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The Main Event: Three Important Calendar Management Tips for Lawyers

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

So, if you end up needing to draft a document for court, remind yourself, beforehand: to do the research, to generate a first draft, to get feedback on your draft, to make final edits. This will require you to ‘phase’ the project = break it down step-by-step, and create reminders. then, to submit.

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Lawmakers in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska pass ‘foreign agent’ law, drawing condemnation from EU

JURIST

The EU expressed concern on Thursday over a decision by lawmakers in Bosnia’s autonomous Republika Srpska to pass a draft law that labels non-governmental organizations (NGOs) supported by foreign funding as “foreign agents.” President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik first announced the law in early March.

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Future 1L eligible for NBA draft, thanks to close reading of contract

ABA Journal

It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month.

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Iceland Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour invites immigrants to participate in policy discussion

JURIST

The ministry appointed a steering committee and began work in early 2023 to draft a policy on immigrant and refugee matters. It is reported that in the middle of 2023, foreign citizens made up roughly 18 percent of the Icelandic population compared to the 2 percent reported in the mid-1990s.

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Ukraine legislature passes law revising military mobilization rules amid ongoing war

JURIST

The government’s draft law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving Certain Issues of Mobilization, Military Registration and Military Service” was submitted by the Cabinet of Ministers to the Ukrainian Parliament Verkhovna Rada on December 25 , 2023. It was later returned to the government for revision.

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New Italy decree requires asylum seekers to pay fee to avoid detention during application process

JURIST

The objectives set out in the decree come amid another large influx of migrants into Italy, mainly from North Africa, which led to the government setting up more detention centers in the main migrant landing areas, such as the island of Lampedusa.

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Expert Corner: Key areas while drafting an Artist Agreement

LexForti

In this article, we get to understand the key areas while drafting an Artist agreement between the producer and an artist; engaging the artist for his services for a film or music. When drafting a written agreement between an artist and a producer for the artist’s services for a film, key areas include Ownership and Use of Work.