A study a couple months ago indicated that medical students are socially segregated from each other. The reasons included: High workloads school located outside the main campus High numbers of contact hours, outside the university…
The Profs Blawg is doing an informal poll on law student drug and alcohol use. You can participate and see the results here.
C.C. Holland shares some tips on how to build a better law blog. He suggests putting passion into the work, and committing for the long haul. Lawyers should join the conversation with other bloggers and…
Some readers are reporting difficulties with the site, so please be patient while we look into it. Update Problem seems to be resolved for now. It appears as if it may be from high traffic…
Courtesy of Annie Scott of Gadling: 1. Australia – It is illegal to roam the streets wearing black clothes, felt shoes and black shoe polish on your face as these items are the tools of…
We’ve mentioned several times now the piece by Pearl Eliadis on Human Rights Commissions in the Montreal magazine Maisonneuve. The article is now available online.
Law is Cool has been nominated for the Canadian Blog Awards. You can vote for us here: Best Group Blog Best Professional Blog One of our contributors, Devin Johnston, can also be found here: Best…
We all remember the classic case of Liebeck v. McDonald’s. Well it seems other hot drink vendors didn’t learn this important lesson. A woman in Manhattan is suing Starbucks for $3 million for her hot…
Law is Cool is forever growing and expanding. We welcome our two newest contributors, Dany Horovitz of the University of Western Ontario, and Darcy Ammerman of the University of Ottawa. Dany Horovitz is in his…
You might end up looking like this: The laptop contained four months of case notes. In a frantic frenzy, the law student ripped the bat from the attacker and retaliated to retrieve his “baby.” h/t…
The ABA Journal asked us to post a survey on the state of the economy and the current job market for lawyers. The results will be posted in their January issue. You can help them…
On Nov. 14, the Career Services office at UWO Law held a session On Campus Interviews – Not the Only Option. Some of our contributors attended and provided their notes from the event below. There…
