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Chile finalizes draft of new constitution replacing Pinochet-era instrument

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Chile’s Constitutional Convention Monday finalized the draft of a new constitution, following 10 months of negotiations. Chilean citizens overwhelmingly voted in October 2020 to draft the new constitution replacing the guiding principles put in place in 1980 under General Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. .

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4 Tips for Drafting Billable Time Entries

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4 Pro Tips for Drafting Billable Time Entries How much do you love drafting billable time entries? In today’s blog, I’m going to give you four quick tips to help you draft better time entries. Think about some of those questions when you’re drafting your time entry. We spent four hours. Or worse yet, you spent.1

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Ukraine returns draft law on new mobilization rules to government for revision

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A Ukrainian draft law tightening the rules of mobilization, military registration and military service in Ukraine has been returned to the government for revision, head of the parliamentary faction David Arakhamia said on Thursday. Draft law No. On Thursday, it became known that the draft was returned for revision.

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India government releases draft bill of country’s first mediation law

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India’s Ministry of Law and Justice released Friday the Draft Mediation Bill, 2021 , inviting comments and suggestions from all stakeholders. The draft bill considers the international practice of referring to ‘conciliation’ and ‘mediation’ as interchangeable words.

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Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing

In this demonstration, you'll learn how to: Generate AI-suggested redlines to accelerate in-flight agreements Prompt Evisort to draft contract language from scratch Stay in control of your data privacy while benefiting from the latest AI innovations

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UN releases draft COP27 climate agreement, omits fossil fuel limits

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Thursday published a draft agreement on climate change from the COP27 climate summit. The draft text includes mention of a potential agreement on implementing increased measures to address loss and damage due to climate change.

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HRW raises concerns about draft cybercrime treaty over possible human rights violations

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised concerns Tuesday about the draft Cybercrime Treaty of the United Nations over possible human rights violations. A UN Committee released the latest draft of the Treaty on September 1, 2023. The draft convention preamble acknowledges concerns about information technologies fostering criminal activities.

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Deposition Prep Like a Pro: Insights from a Paralegal's Playbook

Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story

Leveraging Draft Pleadings for Deposition Preparation 📝 Gain insights into how to utilize drafts of pleadings to gather essential information for deposition preparation.

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You Deserve a Better Personal Injury Case Management Software

You have an extremely diverse set of responsibilities, from legal research to drafting to administration tasks, and must communicate with all stakeholders (internal and external) at the practice. Paralegals are the nerve center that hold the entire Personal Injury practice together.