Legal Articles

Last year, I made a mistake I missed the opportunity to pitch articles to many of the newspapers and magazines that covered summer associate and new attorney issues in 2007

Last week, I spent three days at LegalTech New York and was stuck by the lack of law students and junior associates in attendance When I was at a firm, I loved running over to the nation’s largest legal technology conference for half an hour or so over lunch

While e-discovery may be Greek to many, it is those documents written in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Russian that cause much of the trouble These “multi-byte” languages have exponentially more characters than the 26 letters and few other punctuation marks that Latin languages like English, Spanish, French and German need

Check for arrest warrants and get treated favorably by the courts Do you want to get woken up in the middle of the night and dragged off to jail by the police I thought not but if there's a warrant out for your arrest then this is exactly what could happen

Get a background check on your new love before it's too late Angelina works in a busy office all day and spends much of her time chained to her PC so when she found herself single again she turned to the Internet to fill the hole that she now felt in her life It didn't take long for her to find a new boyfriend but she wishes now that she had checked to see if he had arrest warrants before they got serious together

If you’ve been pulled over as a result of a traffic violation, you should know how to act appropriately to make the process go as smoothly as possible For example, you should be polite and non-confrontational to the officer, and avoid suspicious behavior or movements

Think about it You go to the doctor

Unfortunately, medical malpractice happens everyday somewhere in the world Everybody has the right to get the medical treatment that they need

COPD is short for Cardiac Obstructive Pulmonary Disease This disease is difficult for a sufferer to manage

If you are a sports fan, you have likely heard of option agreements as part of a professional athletes’ contract with his or her current team The world of real estate has option agreements, as well

It is no secret that the world of real estate legal wrangling can be pretty confusing, especially if you aren’t an experienced legal expert Many different types of contracts only differ by a small amount, such as the difference between a real estate option contract and a right of first refusal contract

In it simplest terms, a promissory note is a written promise to repay a loan or debt under specific terms - usually at a stated time, through a specified series of payments, or upon demand A promissory note will clearly identify the parties, the amount of the obligation, and if necessary, the consideration for the obligation, that is, what the debtor has already received or will receive in return for signing the note

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A road traffic accident describes any accident that happens on a road or footpath Road traffic accidents are the cause of an estimated 1

A no win no fee claim, officially known as a conditional fee agreement offers an alternative way to fund litigation and can be used in almost all commercial claims No win no fee claims or conditional fee agreements have been in place since 1995, however during this time it was limited to a certain range of cases but then thankfully in 1998 no win no fee agreements were extended to include all cases with the exception of family proceedings

It has been said that motorcycles represent approximately about 1% of the traffic on our roads in the UK but they account for 18% of all serious deaths and injuries Motorcyclists are 40 times more likely to be killed in an accident than a car driver

A slip, trip or fall can happen almost anywhere if there is a wet/slippery surface, uneven flooring or if there are any obstructions on the floor surface Some of the main reasons that slip, trip or fall accidents occur include the following: Slip trips or falls on uneven roads and pavements are usually the responsibility of the Local Council as it is their duty to maintain roads and pavements Shops have the responsibility to ensure that their floors are keep free from any spillage or obstructions which could cause a slip or trip

Sadly every year many people fall victim to accidents that happen within their workplace; accidents that should have been avoided if the correct safety procedures were in place This is why it is essential that you are familiar with what health and safety is carried out within your workplace

Workers who are injured in Pennsylvania, or who are injured outside of Pennsylvania but are entitled to benefits under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, must act promptly to protect their rights All too often, employees get hurt, then assume that whatever injuries they have suffered will go away, and then decide that they do not have to tell their employers – at least not right away

Have you been the victim of an accident at a supermarket Have you been offered a couple hundred pounds for compensation

Filing bankruptcy is the last draw if you can't find any other solution to your financial and debt problems This serious step keeps you protected from your creditors but you have to go through a lot of trouble for the proceedings

A contract for deed, also known as “land contract”, is a legal agreement between a buyer and seller of real property, whereby the seller immediately transfers equitable title to the buyer but retains legal title, agreeing to transfer legal title to the property only after the buyer has paid the full purchase price

While the idea of promissory note has likely been around since the advent of currency (if not before), the promissory note itself dates from about the 10th century The promissory note has changed little in a millennium

If you’ve ever found yourself in a situation where you needed to get out of a binding lease, you have probably discovered the murky and often confusing legal waters that come with this area of law Not only do you need to have a lease termination agreement that satisfies both renter and rentee, but you also need to have an intimate knowledge of the original lease to be able to work from

If you are planning to build your own home, the entire process can be extremely overwhelming There are very few projects you or anyone else can take on that are more stressful and more prone to problems