Lawyers and the Legal Profession: Cases and Materials

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With more than 45,000 entries covering all areas of law, plus relevant terms in related spheres of expertise, this new Essential Edition is based on the popular Third Edition of the English/Spanish and Spanish/English Legal Dictionary. These are the dictionaries that lawyers, law students, translators, and those working in English and Spanish in law and associated fields have been trusting since the First Edition was published in 1993. Because of its straightforw… More >>

Essential English/Spanish and Spanish/English Legal Dictionary

In so many different situations, you just never know what might happen, this is one good reason to have the facts.

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Designed for those who are not lawyers, accountants, or quasi-legal specialists, this book outlines the elements of risk management for congregations and church professionals. Divided into three parts, the guide provides an overview and history of the American legal system, details various areas of the law, and focuses on ways religious organizations can minimize their exposure to legal difficulties…. More >>

Ministry and the American Legal System

For so many years, lawyers, have been at the bottom of freedom, when the court system failed, when other legal issues took over, lawyers, were there to help, to absolve, to render aid, but now with what appears to be an all out assault on our justice system by Washington, will we ever be safe again, are we headed to a dictatorship?

What will we have when this is done and over with, will it be a burned out shell, of what it was before this administration took over.

Promises were made, but they were not kept.

People thought they knew what they were voting for but later found out different, nothing has changed, except perhaps some would say that we now have a more cruel and inhuman master.

One that would dismantle our way of life in favor of evil.

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White extends his theory of law as constitutive rhetoric, asking how one may criticize the legal culture and the texts within it. “A fascinating study of the language of the law. . . . This book is to be highly recommended: certainly, for those who find the time to read it, it will broaden the mind, and give lawyers a new insight into their role.”–New Law Journal… More >>

The Legal Imagination

Making the most of your research time.

Is it possible with all the stuff that you get with google, well the answer is yet, it is possible.

By: Todd Spodek, Esq.: Google has recently launched Google Scholar, which is an amazing free resource for both lawyers and non-lawyers to research the law. Everyone can now read the full legal opinions of U.S. State, Federal and Appellate cases.

These cases can be searched by the case name, or topic. Further, one can now easily see how a legal opinion has influenced other Judges by reviewing the citing page, and related cases page.

For example if you wanted to read the famous NY Court of Appeals Case People v. Huntley which allows a defendant to challenge the voluntariness and lawful nature of any statement made to the police you could easily do that.

This is an important case to know about because if a defendant requests a Huntley hearing, and is successful at the hearing, any incriminating statements made will be precluded from trial. The hearing Judge will consider the following factors to determine if the statements were voluntary:

* Whether the defendant was in custody at the time of the statement. If so, whether the defendant waives hid Miranda rights.
* Whether the police used unfair coercion or violence
* Whether the police made promises to the defendant
* Whether the defendant mad ethe statement on his own free will
* Whether the statements were obtained as a result of an illegal arrest

The Judge must find that voluntariness beyond a reasonable doubt before the confession can be submitted to the trial jury.

Here’s how to use Google Scholar:

1. Start at Google Scholar
2. Click Google Advanced Scholar Search on the right side of the search box
3. Type Huntley into the “with all of the words” search box
4. Scroll down to Legal Opinions and Journals, Search only Court opinions from the following states, and check New York
5. Click Search Scholar
6. Once you pull up the case, if you click on the “How Cited” link you can see 1) How this document has been cited and 2) Related documents.

Effective Legal Writing: For Law Students and Lawyers

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This book examines how lawyers can find deeper meaning in their work, practice more compassionately, and discover enjoyment in what they do, all by developing a greater awareness for their inner lives. Filled with inspiring profiles of lawyers who have successfully changed their work habits and who have healed themselves as individuals and within their communities, this book makes it clear that the opportunity for change exists for every lawyer, in every kind of pra… More >>

Transforming Practices, Tenth Anniversary Edition: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life

2011 promises to be a huge year for lawsuits, as the federal government over steps, its legal authority there are more and more states filing lawsuits, so that means lots of work for lawyers, for years and years.

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Ideal for teaching international lawyers about the U.S.study of law, this coursebook uses a global perspective to put the basic principles of legal reasoning, writing, and research into context. To effectively teach analysis and communication within the U.S. legal system, the authors present:
material that can be easily adapted to a one-semester or two-semester writing course, using a one chapter/one idea concept a building-block approach to legal analysis based … More >>

International Lawyers Guide to Legal Analysis & Communication in Us

This is probably the worst advice you could ever get, but it is here to remind you that even bad articles can get posted at many websites online, read it at your own risk.

Almost everyone at some point in our lives would require the services of a lawyer. For some, the requirement might be as basic as having someone to give legal advice before transferring or buying a property, creating a will or getting a legal opinion before commencing with a business deal. For some unfortunate ones, the requirements are more complex like getting a divorce lawyer, a criminal lawyer or getting the best possible lawyer before proceeding to take legal action against a company or an individual.

Whatever may be the requirement, one thing that almost all of us would unanimously agree is that searching for the right lawyer can be a real pain. In fact for most people just the thought of soliciting the services of a lawyer is enough to give them sleepless nights and most just don’t know where to begin or how to go about contacting various lawyers and choosing the best one for their requirements or unique situation.

If you are one of those individuals as well who just don’t know what to do in order to search for the best lawyers, then welcome to the world of web 2.0. The internet has already changed a lot of things in our lives like the way we communicate, the way we shop, the way we research about a particular subject etc. But now the next wave of internet websites, popularly known as web 2.0, are changing things even further and one of those is how we look at law, understand legal situations and best of all, how we solicit the services of a lawyer.

Legal networking sites have made the general public much more comfortable with all aspect of the law and made them realize the law is there to help them and is nothing to be scared of. One of the great features of these sites is normal users can register for free and post their problems or grievances and not only can they get advice from fellow users, they can get accurate legal advice from real lawyers who are registered users of these websites. You can even have lawyers who specialize in the field in which you have a problem contacting you and offering their services.

You can find lawyers of absolutely any specialization in these sites from personal injury lawyers to divorce lawyers, criminal lawyers, business lawyers, lawyers specializing in real estate, insurance, immigration, employment etc. The list is absolutely endless and you can not only have lawyers contact you, but the websites actually list the lawyer’s entire details like their specialization, distance from your postal code to their office and their exact location. Apart from this, any user can access the lawyer’s entire profile which has detailed information on their practice, experience and traditional resume.

Never before has interacting with a lawyer of your choice been so easy. Even those who have never interacted with a lawyer before are finding it really simple to now get expert legal advice and judging by the growth of these legal networking sites, it can be clearly seen how comfortable everyone has become with legal issues using web 2.0.