Student loan consolidation is a way for graduates to combine all of their student loans into one loan. This loan is handled by a creditor. The creditor pays off the multiple loans in full, leaving the student to pay off a new loan. Students no longer need to pay multiple student loans with separate billing…
Category: Legal Law
Boomers: Can you come home?
Do you baby boomers dream of retiring somewhere exciting new or making plans to come home and settle down? Can you come home and it will be the same? After visiting my old home in Washington state, I pondered these questions. Thomas Wolfe wrote the novel “You Can’t Go Home Again.” The term became a…
Houston Personal Injury Lawyers
Personal injury refers to the damage suffered by a person, property or others with the person because of another person. The party causing the injury may be another person or a company. People get injured from slip and falls, car accidents, use of defective products, animal bites, etc. They can also arise from mishandling or…
Workplace Retaliation After Reporting Unfair Wages
Many people, especially those in the service industry, are victims of unfair wage practices. Federal law requires that all workers be paid at least the minimum wage and not be required to work more than 40 hours per week without overtime pay. Unfortunately, employees often don’t report unfair wages for fear of retaliation from their…
How to persuade someone to give you money – 4 tricks to get your money back
Isn’t it funny how easy it is to lend other people money? however, how difficult is it to persuade someone to pay you back? But I guess if you’re the one who had to shell out the money, this isn’t so funny. Unfortunately, this kind of situation happens to people all the time. If you…
Teens, Jobs, and School: The Pros and Cons
Most teens realize at a relatively young age the old adage that “money equals power.” Money equals designer clothes, a car and insurance and, in many cases, a certain amount of freedom. And to get money, many teens get part-time jobs. While the benefits and/or drawbacks of teens and part-time jobs have been researched, studied,…
How to Study for the Bar Exam and Select a Bar Review Course
Before you graduate, your dean of students, a professor, or common sense will tell you that the bar exam is a test not to be taken lightly, that you should take your bar exam preparation seriously. But until you dive into the depths of the sample bar exam essays and practice questions, it’s very difficult…
This is the reason for the attorney’s professional liability insurance coverage
Studies indicate that professional liability claims against attorneys are increasing dramatically. The grounds for the lawsuits run the gamut of associated allegations, from unintentional errors to failure to fully address client concerns, conflict of interest, and actual breach of fiduciary duty. Understandably, of course, having insurance protection is something that all attorneys and law firms…
Types of objections
There is nothing more stereotypically tied to the legal profession than a lawyer standing up in a courtroom and yelling “I object!” to protest something that the other side’s attorney is trying to admit to the evidence and the record. The practice is featured on most legal shows and was even featured in Elle Woods’…
Becoming an English Lawyer: The Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS)
English law is held in high regard; London is among the top legal cities in the world; and talented and qualified barristers continue to seek to become English barristers. Job prospects are decent for lawyers in the UK and by becoming an English barrister you increase your employability. Once qualified, you will be able to…