According to The National Law Journal, the ABA will sending a new annual questionnaire to law schools requesting more specific employment data for their graduates. Schools will no longer report the data through the NALP, and will instead report directly to the ABA. The public will receive the employment information…continue
Deadlines. Most of the time, while we are in school, you get ample reminders that a test, exam, or paper deadline is coming due. If your professor doesn't remind you, your fellow student certainly will. Once you are practicing on your own, however, the court system does not send you friendly reminders,…continue
"Everybody can be great because everybody can serve." —Martin Luther King, Jr. Perhaps exciting and most cherished benefit you get from volunteering is the satisfaction of incorporating service in your life and making a difference in your community and country. The intangible benefits alone—such as pride, satisfaction and accomplishment—are worthwhile…continue
I was recently speaking with a fellow lawyer about dealing with the public in general and he admitted that after 6 years as a Marine Corps officer and 3 years of legal training through law school, he did not have a very good “bedside manner.” He indicated that he usually “called…continue
