Legalese
This is another word for the plaintiff in a case.
What is a petitioner?
These lawyers help settle logistical, custodial, and economic disputes between unhappy couples.
What are divorce attorneys?
This acronym stands for the Law School Admissions Test.
What is the LSAT?
This 1803 Supreme Court case established the foundational principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This late-night comedy show often includes skits about prominent political figures, such as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
What is Saturday Night Live (SNL)?
This is an official, chronological log maintained by a court clerk that records every document filed and action taken in a court case.
What is a docket?
This practice area focuses on business operations and mergers and acquisitions; a few of our alumni speakers, most recently Will Brown, specialize in this area.
What is corporate/commercial law?
Your grade in a law school course is usually entirely based on your performance on this one assignment and they often have heavy grade curves.
What is the final exam?
This current justice is considered to be one of the most conservative in the Court's history.
Who is Samuel Alito?
This popular television series, including spin-offs like Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent, has a total of well over 50 seasons across all spin-offs.
What is Law & Order?
This jury does not serve the typical purpose of deciding whether a defendant is innocent or guilty; rather it determines if there is enough evidence or "probable" for a case to go to trial.
What is a grand jury?
This practice area deals with visa and citizenship applications and is a wildly popular topic of political discussion right now.
What is immigration law?
This organization is a one-stop-shop for all law-school related resources, most importantly serving as a portal to submit law school applications.
What is the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC)?
This president recently became the first sitting president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments on a case he is involved in.
Who is Donald Trump?
This 1993 movie starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington examines employment discrimination as lawyer Andrew Beckett is fired from his job for being gay.
What is Philadelphia?
This refers to a ruling issued by a judge before trial in favor of one party when there is no genuine dispute over material facts and the law clearly favors one side.
What is a summary judgment?
This position is very common for recent law school graduates and is often characterized by being overworked and underpaid, yet still a good way to gain experience in the field.
What is a public defender?
This is the largest law school in the United States with over 3,000 students located in Washington, D.C.
What is Georgetown University Law Center/School?
This term refers to the current Court's ideological makeup, including a ratio of conservative to liberal justices.
What is the "6-3 conservative majority"?
This television series that aired from 1999-2006 is considered to be one of the most popular legal dramas of all time.
What is The West Wing?
While very similar to arbitration, this term refers to a voluntary, non-binding negotiation facilitated by a neutral third party with the goal of reaching a mutually agreed settlement.
What is mediation?
This practice area is carried out in specialized courts dealing with financial distress for individuals and corporations.
What is bankruptcy law?
Completing these types of court-related experiences during your time in law school can greatly enhance your professional skills, marketability, and networking opportunities.
What are clerkships/clerking for a judge?
This recent case (February 2026) ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the president to impose tariffs and that reading the statute as allowing presidential taxation renders it partly unconstitutional because the Constitution expressly forbids taxing exports.
What is Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump?
This character, played by Phil Morris, gives a comical essence to being a personal injury lawyer as Kramer's attorney on the television series Seinfeld.
Who is Jackie Chiles?