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TDNCLA: Can I Name My Kid JDate?

by Life of the Law

• February 1, 2013

Dear TDNCLA, I am eight months pregnant with twins and married to the most amazing man I have ever met (on the internet). I am so grateful to JDate for introducing me to my husband…

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Facebook Class Action Email Explained

by Christine Clarke

• January 30, 2013

Last week you may have received an email (and you may have thought it was spam) titled “Legal Notice of Settlement of Class Action.” It warns you in incomprehensible jargon that you have a bunch…

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MY FIRST HOUSE: THE MOST CASUAL HIGH STAKES PURCHASE OF MY LIFE (PART 4)

by Kate Tellers

• January 30, 2013

In this Wednesday series, Kate Tellers writes about buying her first house. Over text. (Find older posts here.) Getting a mortgage often feels like a Sisyphean task. We submitted the financial information for pre-approval, an…

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I Am My Lawyer-Father’s Daughter

by Mallory Schlossberg

• January 29, 2013

I grew up under the law. My father is an employment lawyer, so for a living, he makes sure things are right in the work place. Or as I viewed it growing up, “he argues…

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TDNCLA: How Do I Start a Company?

by Life of the Law

• January 25, 2013

Dear TDNCLA,  I’m a software developer and big fan of goulash, gumbo, and bouillabaisse. A colleague and I were sitting around the other day and came up with an awesome idea for a new startup:…

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MY FIRST HOUSE: THE MOST CASUAL HIGH STAKES PURCHASE OF MY LIFE (PART 3)

by Kate Tellers

• January 23, 2013

In this Wednesday series, Kate Tellers writes about buying her first house. Over text. (Find older posts below.) With the inspection behind us it was time to officially take our house off of the market. To take…

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Heard of the 27th Amendment? Congress Just Violated It… Again

by Eric Fish

• January 22, 2013

Earlier this month, as part of the fiscal cliff deal, Congress gave itself an unconstitutional pay freeze. This was no surprise. For ten of the last twenty years, Congress has frozen its own pay by…

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New Column: This Does Not Constitute Legal Advice

by Life of the Law

• January 18, 2013

We are thrilled to introduce LOTL’s original advice column, This Does Not Constitute Legal Advice. Tune in on Fridays for non-legal, legal advice from real lawyers on real legal questions.  Dear TDNCLA, My fiance is…

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How the New Whistleblower Law Might Help the Administration Keep a Lid on Leaks

by Christine Clarke

• January 17, 2013

The Obama Administration has been notoriously hostile toward leaks and has been accused of doing “more than any modern executive to wage war on whistleblowers.” Why, then, would the Administration go out of its way to not only sign the Whistleblower…

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MY FIRST HOUSE: THE MOST CASUAL HIGH STAKES PURCHASE OF MY LIFE (PART 2)

by Kate Tellers

• January 16, 2013

In this series, Kate Tellers writes about buying her first house. Over text. Once our offer was accepted we hired an inspector to evaluate the condition of our potential new home.  A licensed home inspector provides “a written report regarding…