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How Do You Become a Sports Lawyer?
When asked what area of law they'd like to pursue, 2Ls and 3Ls traditionally say BigLaw partner, prosecutor, or in-house counsel. But lately, new grads are looking for something that will be more...
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Even Top Law Schools Can't Get Students to Apply
It's no secret that law schools are struggling. Top students aren't attending, new grads aren't passing the bar, and pretty much no one is able to pay back their debt. But that crisis isn't confined to...
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Is Massive Law School Debt Hurting Public Interest Law?
It looks like our neighbors to the north are going through a bit of a crisis in terms of law student priority. In the opinion of a current 2L at the University of Manitoba, the climbing tuition rates...
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NJ Law Firm Manager Allegedly Traded Sex for Legal Services
According to NJ.com, a prominent law firm's manager exchanged sex from both male and female clients for the firm's services. A complaint filed in Camden County Superior Court last December against the...
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Have Millennials Ruined Drinking With Their Sober Happy Hours?
Your next cocktail hour might feature a kale-wheatgrass smoothie rather than a Manhattan. That is, if the latest Millennial trend takes hold: the sober happy hour. Youths these days are adding some...
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Rewriting Your Resume to Escape the Law
Leaving so soon? Maybe the practice of law has not delivered on your expectations. Or maybe you feel the call of another career opportunity beckoning you. We each have our reasons and we won't judge...
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Don't Let a Disability Crush Your Legal Career Goals
If you're an able-bodied individual who's beginning to slip into self-pity, consider people like Haben Girma, the first deaf and blind person to graduate from Harvard Law. Now look reassess...
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Shkreli, World's Most Hated Pharma Bro, Hires Celebrity Lawyer
Martin Shkreli became the world's most hated man last fall when he raised the price of a lifesaving medication by 5451 percent overnight. It was a role he relished, saying he only regretted not raising...
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Attorney Thomas Tamm, Champion of Civil Liberties, Faces Ethics Charges
A man known for his civil liberties work faces disciplinary action by the D.C. Office of Disciplinary Counsel -- the body responsible for ethics violations by attorneys licensed with the D.C. bar. And...
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Asylum Lawyer Gets Hollywood Treatment as 'Saint Judy'
A Los Angeles immigration lawyer who dedicated her life to trying difficult asylum cases is now getting what every Angeleno dreams of: a movie. Attorney Judy Wood will be the subject of a new biopic...
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If You're Reading This, You're Probably Already Drunk
Plenty of attorneys will slump in to work today, bleary-eyed, bloodshot, and with a slight ringing in their head. Sure, it's the day after the Super Bowl, so that explains a bit of it. But for many...
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What American Territory Graduates the Most Non-Lawyer JDs?
Think one territory: Puerto Rico. According to data collected from the ABA and put together by Startclass, the territory of Puerto Rico takes the crown for graduating JDs who don't eventually put their...
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Non-J.D. Program Enrollment Is Way up in Law Schools
According to Prof. Derek Muller of Pepperdine University's School of Law, 10 percent of law school enrollment is in one of the variety of non-J.D. programs. For non-lawyer types, this means that 1 in...
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U. of Arizona Opens LLB Program in China
A dry market has been afflicting the American law school model for years now. It's no secret that even under the most rosy of characterizations, the domestic JD is going though a bit of a bear market....
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Super Bowl Referee Is Law Partner, Internet Heartthrob
The real winner of Super Bowl 50 wasn't the Denver Broncos. It wasn't even Beyonce. It was referee Cletus "Clete" Blakeman, at least according to the Internet. And no, the web wasn't impressed with...
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Prosecutor Who Lied to Secure Death Penalty Is Disbarred
The Netflix series "Making a Murderer" almost seems echoed by Texas' Board of Disciplinary Appeals' decision to disbar a former prosecutor who lied and hid evidence in a death penalty case.The victim...
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Better Call Saul: A Tragicomic Practice Primer
Do you remember Saul, the ethically questionable attorney from Breaking Bad, played by comedian Bob Odenkirk? Maybe you'd prefer to forget because he seemed so shady. But if you're contemplating solo...
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Hate the Bluebook? Meet Baby Blue, a New, Free Alternative
The Bluebook may be one of the world's most hated books. It's frustratingly complicated, not particularly well organized, and poorly bound. Oh, and a fresh version costs about $40, most of which goes...
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A Lawyer's Guide to HTGAWM Season 2, Episode 10: Hallucibaby
When last we met, we finally found out who shot Annalise. And if her bleeding body wasn't enough, Shonda Rhimes threw two more on the pile, and then one off the side of a building, for good measure....
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Top 3 Cool Legal Jobs This Week: Bombs, Bison, and Biotech
Feeling a bit restless? Wondering if the grass is greener on the other side, job-wise? It might be! It doesn’t hurt to look, at least. And we at FindLaw want to help you out. As part of our affiliate...
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