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Masters Degree or Master’s Degree
Edwin Johnstone wrote: What is the proper way to spell masters degree ? or is it master's degree? or Masters degree? or Master's degree? Masters Degree or Master’s Degree?

St. Thomas offers green law degree (Miami Herald)
Aspiring lawyers interested in science and the environment have an earth-friendly option at St. Thomas University, which has started a dual degree program that promises to produce students with both a bachelor's degree in environmental justice and a law degree specializing in environmental law.

This law degree is for the dogs
Literally. When Amy Jones received her law degree from Baylor University, her playful service dog Skeeter got the same honor. As Jones got her juris doctor degree on Saturday, Skeeter received an honorary law degree...

What is a Law Degree Good For, Besides Law
The National Law Journal this week raises the question, "Is the Versatility of a Law Degree Just a Myth?" "People don't see the value in the joint degree. They think I'm confused," Dina Allam told the NLJ regarding her joint...

Realtor's Love of Law Leads to Paralegal Degree
HAMMOND, Ind. -- In her mid-20s, Maureen Miller attended Calumet College to earn a degree but got a little side-tracked. About 30 years later and after a bout with breast cancer, Miller, now 57, is graduating with an associate's degree as a paralegal...

Second-Degree Murder
Previous blog posts have focused on the offense of first-degree murder and its elements, the primary element of which is premeditation. As discussed in those blogs, premeditation can be formed in an instant but is not present in every situation...