Welcome to the first article in the “Hip-Hop and the Law” series, which uses hip-hop as an entry point to discuss significant legal issues from unconventional perspectives. For my first exploration of hip-hop and the law, I decided to focus on the way “the law” is often used as a synonym for law enforcement or police officers in rap music.
A reader wrote in to us about this post about 15 Facts Law Schools Don’t Want You to Know: 1. Books are incredibly expensive, and you might never use them again. 2. Your first year…
How can you make up to 173% more as a lawyer with flexible hours? BC Heritage Law is doing just that. A Career in Law: Defining Success on Your Own Terms View more presentations from…
Isabel Schurman of Schurman Longo Grenier was honoured last week by l’Association des Avocats de la Défense de Montréal. She’s the vice-chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers. In an interview with The…
Following up on a New York Times article about the rapidly depreciating value of a law degree, Concurring Opinions has some advice on whether going to law school is a good career choice. The gist of…
While I really should be studying for the bar exam right now, I couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to share a great article appearing in the current issue of Canadian Lawyer 4Students Magazine. The…
First posted on Commercial Law International on April 26, 2010. So what is brand management law? The best definition that I can give is the law or legal practice that facilitates a company or companies…
It’s 2010. Twenty-eight years ago, Canadian lawyers helped draft the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, guaranteeing, among other things, gender equality before and under the law. Canadian lawyers have also drafted provincial and federal human rights acts, and…
Law students should seriously contemplate their alternatives if ever approached to act as a student prop for the Prime Minister. Not only was the reaction time disappointing, but the lack of empathy and concern expressed…
There has been a great deal of discussion among legal commentators about the failure of hourly billing for legal services and the need for alternatives. The most recent article I’ve seen is in the CBA’s…
Anthony Morgan, a McGill law student and president of the Black Law Students’ Association of Canada, interviewed Frederick Phillips, McGill’s first black law grad and Quebec’s first black lawyer. You can read the interview on…
Richard Susskind of Times Online says, Clients say that law firms are not doing enough to respond to the economic downturn. Law firms, meanwhile, say that clients are too focused on costs. These are two…
