The skills required to be a good lawyer include analytical skills, judgment skills, research skills, communication skills, etc. But can being a good lawyer make you a successful lawyer? According to some experts, having these skills and being a good lawyer are not enough to make you a successful lawyer. In theory, good lawyers should...
Many people who choose law as a career do so to make a lot of money and be financially free. The reality, however, is that more and more people are joining the profession. It is, therefore, becoming more difficult for many lawyers to break even and make some decent living. Almost every other profession has...
Roadblocks or checkpoints are set up to help the security agencies in detecting and controlling criminal activities. Unfortunately, checkpoints have been the scenes of sad incidents involving the police shooting innocent motorists. Most of these incidents are as a result of misunderstandings between citizens and the security agencies. To avoid tragedies and regrets, the following...
You stand a chance to win EUR 1,000 of Brill book vouchers and a one-year LPICT subscription when you apply for the Rosalyn Higgins Prize – Int’l Court of Justice Papers. The competition for the Prize is open to everyone. Submission entries should be between 6.500 and 8.000 words in length, of unpublished work. The...
Do you have great ideas and love to write? Then this is an opportunity for you to win a $1000 award by participating in the Spring Scholarship Essay Contest. The contest is open to all graduates, undergraduate and high school/secondary school students from all over the world. You can learn how to make money from...
How you bill your clients determines how successful you’ll be as a lawyer. Avoid going broke and learn tips on charging the proper legal fees. While knowledge of the law is good, knowing how to charge and collect the proper fees from your clients is even better. Some lawyers have been bold enough to say...