A lot of lawyers today find themselves in the unexpected position of trying to practice law in an area in which they have insufficient experience. Some of them are new lawyers who had hoped to get hired upon graduation and receive on-the-job training under the guidance of experienced lawyers. Some were downsized in the recession and, due to a slow market for their existing expertise, they find it necessary to develop a new area of practice. Other lawyers just want to make a change into a different type of practice.
The second- and third-year students who signed up for "Well-Being and the Practice of Law" at Duke University School of Law this fall may be getting more than they bargained for. Four weeks in, they´ve already tackled Aristotle (as part of a consideration of the philosophical roots of happiness) and renowned psychologist Albert Maslow, the founder of "humanistic" psychology (in a review of pre-World War II scientific research on happiness).
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily stays the decision by Judge Virginia Phillips to ban enforcement of the policy that keeps gays from serving openly in the military.
Anyone saving for retirement should be paying attention to the small-business bill president Obama signed last month.
The mother of one of two American hikers still jailed in Iran said Tuesday that she´s been told they will stand trial in November and that she´s relieved they will get to formally deny the espionage charges against them.
Smoking in school playgrounds, children´s play areas, hospital grounds and other open-air spaces will be prohibited, if proposals to reform Spain´s 2004 antitobacco law come into effect.
A SON jailed for life for murdering his father by striking him on the head with a 7kg rock has had his conviction quashed and a second retrial ordered by the High Court.
Supreme court test case finds prenuptial agreement between German heiress and former husband to be legally binding.
Cabinet has signed off proposals to remove the addresses of potential jurors from jury lists, Justice Minister Simon Power said today.
Openly gay recruits can now join the military as a result of a federal court ruling striking down the "don´t ask, don´t tell" law, but they are being warned that they can still be discharged if the ruling is overturned.
Victorian police have successfully served an intervention order on Facebook.
The former attorney general is accused of misusing the law to arrest terrorism suspects under false pretenses. The Obama administration is appealing, saying that allowing such a case to go to trial would ´severely damage law enforcement.´
Should a mother be allowed to have the health of a test-tube embryo checked before it is implanted in her womb? Some German politicians want to reverse a court decision allowing her to do so
The Crown has conceded there was a miscarriage of justice in the trial of a Christchurch musician who was convicted of assaulting his four-year-old son.
Unlike the presidential election two years ago, Democrats and Republicans Abroad find it more difficult to get Americans to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. And a new law makes the voting process even tougher.
A man who ate 10 cans of tuna a week for nearly two years is suing the US canned food company Bumble Bee Foods for allegedly giving him mercury poisoning.
The steward who swore at passengers then jumped down the emergency chute could face three years in jail.
An arrest warrant has been issued for actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi after they failed to show up at a court for squatting at a California home.
An international court cleared the way Tuesday to try a former politician and militia leader for crimes against humanity and war crimes including murder, rape and pillaging.
Financial agreements made before marriage are binding in Europe but not in England. A court ruling is likely to change that this week.
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