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Surviving Law School
With the school year approaching, many new and returning law students are preparing for classes, hours spent at the library studying for midterms, and trying to manage a social life. Among all the stresses and transitions, here is some advice...
Read MoreThe Significance of Atticus Finch in the Legal World
In the 1960 novel To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch is a lawyer and resident of the fictional county in Alabama called Maycomb. The character is based off of Lee’s own father, Amasa Coleman Lee, who...
Read MoreImportant Laws: Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Obama administration is establishing more oversight to the way states are conducting elections after the Supreme Court invalidated part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. With voting rights issues being a common topic in the news lately, it...
Read MoreCommon Law versus Civil Law
Upon the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child, the gender of the child does not determine whether or not he or she will inherit the throne. If George Alexander Louis had been a girl, her younger...
Read MoreTransitioning to Law School Specialization
In the traditional legal education system, law schools offered a general, professional law degree that has no major or concentrations. The curriculum consisted of a strong foundation of legal analysis and grounding in common law with the assumption the law...
Read MoreLaw Graduates Make the Best of Their Summer
For many generations of law graduates, the summer post-graduation has been viewed as a time of agony. Long hours spent in libraries, fighting for study rooms, rote memorization, and preparing for the bar exam in late July. Although many young...
Read MoreDiversity in Law: Minority and Women Statistics
Diversity in professional settings, such as corporate office and law firms, has seen a steep increase in the past due to the growing number of women and minorities in the work force. However, for the first time, that number recently...
Read MoreWorkout with your Clients
When thinking of how to impress and get to know your client, most people thinking of taking them to a nice restaurant, having drinks and socializing with one another. But over time, those drinks and high calorie meals can...
Read More25th Annual NAPABA Convention Scholarship
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association is hosting its 25th annual convention in Kansas City, Missouri on November 7th to 10th. The NAPABA committee strives to keep the convention affordable to all of its members in order to ensure...
Read MoreRMN Global Search Legal Events Calendar
Are you interested in attending legal networking events? The RMN Global Search website has an event calendar that contains legal networking events, company events, and conventions that are happening around the United States. A big, upcoming event is the National...
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