I will soon be entering the last term of my second year of law school.  Time really does fly.  I am heading on the downward slope to graduation.  But what awaits in the lull of the valley is another crest at the top of an even larger mountain.  The State Bar Exam.
We are all anxious [...]

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If you have ever wondered about the care that should be taken when drafting legal documents then check out this article by the New York Times.  The Supreme Court of the United States will soon be deciding whether or not private citizens are afforded the right to keep and bear arms in accord with the [...]

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While I am not much of a t.v. watcher (especially since I began law school) I happened to catch a short glimpse of a show on etiquette a couple of days ago.  I did not watch the entire episode but did happen to catch the part about language.  According to the segment, “swear words” are [...]

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This is no doubt the age of the computer.  For the non-traditional law student this can be a great benefit.  One thing I would suggest doing is signing up for email alerts or RSS feeds from your state’s legislature.  Here is the link for Michigan’s legislative RSS feed.  I find it very useful to see [...]

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My wife and I were having a conversation that somehow ended up discussion why our children always referred to any type of meat as chicken.  Strange huh?  But during the course of this strange conversation my wife questioned why we call chicken, chicken?  We don’t call beef, cow.  We don’t call pork, pig.  So why [...]

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The right contacts often cover a multitude of missed opportunities.  Huh?  Law students strive to better themselves during law school as well as their employability after law school.  Whether it is law review, legal journals, law societies, public service works, etc…, law students generally try to pack their resume`s with as much as they can [...]

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