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The Most Entertaining, But Still, Somehow Depressing, Supreme Court Transcript — See Also

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The Most Egregious Lawyer Stereotypes: But ranked! Who'd Have Thunk I'd Be Firmly On Justice Gorsuch's Side: But, here we are. Chuck Grassley Really Put His Foot In It: And he doesn't even know it. Embarrassing Google Search History? Hopefully that's protected speech.

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Top Lawyers: Randy Zelin of Cornell University Law School On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law

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Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Except for a brief moment when my mother bought me Grey’s Anatomy and the pictures made me want to throw up, I have always wanted to be a trial lawyer.

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India Supreme Court directs courts to avoid referencing stereotypes against women in gender-related crimes

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The directions were issued in a judgment setting aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s July decision that had granted bail to a man accused of outraging the modesty of his neighbor on the condition that he request the survivor to tie a rakhi on his wrist.

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Norman Harris: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field

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As a lawyer, I have learned that effective presence is an equal companion to competence, character, compassion and courage. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. I also have a developing practice, partnering with another lawyer, in Civil Rights Law.

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Building a Global Platform for Lawyers

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Lawyers could not be in their offices, could not be in meetings, could not be in court. The basic functionality needed, is secure communication between lawyers and their clients as well as their peers. The lawyers would always own their data and the platform would be free. The reasons are many and well-known.

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Morning Docket: 02.26.24

Above The Law

American Lawyer ] * IPO market leaned heavily on "cornerstone investors" last year. Reuters ] * NCAA lurches closer to irrelevance as court knocks down its attempt to impose NIL rules. [ American Lawyer ] * IPO market leaned heavily on "cornerstone investors" last year. Honestly, feel free to keep mismanaging funds, boys. [

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Singapore court rejects appeal against execution of man with intellectual disability

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The Singapore Court of Appeal Tuesday rejected an appeal against the execution of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a Malaysian national who was convicted of illegally importing 42.72 In domestic law, the court found, “age” exclusively meant chronological age and not mental age. grams of diamorphine in 2009.

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