Tiffany network sent Cohen to the marble steps. Ditto for the trial of one of [...]
In Every Issue
Posted on 03 October 2008
There are several commercial websites that rank American Bar Association approved law schools. You might also find national and regional rankings [...]
Intelligence
Posted on 20 September 2008
Whenever I’m feeling down, I scan the message boards of Greedy Associates. Reading five minutes’ worth of whining from a bunch of rich, spoiled brats makes me feel better about my problems.
Consider this gripe from “Francine”: “$165,000 is just not as much as you think. Take out $70,000 for taxes. That’s $95,000. Then there’s a [...]
Law Education
Posted on 10 October 2008
1. Order Questions for Answering
Although you can only work on one section at a time, you are not required to answer questions in the order [...]
The Life
Posted on 22 September 2008
No one would argue that Shelagh Kenney is socially unaware: She currently works as an attorney for a nonprofit anti-death-penalty group in North Carolina; in her previous job as an associate at a large Manhattan firm, she always made time for pro bono work; and she goes out of her way to buy groceries at [...]
