What Is the Baby Bar Exam?
If you’re just starting to explore the path to becoming a lawyer, you might have come across the term “baby bar exam” and wondered what on earth it is. No, it’s not an exam for tiny attorneys. It’s a unique…
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What are the Benefits of Becoming a Lawyer?
You might have heard the becoming a lawyer comes with a number of benefits. But what exactly are those benefits? “Lawyer-ing” can’t be glamorous and exciting 24/7, can it?
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What Types of Jobs Can You Get with a Law Degree?
Wondering what jobs you can get with a law degree? Many people’s understanding of jobs available after a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree are likely informed by the media we consume, whether it’s from shows like Netflix’s new big-law focused Partner…
What You Need to Know About the Different Law Degrees
Eeny meeny miney…degree? Much as I’d like to believe that readers of this blog are only here to bask in the sparkling wit and charm of our lovely authors, I know a self-serving fallacy when I see one. We’re all…
Which Field of Law Is Right for You? LSAC Will Tell You
The LSAC updated its site with new features to help prospective law students learn about their legal career options. I think the highlight of LSAC’s new features is easily their BuzzFeed-style quiz, where instead of revealing Which Famous Chris is…
Good News/Bad News with the Current Legal Job Market
All potential law students should keep themselves apprised of the ever-changing status of the legal job market. After all, the vast majority of students do not begin law school with a job waiting for them on the other side. Recently,…
A Starting Salary of $190K?!
A short time ago, a so-called “biglaw” firm in New York created a stir in the legal community by announcing starting salaries of $190K. Over the last week, a growing number of firms has matched the new salary scale, which…
Legal Field Trips: Personal Injury Law
To complete our series on various legal practices areas, we’re going to dive into the much maligned world of personal injury law. Personal injury lawyers are often pejoratively referred to as “ambulance chasers” because they — more in myth than…
Legal Field Trips: Corporate Law
Over the last few weeks, we’ve done quick primers on securities law, criminal law, and appellate litigation. Today, we’re going to break from the emerging trend of focusing solely on the litigation side of practice and jump over to corporate…
Legal Field Trips: Appellate Litigation
For the last couple weeks, we’ve been doing a series on various areas of the law. So far, we’ve covered securities law and criminal law. This week we’re going to take up appellate litigation. While this is a relatively niche…