Blogs
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Star Trek Lifestyle: When Shirts Start Communicating
Teerah Goodrum | February 6, 2014Whenever I search for the latest technology, I realize that we’re about to live a Star Trek-like existence. Live...
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What’s Your Biggest Flaw?
Alexandra Saville | February 5, 2014Let me guess. You’re just too good, right? Too passionate. Too focused. Too hard of a worker. Right. This is not what interviewers want to hear....
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Airline Fees Are Getting Even More Annoying
Anneliese Mahoney | February 4, 2014It’s happened to everyone. You arrive at the airport, ready to jet off to a choice destination. You go...
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New York Giant Con Artists?
Andrew Blancato | February 4, 2014It’s been a busy winter in East Rutherford, NJ. Rex Ryan signed an extension with the New York Jets....
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Just Who Is Our Next NSA Chief?
Dennis Futoryan | February 4, 2014On Thursday, January 20, 2014, President Obama nominated Vice Admiral Michael S. Rogers to replace General Keith Alexander to...
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What is Net Neutrality & Why Should You Care?
Imran Ahmed | February 4, 2014To the average internet user, the exact mechanics of the internet remain a complicated mystery. A certain abracadabra happens...
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Introducing #300Voices, the Top Voices in Law and Policy
Alexandra Saville | February 3, 2014Law Street launched a new feature today — get excited, everyone! We’ve added #300Voices to the site, which is a...
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What Not to Wear to an Interview
Alexandra Saville | January 30, 2014Heading out to a job interview? First, congrats! Secondly, please rethink the crop top. You might have your own...
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Football Local 60208? Why College Athletes May Win Their Fight to Unionize
Andrew Blancato | January 30, 2014“School’s done for me — I’m here to concentrate on football.” Matt Leinart declared these words in August 2005...
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The Times They Are a-Changin’
Peter Davidson II | January 29, 2014Welcome back to “Life of a Legal Post Grad,” a column which will quite soon be serving its initial...
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SOTU: Sizeable Opportunities in Technology Unfilled
Teerah Goodrum | January 29, 2014The President’s State of the Union address sounded similar to some of his previous addresses, but that’s not necessarily a...
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Beyoncé and Jay Z Did Some Feminist Marriage Queering at the Grammys
Hannah R. Winsten | January 28, 2014So, how many of you caught the Grammy Awards this weekend? If you missed it, you should totally check...
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What About A-Rod’s Other Lawsuit?
Andrew Blancato | January 27, 2014Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz and his panel issued an arbitration decision on January 11 resulting in Alex Rodriguez’s suspension for the entire...
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WIN a Custom-Designed Online Portfolio
Alexandra Saville | January 27, 2014Want to set yourself apart from the competition? We can help! Law Street is launching its first #CapitalistaContest today!...
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Did Your Toaster Just Spam Me?
Teerah Goodrum | January 27, 2014I was watching television recently when I saw an awesome AT&T commercial that summed up the greatness that is...
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Look at This Adorable Couple Who Will Be Super Pumped if Virginia’s Gay Marriage Ban is Lifted
Hannah R. Winsten | January 23, 2014Good morning folks! Who’s enjoying this polar vortex 2.0? Not me! To all of you in the Law Street D.C....
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Our Newest Blogger Nailed His Interview
Alexandra Saville | January 22, 2014This edition of Capitalista Careers is a shout out to one of our newest bloggers, Imran Ahmed. Imran killed...
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Law Firms Take Note: Law Reviews Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up to Be
Akil Alleyne | January 22, 2014Somehow, I only recently encountered Adam Liptak’s scornful treatise of American law reviews in the New York Times (and,...
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Your Smartphone Can Now Fix Parking Tickets
Anneliese Mahoney | January 22, 2014“There’s an app for that.” We all hear this dozens of time a day. Half the time I look...
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I Helped Kickstart Zach Braff’s Movie and All I Got Is a Lousy T-Shirt
Alexandra Saville | January 21, 2014Last year, when actor Zach Braff launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for his movie, Wish I Was...
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The First Time Lesbians Were Legal (on TV)
Hannah R. Winsten | January 21, 2014Good afternoon folks! How many of you got a snow day today? Lucky bitches. Anyway! Guess what we’re commemorating...
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Entitlement
Dominic Jones | January 20, 2014At first glance this post is about Abigail Fisher — but it really isn’t. What it’s about is an...
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Business: Impossible
Alexandra Saville | January 16, 2014My boyfriend and I have been binging on The Food Network lately. The show Restaurant: Impossible, to be exact....
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Ladies, the Men of OKCupid Think You’re a Blow-Up Doll
Hannah R. Winsten | January 16, 2014Good morning loves! How many of you have been staying off the internet this week, thanks to my post...
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The Follow Up
Alexandra Saville | January 15, 2014So, you’ve applied to a job. Actually, you’ve applied to everything slightly relevant that LinkedIn has to offer. You’ve...
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Surprise! You’re Hired
Peter Davidson II | January 15, 2014“And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist...
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Internet Harassment Is a Major Problem for Women
Hannah R. Winsten | January 14, 2014Last week, feminist writer Amanda Hess wrote a groundbreaking cover story for Pacific Standard Magazine about online harassment and...
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Maybe No Baby: Infants in High-End Restaurants
Anneliese Mahoney | January 14, 2014Imagine you’re sitting in a restaurant. It’s not just any restaurant, it’s a very nice, very swanky restaurant. Maybe...
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Why the Redskins Should Prepare for Trademark Loss
Gena Thomas | January 14, 2014What’s unacceptable for pork is OK for people these days? At first glance of the Patent and Trademark Office’s...
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A Refreshing Perspective
Dominic Jones | January 10, 2014The law often does not have the same consequences for all people. This doesn’t necessarily mean that a given law is...