We’ve always imagined bullies to be the mean-spirited, heavy-set teen figures skulking dark school alleys waiting for a hapless student to unleash mayhem upon. Or if that is too grotesque, the chubby guy...
As a law student, there is a lot you’ll hear about lawyers in general and the legal profession, the majority of which are false. A lot of what you’ll hear about lawyers...
Incivility has been defined as the lack of civility or courtesy, rudeness. An impolite or uncivil act or remark. From the above incivility represents everything that is not civility. It is the opposite...
Everybody feels goose bumps sometimes when they have anything to do before an audience. You may start first by worrying about what to really say and then the anxiety might snowball into a...
As a lawyer the ability to think and communicate is by far the most priceless skill a lawyer could possess. Lawyers are trained to think while on their feet. And while the...
Human rights lawyers are the defenders of the rights of humanity. They champion the cause of the abused and oppressed and help fan the embers of social justice in a world dominated by abuse...
Just like the wig and gown, the use of legalese as the official language of lawyers in the modern era remains painfully, a common law relic of a now bygone era. Like many extant...
Anyone aspiring to study law would want to know what exactly it’s like to be a law student and how to succeed at law school. Who wouldn’t? You would want to confirm the reports...
As exciting as studying abroad might seem to international students, but for all that, it’s got its own negatives and positives which is a reflection of the changing times than it’s about its declining...
Lawyers and law students will learn more from watching how great actors deal with situations than they can from listening to a staid lecture on legal ethics. Legal TV shows can be the perfect medley...
Interviews are something everyone dreads. Even law students and lawyers who are presumed to be silver-tongued may find themselves tongue-tied when on the interview hot seat. One wrong answer to an interviewers question could...
Law students are often told in school that the most important tool in a lawyer’s arsenal are words- his use of words. What this means is that more than a lawyers head knowledge of...
Every law student must realize that the study of law requires that they be masters of their life and effective organizers and managers of their time. And given the non-stop nature of most law...
Well, why would anyone want to date a law student? Did that just blindside you. You shouldn’t be! After all the popular perception of law students is that they are cocky, argumentative, high...
Online degrees including the masters are looked upon with a certain degree of suspicion. This is so especially since schools now practically hawk degrees online with annoying pop up adverts even on social media....
