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7 Ways To Lose An Argument Before It’s Started

November 21, 2008 20:51

Jonathan Fields provides 7 things you don’t want to do if you want to win an argument.  For most advocates, that’s usually an important thing: Don’t Attack Don’t fail to acknowledge and validate another person’s right to believe what they believe Don’t fail to anticipate and address obj...

Life Beyond OCI - Not the Only Option

November 16, 2008 03:09

On Nov. 14, the Career Services office at UWO Law held a session On Campus Interviews - Not the Only Option. Some of our contributors attended and provided their notes from the event below. There are some general concerns about the economic climate, which has translated into a job shortage in some...

Meeting the Man Behind “Lawyers are Rats”

November 12, 2008 08:09

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, negative public perceptions of the legal profession were amplified by the release of the ...

Great Reasons Why Every Law Student Should Blog

November 10, 2008 04:21

To follow-up on our previous post about the benefits of legal writing - and blogging in particular - I found this rather timely post over at The Frugal Law Student. Brett McKay writes: Blogging has definitely helped my legal writing. When you write for a blog, your audience consists of internet...

Obama Win might be a Boon for Law Firms

November 06, 2008 17:56

Carolyn Elefant thinks that some law firms are going to see a major increase in business as a result of this week’s election. Obama is expected to increase regulation in a number of areas, including health and banking, and might provide incentives for green technologies. Larry Bodine and Zack...