I'm a canadian student who's about to graduate and have no idea what degree I should get next. Ideally, I would like to go to Europe and stay there. My HBA is in International Relations and I want to work in Human Rights groups. Should I go for a JD or an LLM? The LLMs so far sound a lot better because they're a lot more specific and Europe doesn't offer any JDs. But, I can't help but feeling like I'm missing something since the JD is 3 yrs and the LLM is only one. Which one is better?

I'm trying desperately to come up with a snappy, funny quote to put on the back of our t-shirts for this upcoming school year. Anyone have any suggestions? Maybe something you used on your group's shirts or saw on someone else's shirt? I would really appreciate it!

Today at my internship, the partner I have been working with advised me that as a new associate, I would be expected to hire a nanny to care for my child so I could work late as the job demanded. She began her career at a large firm, married, with a son. Another partner at my firm described working in a large firm as indentured servitude. She also is married and has a teen daughter.

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Ruth Cooper Burg , Roberta Karmel, Linda Strite Murnane,
Mary Jo White, Ann Claire Williams, and
special award recipient Sarah Weddington

I am a 3L about to take the Bar this July, and I plan to start my job with a V50 firm in August. I found out that I am pregnant a few weeks ago, and my baby will be due in mid-November, just about 2 1/2 months after I start.  When should I tell the firm?  Should I take the full 12 weeks of maternity leave that they offer?  Will the fact that I am taking leave 2 months after starting cause them to give me less important or interesting work?  Do you think they will tell me to push back my start date until after the baby is born?  Any other advice?

To make a long story short, three years ago my husband of 20 plus years decided to trade me in for two 20 year olds.  I returned to school and I will finish my BS in Paralegal Studies at the end of April. 

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