Regardless of whether you’re training to be a paralegal, a graduate paralegal looking for their first position, or an experienced paralegal already working for a legal firm, working in the legal field can be overwhelming at times.   Thankfully, there some resources available specifically for paralegals to help you wind down after a hard day of work or education. Lowering the Bar Lowering the Bar is a site dedicated to legal humor run by law partner Kevin Underhill. Underhill uses his legal and analytical skills, coupled with a good understanding of humor and some excellent writing to cover a variety..

When people imagine a career in law, their first thought it normally of highflying lawyers and judges. However, there is a whole legal profession eco-system that supports these two jobs and is just as vital to how the American legal system works.    While you will need a law degree to become a lawyer, there is a huge range of legal jobs that don’t need a law degree and, in this article, we’ll be looking at some of them. Paralegal Paralegals provide vital support to lawyers during cases and are an integral part of the modern legal process. A paralegal..

Financial crime has become a growing concern for businesses and governments around the world. Over the past thirty years, the types and proliferation of financial crimes have drastically increased and the prevalence of economically motivated crime in many societies is a substantial threat to the development of economies and their stability.   In this article, we’ll be defining financial crime, exploring some of the most common financial crimes, and looking at who benefits from them. What Exactly Is a Financial Crime?  Generally, financial crime can be split into two different but connected types of conduct. The first type of financial..

Paralegals provide vital support to attorneys during the course of a legal case, providing administrative backup, interviewing witnesses and clients, collecting and updating key legal documents, and conducting vital legal research.    In this article, we’ll be looking at exactly what kinds of attorney you can expect to be assisting once you’ve graduated from our Paralegal Studies Program. Tax Law Attorneys Taxation is an immensely complex system of interlocking laws covering federal, state, and municipal governments’ assessment and collection of taxes from both individuals and corporations.   You can find attorneys specializing in tax law working for large corporations, legal..

The Supreme Court has featured large in the recent news cycle as have a lot of misconceptions about how it works and what cases it can rule on. In this article, we’ll be looking at the highest court in the land, how it was founded, and what it actually does. A Brief History of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States (or SCOTUS) is the highest federal court in the country and the head of the judicial branch of government.   The Supreme Court itself was established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 as part of Article..