Category: Legally Speaking

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POSTED: November 10, 2007 at 2:10 pm / Popularity: 7%

Lawsuit Loans - A Review and Guide

Oddly enough, lawsuits cost money. Usually lots and lots of money, and for many people it may be difficult, if not impossible to cover the expenses of litigation so you can see it to its conclusion. As a result, an entire industry has formed around this need, providing litigation funding to clients who want to keep their lawsuits going. Any Lawsuits is one of the newer loan services…..

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POSTED: September 20, 2007 at 7:09 pm / Popularity: 8%

Need an Attorney?

God help you if you ever need an attorney, but just in case you do, the aforementioned link might be a good place to start.

Well maybe. For a site that touts itself as being a directory for the “Top Lawyers of America,” there’s not much info here to indicate why these particular lawyers might be worth your time. The directory is very sparsely populated…..

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POSTED: June 16, 2007 at 6:17 pm / Popularity: 8%

Admitting Foul Play At AutoAdmit

There’s been some discussion going around about the recent AutoAdmit lawsuit that was recently filed, and since I previously read about some of the details on Feministe a few months back, I thought I’d share my own take on it here.

You know, let’s face it: The Internet is not a safe place. There are some whacked out loonies on this box that would give even steely…..

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POSTED: April 12, 2007 at 10:43 pm / Popularity: 9%

And the answer is…..

Maybe. :rant:

18 months of soul searching, seeking, knocking, begging for clear direction, begging for signs, begging for ANYTHING that might give me an indication that I wasn’t making the mistake of my life by signing up for law school, and now here I am… one day before the deadline, STILL without an answer.

I spoke to my supervisor about my intentions and how keeping night pay would be a necessity…..

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POSTED: April 8, 2007 at 6:44 pm / Popularity: 8%

A Legal Endgame

Alright, this has gone on long enough.

My decision on whether to attend law school or not has taken me on a road almost as long as law school itself. It all began in October of 2005, and it may finally, FINALLY come to an end on Friday the 13th, which is the deadline for the deposit I would need to make to secure my place in the part time…..

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POSTED: March 26, 2007 at 8:11 pm / Popularity: 8%

Looking for purpose

I think my very existence could serve as living proof that it’s possible for God to make mistakes. From my direction-less life to my uncanny ability to make bitter enemies in a nanosecond, I wonder if I’d be able to singlehandedly restore the natural order of the universe simply by walking in front of a moving train. Would it really be a sin for me to finally set…..

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POSTED: February 12, 2007 at 3:14 pm / Popularity: 12%

As Roy Orbison would say:

After going back and forth with the local law school that accepted me into their part time program, I finally made a decision.

I will not attend law school.

I knew if it was meant to be, the pieces would fall into place. Instead, my school absolutely refused to give me any leeway in granting me a schedule that wouldn’t conflict with my working hours. After conferring with my admissions…..

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