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Senator doesn't pass the bar
May 3, 2011
Comments(6)The list of successful bar exam applicants was released this week and it was missing a recognizable name.
MoreElectronic case filing
May 2, 2011
Comments(0)The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals now requires all documents to be filed and served electronically.
MoreOrgans from death row
April 25, 2011
Comment(1)Should a willing death row inmate be allowed to donate his or her organs after execution?
MoreGreening the law
April 22, 2011
Comments(0)Today is Earth Day. How environmentally friendly is your office?
MoreStudent questions diversity at law school
April 19, 2011
Comments(3)An IU-Indy law student says banners featuring African-American males in the school’s atrium make students feel unwelcome.
MoreRating judges online
April 15, 2011
Comments(0)Website allows people to anonymously evaluate judges and see how judges across the country rate.
MoreTV show provides glimpse into case
April 12, 2011
Comments(0)After I began to read an Indiana Court of Appeals opinion handed down Tuesday, I realized why it sounded familiar. I watched
an episode of a television program that focused on the murder case.
MoreLegal aid cuts: attorneys need to step up
April 6, 2011
Comments(0)If Congress slashes the budget for Legal Services Corp., should more attorneys step up to the plate and do pro bono work to
make up for the cuts?
MoreLaw school loses luster?
April 4, 2011
Comments(0)According to one group, the number of applicants to law school is down more than 10 percent this year as compared to a year
ago.
MoreWhat was he thinking? Part III
March 25, 2011
Comments(2)Another Indiana government employee finds himself without a job because of the political issues in Wisconsin.
MoreCatchy legal advertising
March 23, 2011
Comments(2)When it comes to catchy law firms with catchy slogans, this one may have a winning hand.
MoreDo parades and other big events interrupt your work?
March 17, 2011
Comments(2)Has today being St. Patrick’s Day been a cause for celebration or inconvenience, especially if you’re office is
on or near a parade route?
MoreWe the People seeks support
March 14, 2011
Comments(0)To express their concerns over proposed budget cuts eliminating the We the People civic education program, a group of that
program’s alumni from Indiana have started a Facebook petition to tell Congress to continue the program’s funding.
MoreResearch reveals what lawyers earn
March 10, 2011
Comments(0)The ABA Journal and an Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor have teamed up on a project breaking down
attorney salaries in each county of the United States.
MoreMuseum focuses on justice system
March 7, 2011
Comments(0)Museum offers response to dramatization of crime and punishment using history, artifacts of crimes and criminals throughout U.S. history, and simulators used to train police.
Does Indiana need another law school?
March 1, 2011
Comments(8)A private college based in Fort Wayne is looking into opening a law school.
MoreWhat was he thinking? Part II
February 23, 2011
Comments(2)One Indiana deputy attorney general’s tweet and statements to a newspaper on protesters in Wisconsin get him fired.
MoreSenator taking bar, may miss vote on own bill
February 22, 2011
Comments(0)The senator who proposed the controversial immigration bill in the Indiana General Assembly may miss voting on it because
he’ll be sitting for the bar exam.
MoreJury issues in northern Indiana
February 21, 2011
Comments(4)One northern Indiana judge is upset at the amount of people ignoring jury questionnaires. Another judge is embarrassed his
court had to cut a lunch stipend for jurors.
MoreWhat was he thinking?
February 17, 2011
Comment(1)An Illinois attorney is indicted for trying to sneak drugs into an Indiana prison.
MoreHappy Valentine's Day
February 14, 2011
Comments(0)The Marion County Clerk’s Office has raised more than $5,500 for American Heart Association since 2007 from its “Chapel
of Love” event on Valentine’s Day. This year’s event had 35 couples who reserved a spot to say “I
do.”
MoreObservations of immigration bill hearing
February 10, 2011
Comments(0)A reporter’s observations about the Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor hearing on Senate Bill 590, an immigration
bill, from the hallway outside of the Senate Chamber.
MoreDiscussing college decision making
February 8, 2011
Comments(0)A University of Houston law professor discussed why bad decisions made by colleges and universities regarding admissions and
personnel matters should be studied more at an annual lecture at Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
MoreSnowed in - good or good grief?
February 3, 2011
Comments(0)The winter storm that just hit crippled parts of Indiana – did it impact your office or firm?
MoreCOA judge blogs from Kenya
January 27, 2011
Comments(0)Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Riley is in Kenya this week and has started a daily blog of her most recent trip to the Legal Aid Centre of Eldoret.
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With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.
Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...