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Last Entry: May 03, 2008 at 09:39:05

Make The Switch

Posted on May 03, 2008
The new blog is up and running, and now it is time for you to take a second to update your RSS feed and/or sign up for email updates. Simply go to The Legal Scoop, and once you get there go to the "Subscription" section on the left hand side of the page...

Almost There...

Posted on May 01, 2008
It shouldn't be long before the completely revamped website is unveiled. Hang tight and check back in the near future. If you subscribe to The Legal Scoop through the RSS feed, go ahead and take a minute to update it with the feed for the "new" blog...

Status Update

Posted on April 28, 2008
A website design overhaul is in the works... Stay tuned for the new website, which should hopefully be completed in the coming month. As always, please send any questions and/or comments here.

All Good Things Must Come to an End

Posted on April 14, 2008
With graduation and the bar exam around the corner for three our contributors, it is time for me to develop a plan for the future of The Legal Scoop. I have a few ideas in my head already and I am constantly thinking about what should come next. In any event, I can promise that it will be just as entertaining and insightful as was this blog...

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More Interview Tips

Posted on March 27, 2008
According to a recent post at WSJ Law Blog, it looks like this year might be another tough market for summer associates. Gain a competitive edge in your summer placement pursuits by sharpening your interview skills. Successful interviewing requires thorough research and preparation...

A Unique Look at the NCAA Tournament

Posted on March 21, 2008
A friend of mine, and an excellent attorney I might add, wrote an article in 2006 that was published in the USA Today. I won't spoil the article for you, but I will tell you that it provides a unique comparison between the American life and dream and the NCAA Tournament...

Interviewing

Posted on March 16, 2008
Click here for a video on interview tips by Professor Greg Bowman of Mississippi College School. Also, for Bowman's "Job Interview Do's and Dont's" click here.

FAA penalizes Southwest Airlines

Posted on March 12, 2008
The FAA penalizing an airline has some increased significance to me due to the fact that I am currently studying Administrative Law and regardless of what the result of the adjudication may be, it is interesting to see the Executive power in action.The Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") is an agency regulating safety in aviation throughout our great nation...

Al Gore to Be Sued?

Posted on March 07, 2008
The following headline grabbed my attention this morning: "Al Gore to be Sued by Weather Channel Founder"The headline immediately got my attention, so I read on. John Coleman, the founder of the Weather Channel, is calling global warming a fraud and wants to sue Al Gore for his continual advocacy of the phenomenon...

Bill Haltom: The Death of the Trial Lawyer

Posted on March 02, 2008
The March issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal features a very interesting piece by Bill Haltom of Thomason Hendrix Harvey Johnson and Mitchell in Memphis, Tennessee. The piece highlights the growing trend towards alternative dispute resolution and the effects on the vanishing trial, trial lawyer, and trial judge...

The MPRE: Part Two

Posted on February 26, 2008
As I mentioned in a previous post, the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE or “Ethics Bar”) is a two hour and five minute exam, consisting of sixty questions. Most states require it for admission to their bar. The passing requirements for most states fall between 70 and 85 (scaled score)...

Take Advantage of CLE Programs

Posted on February 26, 2008
Many law students are unaware of the fact that they can attend CLE programs put on by the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) or other local bar association (Memphis Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, etc.) for free as long as that person is a "law student" member of that bar...

Course Selection: Is the Bar Exam a Factor?

Posted on February 26, 2008
Its almost that time again! What time you might ask? Time to plan your schedule for the Fall Semester! That is, unless you're graduating this semester, in which case this article will be of little use to you, though your opinion is greatly valued. There is a philosophical divide among modern law students when it comes to selecting courses...

Cleanin' Out Eminem's Closet?

Posted on February 18, 2008
Click here to read about ongoing international litigation involving Eminem's song, "Cleanin' Out My Closet." The article mentions some of the supposed differences between the copyright laws in Belgium and the United States. A Belgian violinist filed this lawsuit relating to a 1968 composition that he claims was infringed by Eminem's song...

MPRE Deadline

Posted on February 13, 2008
The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE or “Ethics Bar”) is a two hour and five minute exam, consisting of sixty questions. The questions are developed by a NCBE (National Conference of Bar Examiners) drafting committee comprised of six professional responsibility experts...

Doctrine of Fair Use

Posted on February 10, 2008
One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. This right is subject to certain limitations found in sections 107 through 118 of the Copyright Act...

U.S. Supreme Court takes Retaliation Case from Nashville

Posted on February 09, 2008
Click here to read about a Title VII Retaliation case that originated in Nashville and has been granted certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States.The case is Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tenn...

A Prisoner's Best Friend

Posted on February 08, 2008
Thanks to a law school buddy for passing the following story along to me...Michael Ray, a prisoner in a facility near Columbia, South Carolina, has been locked up numerous times in the past for participating in all kinds of fraud and embezzlement schemes...

'Law School and Beyond' Discussion

Posted on February 01, 2008
Please take a moment to participate in the discussion thread titled "Law School and Beyond" by clicking here, or by clicking "Discussion Forum" on the tooldbar to the left. Discuss your summer employment plans, job offers, goals as a lawyer, or anything else that you want to share.

When, Why and How to Say "No" in the Workplace

Posted on January 31, 2008
When, why and how to say "no" in the workplace is something that many of us struggle with when embarking upon our first job(s) and/or clerkship(s) in the legal profession. Should you say no when you are overbooked? If it means compromising your best work, maybe this would be best...

RIAA and the University of Tennessee

Posted on January 30, 2008
The University of Tennessee has become a battle ground for the RIAA, and one that has produced very positive results for the record industry. Article

Circuit Split: Cat's Paw Liability

Posted on January 29, 2008
Attorneys in the field of employment law, especially those working in multiple jurisdictions, are at a loss to explain the Supreme Court's recent dismissal of the EEOC v. BCI Coca-Cola Bottling of Los Angeles case, to which they had originally granted certiori...

Ethically Required to Remain Silent?

Posted on January 27, 2008
I recently came across an article relating to a lawyer's duty of confidentiality in representing a client. The circumstances surrounding the factual situation in the article may seem to "shock the conscience" of folks not involved in the legal profession or who have not attended law school...

Thanks to All

Posted on January 26, 2008
The Legal Scoop would like to thank the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) for linking to our blog from the "Useful Links and Web Resources" section of their law student webpage, which can be accessed by clicking here. We would also like to thank Blograters...

The Dilemma of Party Identifiers

Posted on January 25, 2008
One of the single greatest pastimes in the American culture is the sport of professional football. Throughout the fall and winter months Americans gather to watch, and/or attend, football games. Many sports fans choose a team because of a particular player or coach, perhaps because it is the hometown team, their father’s favorite team, or any other of numerous reasons...

Students Blogs & International Law

Posted on January 21, 2008
The Mississippi College School of Law International Law Society has its new blogup and running. After I heard about the launching of that law blog, I was reminded of my previous post on UC Hastings 3L, Travis Hodgkins. His Transnational Law blog landed him a job with the law offices of Harris & Moure, PLLC in Shanghai during the summer of 2007...

Holiday Post

Posted on January 21, 2008
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have A Dream

Couple Sues Iowa Restaurant

Posted on January 20, 2008
What a disaster for this Iowa couple who had their rehearsal dinner at a restaurant that happened to have a chef with the stomach flu. Never a good thing. Check it out by clicking here.

Lawyer-CEOs

Posted on January 17, 2008
What do the public companies of Marsh & McLennan (MMC), American Express (AXP), Time Warner (TWX), Citigroup (C), Viacom (VIA), and Fannie Mae (FNM) have in common? The current CEOs of these companies are all lawyers (with the exception of Citigroup, whose former lawyer-CEO Charles O...

Unknowing Twins Marry? A Family Law course posting.

Posted on January 11, 2008
Wow. This is quite interesting. I figured I would share this link from the CNN article about this unbelievable story. The article was posted on my Family Law discussion link on Westlaw's TWEN site. The story can be found by clicking here...

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