Setting Up in the US: Legal Basics for Foreign Companies
How a foreign company sets up in the US, explained plainly: entity choice, state registration, executive visas, employment law, and tax basics.
Business Law
Nonprofit Law
Fiscal Sponsorship, Plainly: Running a Charitable Project Without Forming a Nonprofit
What is fiscal sponsorship? How charitable projects operate under an existing nonprofit’s exemption, the main models, and when it beats forming.
Business Law
NNN Agreements vs NDAs, Plainly: Protecting Ideas Across Borders
What is an NNN agreement and why is a standard NDA not enough for overseas manufacturing? A plain English guide to non-disclosure, non-use, and more.
Public Interest
Green Card Categories, Explained Plainly
Green card categories explained plainly: family-based, employment-based, priority dates, and why wait times differ so much by category.
Nonprofit Law
When a Nonprofit Closes: Where the Money Goes, Plainly
What happens when a nonprofit dissolves? Plainly: the dissolution clause, paying debts, giving assets to other charities, and cy pres.
Business Law
LLC vs Corporation: Which Entity, Plainly
LLC vs corporation, explained in plain English: liability, taxes, ownership, and investors, plus the questions founders should ask before choosing.
Public Interest
Reflection: Alternative Spring Break with the Sugar Law Center
What a week of pro bono work with the Sugar Law Center in Detroit taught one law student about economic justice, community lawyering, and humility.
Law School Notes, Public Interest
Spring Break with a Detroit Civil Rights Nonprofit
Why one law student chose an alternative spring break in Detroit: volunteering with a civil rights legal center instead of a week at the beach.
Law School Notes
Book Note: Give and Take by Adam Grant
Research shows givers outperform takers over time. What Adam Grant’s Give and Take reveals about generosity, success, and building a meaningful career.
Law School Notes
1L Criminal Law: Actus Reus, Mens Rea, and Punishment
A first-semester law student’s notes from criminal law class: early mornings, the Socratic method, and what the first month really teaches you.
Law, Plainly. One legal idea, explained in plain English, every other Sunday.
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