Hon. Bob Rae spoke this morning at the University of Western Ontario Law School on A Changing World: New Directions for Canadian Foreign Policy. What follows are notes (not a transcript) from his talk. Law…
Social networks are picking up, and lawyers are noticing. The Legal Marketing Association published a paper recently emphasized that junior associates involved in social networking might be bringing a large client base with them. When…
Law school tuition is rising, and students are wondering if the returns are there for a legal career. Karl Okamoto of Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law does the math, Even if you have…
What I love best about the law is the ability to challenge and break down stereotypes. For example, Canadians generally overestimate the number of minorities that have committed a crime, which is usually lower than…
Terri Krivosha of Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP is a desk jockey. She work-walks 3 miles a day at her WalkStation in their Minneapolis law firm. Krivosha claims she installed the treadmill because, A….
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…
My social orientation at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, begins in two days. Since I have not yet studied the law, or ever adequately “experienced†the law (been arrested, or cameoed on Law…
Martha Neil of the ABA Journal claims problems in the economy are affecting law firms. Law firms saw average profit per equity partner drop some 9 percent in the first half of 2008, [Dan DiPietro]…
York University President Emeritus Harry Arthurs told graduands at Spring Convocation ceremonies last June, …if you have abilities, if you have resources and opportunities, you also have an obligation to use them on behalf of…
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…
Articling is also good for relieving stress. At least that’s what Brian Bell would claim. Bell is CEO of the Windsor Public Library. He accumulated enough sick days to take time off from work. He…
St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa once told the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, I really feel my training came from going to law school. I’m not sure how that fits in with his…
