Let’s Play Ball with Toronto Blawgers
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…
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LSAT Thumbprinting a Privacy Violation
I always felt like I was a criminal when LSAC, the organization that offers the LSAT exam, required mandatory thumbprints on entry. Weren’t we the ones defending the criminals (or prosecuting them)? Why are we…
Seven Years of Law School. Seriously.
A few months ago I was asking for some career advice from Jordan Furlong, of the CBA‘s National Magazine. My concerns over bait-and-switch tactics by law firms and the enormously high turnover in some had…
The Khadr Conundrum Raised at UofO
“Omar Khadr is a Canadian citizen who was captured by U.S. forces in July 2002 when he was 15 years of age after allegedly throwing a grenade that fatally wounded a U.S. soldier. He is…
Supporting Lawyer Mothers is a Bad Thing?
We’ve all heard it from some of those more sharp-tongued friends of ours – all those single mothers are eroding our economy and stealing our taxes. The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) is getting…
UofO Law Students File Against Facebook
We’ve talked about how litigious law students can be, but these four Canadians from the University of Ottawa recently filed a complaint against Facebook to the Federal Privacy Commissioner. One of the students, Harley Finkelstein,…
How to Get a Law Job
How to Get a Law Job Dear <Firm’s name>, Thank you for your letter of . After careful consideration I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me…
LSUC Provides Measures to Retain Female Talent
Tracy Tyler has a story in today’s Star which notes that although women are the majority of graduates today in law schools, on average they are quitting the profession within seven years. The Law Society…
Follow-up: SCC tosses “dead fly” appeal
Yesterday I explained the background to the Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada cases. As expected, the Supreme Court issued its decision today. The full text of the lovely (read: short) decision can be be found…
“Dead fly in water bottle” case to be decided by Supreme Court tomorrow
One of the more interesting cases from first year Contracts/Torts class concerned a man, Mustapha, who sued Culligan Water after discovering a dead fly in one of its 5-gallon bottles. The facts of the case…
Lose Your Life in Law School?
Here’s an interesting ad: They’re selling study-aids, which might just be able to save your life in law school. Condensed Annotated NoteS (CANS) are probably your only friend in law school.
1L Contract Song
From Utah Law.