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May 12 2011

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Making an Argument: Know Your History

posted by Mac

  Note to self: When you are going to use historical accounts in your closing argument, make sure you get the facts right. A case from 1955 shows what happens when you don’t do your fact checking (although I think this lawyer deserves some slack….after all, this was before Wikipedia and Google…I mean, what is he supposed to do? Look at an Encyclopedia?!?). Here is … continue

May 08 2011

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Lawyers Question Everything…..

posted by Allie

Admittedly, this title was meant to be a bit of a scare tactic.  The Osama graphic and the lawyer punch line…are you paying attention? It’s been exactly a week since I was sitting in this exact spot studying for an upcoming final when my news notifications started blowing up--at 10:30 P.M. on a Sunday night, really?  Turns out, President Obama had a pretty big announcement … continue

May 05 2011

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So You Want to Go to Law School - Job Hunt Fail

posted by Christy

For the majority of us who have been declined interviews or received at least a few rejection letters.  

May 03 2011

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History: Rodney King

posted by Mac

20 years ago today… While driving down a freeway in Los Angeles on March 3, 1991, Rodney King was caught speeding by the California Highway Patrol. Fearing that his probation for a robbery offense would be revoked because of the traffic violation, King led the police on a high-speed chase. By the time he was caught and ordered to exit his vehicle, several L.A.P.D. squad … continue

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