an example of a public interest legal job...

hi folks...just got an announcement about this today. it gives you an example of the kind of job you might be qualified for if, for instance, you took Professor Colker's ADA class and worked independently with her and became someone of an expert in laws related to the ADA. actually, there are lots of legal advocacy groups that hire their own attorneys...other examples are Equal Justice Foundation, Foundation for Individual Rights, ACLU, etc.

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Subject: DISABILITY RIGHTS STAFF ATTORNEY POSITION (in Nashville, TN)

DISABILITY RIGHTS STAFF ATTORNEY POSITION


Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC) is a private nonprofit agency which is designated as the protection and advocacy system for Tennessee. DLAC is currently accepting applications for a staff attorney to work primarily in its employment law area which includes employment discrimination and vocational rehabilitation.

Licensed Tennessee attorneys with strong written and oral communication skills who want an opportunity to work on issues which significantly impact people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Although DLAC would prefer to receive applications from attorneys with employment and/or disability law experience, the agency is willing to consider applications from less experienced attorneys who have engaged in activities that demonstrate a strong interest in disability rights issues.

Submit cover letter, resume and writing sample to
P.O. Box 121257,
Nashville, TN 37212 or by e-mail to sheliam@dlactn.org by February 11, 2011.

Attorneys with disabilities are encouraged to apply. E.O.E.

Pelotonia death lawsuit

note how the lawsuit in this case is being used:
1) to get answers
2) to promote awareness

and how it is not being used:
1) to get money [the defendants didn't have insurance]

Bicyclist's family wants answers in her death

note also how the article mentions the insurance company Progressive was named as a party even though they are already cooperating. this is a standard move in civil litigation procedure--to name every party possible.

Attorney allegedly took his pay in painkillers

well, you don't want to do this after you graduate from law school and become a lawyer. my real question though is why is he in jail instead of a treatment center. he's pretty clearly an addict and even though he broke the law, wouldn't everyone be a lot better off if he went straight into treatment?

Attorney allegedly took his pay in painkillers

another law school prof in the news...

he folks....read down towards the end--where is quotes Michael McCann, vermont law school professor and "sports law expert"...this is the guy you want to be if you are interested in law school and sports.

Federal judge: Former MLB players must testify in Barry Bonds perjury trial

if you are interested in sports law, 1) there's an entire sports law journal [comes out of Marquette], and 2) you should search this McCann guy on lexis-nexis academic and read one of his articles for summary #2 [assuming it fits an area of sports law you want to write about].

ps. this case reinforces a lesson learned in the Watergate era: it's not the original act that oftentimes gets people in trouble, but instead, the cover-up...

home run baseball/property article

here ya go, folks...the citation for the law review article about who owned the barry bonds 73rd home run baseball. [it was caught by a fan named popov (to what degree the catch had been completed became the legal issue), that fan was attacked by a group of fans, and another fan, hayashi, emerged with the ball. interestingly, the author of the article was ultimately an expert witness for popov when the case went to trial! [a trial which was completed after the article was published, so i had to do some digging to find out that the court decided the catch was incomplete (whatever that means) and the ball should be sold and the profits equally divided].

23 Cardozo L. Rev. 1609, Paul Finkelman
Batter Up!: From the baseball field to the courthouse

ps. sorry that cite isn't clickable but you can find it by going through the OSU library page and then research databases then Lexis-Nexis Academic and then US Legal and then Law Reviews

mafia raid article

was just reading this on cnn.com, and not surprisingly, toward the end it quotes a law professor. to be honest i never noticed this as much myself--but law professors are everywhere! and if you want to have some fun after you're done reading the article, google that professor's name and read his wikipedia entry...he's got a JD and a PhD in criminology...and seems to be an expert on prisons, street gangs, and now organized crime. for you criminology majors in the class, this should be pretty interesting. oh, for everyone--your research on the law review article may very well lead to a presentation in the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum [denman.osu.ed]...think about it!

FBI targets mob...

an outline of tips on how to write a note/article...

more guidance on how to write a student note/article....i think much of her info comes from the sources listed below. for instance, her 10 kinds of notes come directly [one might say they are plagiarized from] the Delgado article. hmmm.

Writing a Note