New York is also awash with foreign attorneys, who take only 1 year of post-graduate education (In most foreign countries law is an undergraduate degree) and are allowed to sit for the bar. This means that thousands of Nigerians and other nationalities have made it to the promised land of contract attorney work - NYC.
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Prices are already lower for run of the mill services when adjusted for inflation. Most people pay around $500 or... [MORE]
Amit U
Dec 30, 2007 22:45
This writer consistently looks at one side of the equation and ignores the other side. Se looks at the number... [MORE]
Michael
Dec 19, 2007 00:55
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Dec 10, 2007 22:11
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Jonathan K.
Dec 10, 2007 13:35
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J Sriro
Dec 5, 2007 11:48
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Dec 4, 2007 23:28
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John Davidson
Dec 4, 2007 17:16
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Michael R
Dec 4, 2007 12:42
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Dec 4, 2007 14:16
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