Who Says Lawyers Are Rats?
The Globe & Mail recently reported on a recurring event that flies in the face of the popular stereotype of lawyers being vile creatures beyond salvation. The Lawyers Feed the Hungry program has been providing…
Ethics
Quami Frederick Forged Law School Marks Too!
I have just a little bit of sympathy for Quami Frederick, the young woman who faked her undergrad degree to get into Osgoode Hall. A single mother, she now has $80,000 in student debt that…
What I would have included on my application to Osgoode, had I known you were permitted to make things up
This site’s readership will be all too familiar with the rigorous process of applying to Canadian law schools, starting with the LSAT and ending (it is to be presumed) with a vetting of one’s academic…
Tip: Don’t Use Fake Degree to Apply to Law School
Okay all you eager undergrads who read our site faithfully, here is the best tip we could ever give you regarding your law school applications. Do not, under any circumstances, try to use a fake…
Professional Conduct and Free Speech concerns
One of my strongest memories of my entering Canada were that the moment I switched on the TV, I saw an advertisement of a personal injury law firm. A few minutes after that I saw…
LawIsCool Exclusive: Mark Steyn Exists
Mark Steyn asks us for help: I hope the Law Is Kool Aid guys are on to this: Mr. Steyn, I am afraid you have been punked by an Internet hoax. There is no “Mark…
Meeting the Man Behind “Lawyers are Rats”
After gaining a hard-earned acceptance to law school, there’s nothing like walking into your first day and having your future existence branded as being on a par with that of malign, dirty rodents. Last summer,…
The Hidden Dangers of Document Metadata
To follow up on Omar Ha-Redeye‘s post about the ethical challenges of practicing law with new information technology, I received the following interesting excerpt from the CBA newsletter in my email inbox: Metadata: A cautionary…
New Info Tech Practice Guidelines
The development of technology and its extensive use in the legal field now requires technical competency for ethical practice. The Ethics and Professional Issues Committee of the Canadian Bar Assocation (CBA) has developed a new…
Conflict of Interests Taskforce Reports
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has adopted the recommendations of its Task Force on Conflicts of Interest. Background on the Task Force and their report can be found on the CBA website. CBA President Bernard…
“Judge Made Me Rub Her Feet”
Suspended Nevada state judge Elizabeth Halverson is facing fourteen counts of judicial misconduct. The allegations against Halverson include: the mishandling of trials, falling asleep on the bench, and mistreating her employees. This week testimony was…
100 Tips and Resources to be a Happy, Successful Lawyer
Is it possible to be both happy and successful in law? Laura Milligan of Job Profiles thinks so. They wrote in last night and brought an article to our attention that provides tips and other…