The 2007 Law Student Writing Awards recently announced the winners. About the Awards The purpose of the competition, sponsored by the Insolvency Institute of Canada (IIC), is to stimulate interest among law students in the…
2 Skills for each Subject We previously described the typical courses in a first-year law program. The types of skills needed for each subject are: Acquisition of information Developing analytical skill Stephen Coughlan of Dalhousie…
Note: We are receiving hundreds of visitors looking for information on Michael Bryant. Please see this post on the recent accident in Toronto. Special edition: Interview with Attorney-General of Ontario, Michael Bryant Show Notes (5:03…
Yes, Free The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is providing free memberships to all our law student readers in Ontario. All you have to do is let them know you read www.lawiscool.com and they will sign…
Law is Cool will be doing a special focus on international conflicts and the role of law. Omar Ha-Redeye will share his notes from the past Cross-Purposes? International Law and Political Settlements conference at the…
A Turning Point after Inaction Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin spoke to the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) in Calgary yesterday addressing the Maclean’s article controversy and the importance of pro bono work in Canada. But the…
Looking to whet your appetite for law school, or do some reading to get you mentally psyched? There are plenty of commercial books on the market, and here are a few we came across. Law…
Ever wonder what it’s like to go through law school? A new film, released this summer, follows the life of eight students at the University of Oklahoma to answer that exact question. The movie runs…
Most law schools have a standardized curriculum for first year law students. Electives, which allow students to specialize further, are taken in the second and third years. First year classes typically cover the following subjects:…
Canadian soldiers have launched a class-action lawsuit for exposure to Agent Orange between 1956 and 2004. Agent 00range No, it’s not a James Bond character or the antagonist in a bad spy novel. Agent Orange…
Directory of Law is Cool podcasts Law is Cool – Episode #10 Law is Cool – Episode #9 Law is Cool – Podcast #8 Law is Cool – Episode #7 Law is Cool – Podcast…
Dan Solove, associate professor at George Washington School of Law, has compiled his annual survey of Law Professors blogging in the U.S. The survey, available on his Concurring Opinions blog, revealed that as expected blawging…
