Category: Law
Jury Service is A Good Experience for Everyone
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is America’s top jurist, legal big dog, Number 1 custodian of the United States Constitution. Yet, earlier in April, he was simply known as American Citizen “Number 49.” Along with 50 other citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland, the Chief Justice was called for jury duty in a case involving […]
May 4, 2015
Bill of Rights on Display at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center
Visitors to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia now have the opportunity to view three key pieces of American History all in one place. The National Constitution Center recently opened a new exhibit that includes one of the twelve surviving copies of the Bill of Rights. The “Constituting Liberty: From the Declaration to the Bill […]
March 23, 2015
Six Things Lawyers should Do on LinkedIn™
LinkedIn™ is the world’s largest business social network and it continues to grow. Research shows that forty percent of LinkedIn™ users check their accounts daily, which makes it an important part of every lawyer’s marketing strategy. Here are a few tips: Keep your profile current. It is important that all of the information on your profile is […]
March 16, 2015
Martindale-Hubbell on Life Support
Those big books that list just about every major law firm in every state could be found in every law firm’s library. Martindale-Hubbell charged big money to buy them and even bigger money for law firms listed in them. Like everything else today, the only format that sells is on line. The future of Martindale-Hubbell […]
March 2, 2015
Teach Business in Law School
Good writing is not enough to make a good lawyer. Law practice is a challenging business with thin profit and law students remain unprepared for it when they graduate. Some law schools are beginning to incorporate more business-oriented classes and seminars into their curriculum. As The New York Times recently reported, Brooklyn Law School offers […]
February 23, 2015
Law School Students May Need Some Schooling In Practical Skills?
While the educational requirements of law school are certainly rigorous, practical skills training is lacking, according to many critics of the current model. In the United States, attorneys can practice after just three years of law school. By comparison, a surgeon must complete four years of medical school and gain another five years of professional […]
January 12, 2015
New Jersey Ends the Year with a Bang!
New Year’s Eve might be especially noisy in New Jersey this year after a New Jersey court recently ruled that a Boonton teen can bang on his drums all he wants, much to the frustration of his neighbors. A Superior Court judge ruled that the drumming sessions did not constitute a legal nuisance. “The evidence […]
December 29, 2014
Making the Supreme Court Fun
What do the U.S. Supreme Court and the National Football League have in common? Surprisingly enough, both have generated “fantasy leagues” in which participants try to successfully pick the winners and losers. The work of the country’s highest court is serious business. After all, the justices are asked to address serious constitutional issues such as […]
November 24, 2014
Rap Music Marketing Kentucky Law Firm
As the legal market grows more competitive, many law firms are marketing more aggressively and creatively. In an effort to stand out from the pack, a Kentucky law firm that specializes in personal injury recently retained rapper Master P to promote its services. If you aren’t a hip-hop fan, Master P has recorded more than […]
November 3, 2014
Magna Carta World Tour
Maybe it won’t be as big as the Beatles, but the Magna Carta is on its first U.S. Tour in 800 years. It’s the Beatles for government and history nerds! The original document was executed on a field in Runnymede in 1215. An assembly of English barons demanded that King John recognize their rights as […]
September 22, 2014