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 Submission entries should be between 6.500 and 8.000 words in length, of unpublished work.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...
Judges have enormous powers both inside and outside the courtroom. The court is a place of order and respect. Learn some of the things you cannot say to a judge. Every lawyer, or anyone who has ever been to a court, knows that it is a place of dignity, order, and respect. Put differently, the...
Have you been in a situation where you are trying to argue your case in court, but the judge seems irritated, uninterested, or manifestly biased. You’ll understand how frustrating it is for a lawyer to face a difficult judge. Some lawyers have mastered the art of handling difficult judges. Many others get frustrated and allow...
Many men have an uncharitable perception of female lawyers. You probably have heard statements like; ‘Female lawyers usually make bad wives.’ Or, ‘Men who want to get married to a lawyer are courting trouble.’ Or, ‘Female lawyers will use their knowledge of the law to make your life a living hell.’ Men with this line...
There are many mistakes common to young lawyers. The young lawyer just coming out of law school soon realizes that law practice is different from academic work. Taking note and avoiding these common errors is key. Common lawyers’ mistakes can be disastruous. But the truth is that the skills required to practice law are not...
There are important health tips for lawyers and practitioners to observe. We have reports of lawyers and even judges slumping and dying suddenly in court and their houses. These health tips for lawyers is important because the law profession (both the bench and bar) is a sedentary profession. Judges and litigation lawyers sit for hours...