Celebrity cases are like sweet poison to a lawyer, a forbidden drink that can have catastrophic consequences for the lawyer’s career, while also giving him such a fillip as to propel him to the frontlines of celebrity himself.
It is ironic that lawyers who’ve presided over the cases of celebrities have seen their clients’ star wane, [...]
I’m taking a break from talking about serious law issues to discuss a fundamental development in the field of criminal investigation since the 80s that has direct ramifications to the legal community. This is DNA profiling, and its a subject I’ve been immensely interested in ever since I got hooked on to CSI.
The main purpose [...]
This is what law school looks like. As per Hollywood.
Don’t you love the way Hollywood treats lawyers and the courtoom? Whether its Emilio Estevez kidding around with the judge in The Mighty Ducks, or melodramatic courtroom dramas replete with emotion charged speeches, Hollywood treats the courtoom as a stage for a broadway show.
I’d been convinced [...]
Early this year, Indian outsourcing company Satyam’s former CEO Ramalingam Raju accepted in a letter to all shareholders that he’d fudged the accounting books and inflated profits. The fraud amount to almost $2 billion. The shares of the company immediately tanked and the future of the company looks debatable today.
I’ve been following this scandal because outside [...]
I got a few mails in the past week about this law school admissions guide.
I went over to the site and checked it out. Normally I’m quite vary of any site that asks me to pay upfront before I access any info, but then I thought – what the heck, its just $27 – way [...]
The LSAT is one of the most difficult graduate exams to crack. Preparing for the LSAT can be a nightmare without the proper books and course materials. We look at some of the LSAT prep books and tell you which ones are worth your time (and money):
1. The Official LSAT PrepTest 51: The Official LSAT [...]