Lawyer's Workday
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4 pages in length. This lawyer's area of law defending the homeless, a population of people who are often denied their inherent rights because of their economic and residential situation. Also known as a street lawyer to industry insiders, this type of lawyer spends most of his time sifting through mounds of paperwork in order to process claims for his clients for any number of reasons: divorce, alimony, unlawful eviction, denied insurance claims and just about any other situation where they were either taken advantage of or unable to achieve without legal assistance. Indeed, this is not a sector of law that pays anything close to the worth of its merit; rather, it is more of a labor of love that this lawyer takes on such cases for no money upfront and eight percent less of a fee (25% versus the standard 33%) only after funds have been recovered. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCLawyerWD.rtf

Legal Brief / U.S. Supreme Court Decision # 6
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Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889, Argued in 1968. Primary arugemnt in this case concerns probable cause and search/seziure, 4th amendement issues, etc;
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Legal Decision-Making Styles
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A 3 page paper discussing the adversarial style of the American justice system and musing under which judicial decision-making system the writer would prefer to be judged if charged – but innocent of – a serious felony crime. The accused should prefer rule utilitarianism if innocent, probably a teleological or deontological perspective if guilty. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSlawDecStyl.rtf

Legal Issues for Riordan and Kudler
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A 4 page paper assessing the approach of two virtual companies to the legal matters that arise as a course of business. Riordan Manufacturing's approach is efficient and effective; Kudler's is not. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSlawRioKud.rtf

Legal Malpractice Case
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This seven page paper is based on a fictitious case study provided by the student. An employee is injured while working for employer and hires a lawyer to sue the employer. The employer makes a settlement offer, which the lawyer does not communicate to the employee. Subsequently the employee loses the court case and gains no compensation. This paper considers the situation where the employee is taking action against the lawyer for negligence in failing to communicate the settlement offer. The paper presents advice for the lawyer and for the employee as well as considering the fiduciary relationship. The paper is written with reference to US law. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEmalpract.rtf

Legal Precedents and Illegal Proceedings
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This 5 page paper gives four examples where improper procedures, not lack of evidence, ruined a case, and whether the arguments used were correct. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Legal Reasoning and Interpretation
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This 4 page paper examines what is meant by legal reasoning and legal interpretation. The paper begins by looking at how legal reasoning takes place and the different with the different perspectives on the role of reasoning. The paper then looks at how interpretation takes place and the three rules of literal interpretation, the golden rule and looking at the entire act. The paper is written according to Australian and English law. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEreasoning.rtf

Legal Services Assistance For the Poor
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This 10 page research paper examines legal service assistance available to the poor in civil cases. Specifically explored are the history of such legal services, what services are provided, who qualifies for services, pro bono lawyers offering such services, and agencies which handle legal services, with particular emphasis upon Pennsylvania. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Lessons Learned from "A Civil Action"
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This 4 page paper uses Jonathan Herr's book "A Civil Action" to answer questions about the American legal system and whether or not justice can be found within it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVCivAct.rtf

LIBYAN FOREIGN BANK VERSUS BANKERS TRUST COMPANY/ A CASE BRIEF
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This 3 page paper is a case brief on the 1987 case between the Libyan Arab Bank versus the Bankers Trust company of New York and London. Overview and conclusions discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBliblaw.rtf

Litigation: When ADR Does Not Resolve The Situation
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4 pages in length. For eighty percent of the cases brought before mediators under the auspices of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the ability for a positive, mutually workable outcome for all parties involved precludes the need for the more time consuming and costly aspects of litigation; for the other twenty percent, formal litigation is typically the next step for resolution. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCLitigADR.rtf

Lochner v. New York
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A 5 page paper which discusses the values and principles of Lochner v. New York and also examines how this case relates to a few other law cases since. This was a case which dealt with issues involving worker's rights in relationship to the amount of hours that an employee could work when concerning an agreement between an employer and employee. It addressed how much input or influence the government or the state had in relationship to such arrangements. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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