Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 21, 2022

I currently work for a reputable litigation firm that specializes in bankruptcy, business disputes, real estate, and family law. It is mostly litigation, and it is always busy at my firm! Every day looks a little different for me, depending on how busy our week is, but here is a day in the life of a litigation paralegal.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 12, 2023

“Director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, School of Law”: The University of Virginia has posted this job opening. The post “Director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, School of Law” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 17, 2023

However, litigation technology can be tricky to understand. Using Litigation Technology Effectively Litigation technology can be tricky, but learning how to use it effectively is worth it and important for a litigation paralegal. Technology can help you as a litigation paralegal in many ways.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 4, 2023

“How the Supreme Court can protect charter schools from suffocating litigation”: Columnist George F. The post “How the Supreme Court can protect charter schools from suffocating litigation” appeared first on How Appealing. Will has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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JURIST

MAY 11, 2023

The US Supreme Court unanimously held Thursday that a transgender migrant may appeal a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision that denied her relief from deportation. 1252(d)(1) , thereby depriving the court of jurisdiction over the matter. The Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling, finding that 8 U.S.C.§1252(d)(1)

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Being a litigation paralegal comes with its challenges. In our latest podcast episode, Ann answers your litigation questions so you can fast-track your paralegal career today. Doing some preliminary searching I saw some ads for litigation paralegals and they wanted someone with experience in Florida. Litigation is litigation.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In this article, I will share with you what I have learned in my first year as a litigation paralegal: 1. It may be a little hard being positive in this field as you may have clients that will call you crying, three attorneys asking you to get an assignment done by an hour from now, and long court hold times. Be Highly Organized.

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Law 360

MARCH 28, 2023

Burford Capital asked an Illinois federal court to see through Sysco Corp.'s s "blatant forum shopping" and dismiss the behemoth food distributor's amended petition to vacate an arbitration award that is allowing the litigation funder to veto Sysco's settlements with meat suppliers accused of price-fixing.

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Above The Law

APRIL 26, 2023

Lex Machina expands its powerful machine learning, trained and reviewed by attorneys, to help legal practitioners make data-driven decisions in state courts as well as federal courts. The post Lex Machina Expands The Power Of Legal Analytics To Litigation In State Courts appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 17, 2023

Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has handed down a decision that seems to suggest a general hostility towards arbitration as a tool for resolving disputes between businesses and their customers. The particular question before the court involves the procedures for deciding whether a dispute should be resolved by a court or an arbitrator.

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JURIST

APRIL 7, 2023

The US Supreme Court Thursday refused to reinstate West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes. The justices also reproached the lower courts for staying the law without explanation. Now, after the Supreme Court’s denial, the case will be litigated in the lower court on the merits.

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HowAppealing

MAY 1, 2023

“Kirkland Absent from Supreme Court Lectern Since Clement Left; Star litigator took cases with him in departure from firm; Kirkland not alone in Big Law transition”: Lydia Wheeler and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law have this report.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Gonzales v. ” The statute at issue before the court is Title 47, section 230(c) of the US Code , which was originally passed under section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. .” Google , a case that could upend how social media companies handle content distribution.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The US Supreme Court Thursday agreed to consider whether President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan is unlawful in February 2023. In the Supreme Court’s brief order, Justice Brett Kavanaugh also declined to vacate an injunction blocking the plan from taking effect while litigation pends.

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JURIST

MARCH 16, 2023

The North Dakota Supreme Court Thursday upheld a preliminary injunction on the state’s abortion ban while litigation on the matter proceeds. 31-12 , which went into effect after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. The post North Dakota Supreme Court upholds abortion ban injunction appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Calcutta High Court Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which pleaded for the appointment of a sitting judge under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 , to probe into the unnatural death of Bara Lalon Sheikh, in the custody of Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI), the premier investigating agency of India.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Barbados High Court Monday issued an oral judgement striking down two laws which effectively criminalized gay sex in the island nation. ” One litigant in the case told Human Dignity Trust: Today was a pivotal moment for equality for all Barbadians and one more step in the journey towards more inclusivity for LGBT citizens.

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JURIST

JANUARY 19, 2023

The US Supreme Court Wednesday heard oral arguments in Perez v. Perez then filed suit against the school and district in federal court for ADA violations, citing the school’s failure to provide him with an aid that knew sign language and was properly trained. Sturgis Public Schools.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ugandan Constitutional Court Tuesday declared a section of the Computer Misuse Act , No. The court agreed with the petitioner’s arguments. The court rejected this idea. In their decision, the court ruled the wording violated article 28 in its failure to provide notice. 2 of 2011 void with enforcement banned.

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JURIST

MARCH 30, 2023

The UN General Assembly Wednesday adopted a landmark resolution, led by the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, which calls on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide an advisory opinion on states’ obligations to address climate change. ” Adopted by consensus, the resolution was co-sponsored by 132 UN member states.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This court commentator is a practicing attorneys, not a reporter. The post 3 Questions For A Delaware Litigator And Court Commentator (Part II) appeared first on Above the Law. He has a better idea of when a decision is significant and when it’s not.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The Biden administration Friday filed an application with the US Supreme Court to vacate an injunction preventing the federal student loan forgiveness plan from going into effect. Prelogar argues that to grant an injunction, the court had to determine that the claim was likely to succeed, something it did not do in its reasons.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 28, 2022

On March 30, 2022, the Brazilian Supreme Court, the most important judicial body in the country, will hear seven cases, and all of them are environmental cases. Two climate litigation cases are included on the docket on March 30th: PSB et al. Photo by Nathalia Segato (Unsplash). Brazill (on Amazon Fund) (ADO 59).

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Under what circumstances can a litigant receiving litigation financing be compelled to disclose details about the funding arrangement? The post A New York Appellate Court Weighs In On Litigation Funding Disclosure: Relevance Is Paramount appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 19, 2023

Communications with litigation funders will not effect a waiver of work product protection, assuming the parties take common-sense precautions such as signing a non-disclosure agreement.

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JURIST

MAY 13, 2021

An EU court ruled Wednesday in favor of Tom Morenhourt and six other citizens seeking to withhold the importation of goods from and regulate commercial transactions with Israeli settlements on occupied land that Palestinians seek for an independent state. .

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 1, 2022

Professor Zhe ng Sophia Tang (Wuhan University) will speak on “Smart Court in Cross-Border Litigation”. About the topic: Smart courts integrate modern technology in the court proceedings to improve the efficiency of trial. You can find more details here. . She is a barrister, an arbitrator and a mediator. . .

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 22, 2023

The case asks what a trial court should do if it denies a defendant’s motion for arbitration. The Federal Arbitration Act gives the defendant the right to an immediate (“interlocutory”) appeal, but it says nothing about a stay of litigation in the district court. Two points were central for them.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 9, 2022

“Slowly but surely” may be an apt phrase to describe the results from the 2022 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report covering Litigation Technology & E-Discovery. Many Years and Much Litigation. When asked to describe the type of attorney respondents mostly closely identified with, 46% stated they were “primarily litigation.”

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The post 3 Questions For A Delaware Litigator And Court Commentator (Part I) appeared first on Above the Law. Andrew Russell's coverage of the fast-changing developments in a popular patent jurisdiction have been both enlightening and indispensable.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2022

The Ohio Court of Appeals for the First District Friday rejected the state of Ohio’s request to remove an injunction against its anti-abortion law. The court rejected the claim on jurisdictional grounds. The results of the litigation, in both Ohio and in other states, remains to be seen.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2023

The US Supreme Court Monday released a unanimous opinion in Arellano v. The issue before the court was whether an exception to a deadline for veterans’ benefits is subject to equitable tolling. According to the court, the answer is no. Adolfo Arellano was honorably discharged from the US Navy in 1981.

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JURIST

APRIL 29, 2022

The European Union’s top court Thursday ruled that the consumer protection association may bring representative action against Big Tech over infringements of laws protecting personal data. While finding the consumer body’s action to be well-founded, the German court had expressed doubts about its admissibility.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a state law prohibiting convicted felons from voting while on probation or parole in a 3-1 ruling. The court rejected this argument. This latest ruling is part of a wave of legislation and litigation surrounding felony disenfranchisement. The law at issue, Minn.

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The IP Law Blog

MAY 11, 2023

UCANN filed for bankruptcy in 2020, which stayed the litigation. 285, “[t]he court in exceptional cases may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.” . Third, the court has an inherent authority to award attorney fees when counsel acts in “bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons.”

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JURIST

JUNE 22, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) can continue their lawsuit against the University of Texas Austin (UT) for racial discrimination in their admissions process. The court found that the lawsuit was barred under res judicata because of it’s similarity to Fisher v.

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