International Intervention in Libya
By David Olevson and Ekaterina Perchenok With the conflict in Libya and throughout the Middle East escalating every day, we must keep conscious of the inherent bias of our news outlets. While our hearts go…
March 2011
Jason Kenney’s Failed Immigration Reforms
Jim Creskey at The Embassy: Kenney—with some help from Prime Minister Harper and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews—used the arrival of two boatloads of Tamil asylum seekers in an attempt to prod public opinion toward…
Facebook ‘Friend Poaching’
When was the last time you sent a friend request on Facebook? When was the last time you got sued for it? Complexions v Complexions Day Spa & Facebook, is, according to Santa Clara Internet Law…
The Virtual Lawyer
So, you’ve slogged your way through law school and you survived the Bar exam. And, perhaps only now you’re realizing even the 75th percentile doesn’t add up to an office, much less a corner office,…
Equity & Diversity Pre-Law Internship Program Proposal
See below for an initiative by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Equity & Diversity Pre-Law Internship Program Proposal Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (the “Firmâ€) has a strong commitment to providing legal services in a…
Agenda: Access to Justice
Justice Gloria Epstein, Dean Lorne Sossin, Matt Cohen, Judith McCormick, and OBA President Lee Akazaki on The Agenda with Steve Paikin:
Law School Hustlin II
Mike Lickver and Jesse Mighton do it again.
From 3 Kilometres to 3 Clicks Away
Most law students are not strangers to the limitless potential of the internet. The internet has been tamed for us to apply to write the LSAT(s), apply to law schools, receive our acceptance(s), select our…
$650,000 lap dance
A man has has accepted a substantial settlement for his injuries after he ventured too close to a stripper’s spiked heel during a lap dance. Michael Ireland claimed the stripper’s heel punctured his eye socket…
Law is Cool wins Blawg Review of the Year
Blawg Review is an international peer-reviewed blog carnival, presenting various recent blog posts with a legal connection, traveling to different legal blogs every week. I had the pleasure of hosting Blawg Review 249 on Slaw,…
How to land a Job after Law School
A Glimpse into Future Recruitment: Got Game?
You may think that I’m playing with you, but a Dutch law firm – Houthoff Buruma – uses “The Game” to separate the wheat from the chaff in terms of graduating law students in the…