Current Justices of the Supreme Court, 2016).In addition to clerking for Mikva and Marshall Kagan also worked for Michael Dukakis’s 1988 presidential campaign. Shortly after Dukakis lost the campaign she moved to the private sector to work as an attorney at the Washington D.C. law firm Williams and Connolly. Kagan worked in the private sector for a total of three…
police decide whether it is worth investigating or not. If they then decide it is worth it, they have to think about how carefully they are going to have to investigate. The basic idea of an investigation is to search for any type of evidence that associates the person to the specific crime that was committed. An example of this would be if there were an individual stalking someone. The police officers and detectives would then track any type of phone calls that the victim received. Not only…
Even before being convicted, you could be guilty in the eyes of friends, family members and business associates. In Arizona, just passing along underage sexual photos (which you might not know) could result in conviction of a sexually related crime. Accusations are not convictions, and child molestation defense attorneys in Scottsdale provide vigorous defenses defense against child molestation charges, statutory rape charges and other sexual crimes involving…
internship I was required to provide support for all aspects of litigation cases and matters managed by associates, attorneys, and third party affiliates. My primary responsibilities under the direct supervision of an attorney were tailored in the areas of document handing, database management, file creation, and research which included categorizing literature and merging schedules for both clients and attorneys. One of the…
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Just as it has been more interesting to take this class during an election year, perhaps now is also one of the most interesting times to study a Supreme Court justice. I chose John Roberts for two reasons, first, because he was a conservative and it is very likely that Donald Trump will choose a conservative justice this year. Secondly, because I thought it was interesting that he became a Supreme Court Justice at a relatively young age. I wondered, “Did he…
Ever since I was six years old I knew that I wanted to become an attorney and that it would take many years of schooling. At this young age, I did not have a clue what an attorney did. All I saw was that the attorney would go to court and argue with a man. Some school days were rough. My parents both immigrants, with no education, could not help me with simple school work. I was mad and embarrassed because I felt like I did not have any support. Regardless, of their background my parents…
Paralegals, or legal assistants, perform essential tasks delegated to them by licensed attorneys that the attorneys would otherwise have to complete on their own. According to the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA), legal assistants obtain the knowledge and expertise of the legal system that qualifies them to do work of a legal nature “through formal education, training, and experience” (NALA, 2015). Paralegals fill a vital role throughout both civilian and military law practices.…
Hearing Attorney Lori Thompson speak was truly insightful because, it was interesting hear from an attorney who had a background of criminal prosecution then transitioning into Probate and Elder law. In the start of her presentation she explained to the class what made her want to be a lawyer. She outlined to the class that she dreamed of being a lawyer since seventh grade. With that simple wish to become a lawyer she developed the drive and passion she needed in order to get to where she…
Trumps possible cabinet member appointments are looking old, white, and male. Many of which are qualified to fill their roles in the cabinet. With these appointments being considered: Newt Gingrich being secretary of the state, Rudy Giuliani being attorney general, Trump's finance chair, being secretary of the Treasury, Lew Eisenberg, RNC finance chair considered to be secretary…
senior partners get an associate attorney and therefore Harvey needs to hold interviews for this position. Meanwhile at the same hotel that Harvey is doing his interviews at, Mike Ross (a college dropout) is delivering a case of marijuana for his friend Trevor when he realizes that he has been set up and he is walking into a sting operation. He fortunately realizes this quite quickly and manages to run away from the police and mistakenly sits for an interview for the associate…