September (or August in many places) finds students from kindergarten to post-graduate returning to the classroom.
And for those entering law schools (referred to as 1L’s), there’s the additional pressure of learning to “think like a lawyer” — particularly, the ability to write and research like one….
My favorite “go to” source for any attorney, from 1L to corner office partner, are the Nutshells. Every topic and practice area is covered concisely. And yes, there is a Legal Research in a Nutshell,Legal Writing and Analysis in a Nutshell, and one on making your litigation debut…. You’ll be ready for your close-up with..
Proud Brooklynites (and is there really any other kind, lol?) can argue that NYC’s current Mayor Eric Adams is a native of Brooklyn, and more than a few Hizzoners have hailed from Kings County… But there was a time when all the Mayors of Brooklyn were from, well, Brooklyn!
Now that Britbox has made its hit series about my own favorite movie star, maybe it’s time to blog about a central legal aspect of Mr. Leach’s/Grant’s life. Archibald Leach became Cary Grant as an adult, forging a new identity that began with legally changing his name. For my mere mortal readers — here are…