The most basic reason why recently barred lawyers and law students apply for clerkship is that they can learn more than they could while in any other legal job. Unlike first-year Biglaw associates who are mostly assigned duties of placing stickers on trial exhibits...
People use small claims court to settle disputes when they don’t have the funds to hire an attorney. The process is swift, inexpensive and the claim amount in most states is capped at $10,000. Both parties in smalls claim court will act as their representative....
Mahatma Gandhi, a lawyer, activist, and humanitarian, played a pivotal role in the formation of modern India. He promoted principles of nonviolent protest which subsequently influenced Dr. Martin Luther King in the United States and other civil rights leaders around...
Thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway show, Hamilton, the world is once again aware of the United States of America’s first Secretary of the Treasury and founding father Alexander Hamilton. The show spoke much on the theme of legacy, and Alexander Hamilton...
Aaron Burr is an infamous historical figure thanks in part to the duel he participated in that ended the life of Alexander Hamilton. Burr, though, is much more than just a duelist. He was also the third vice president of the United States and, as well as a soldier and...
