Paralegal Bootcamp
AUGUST 12, 2021
Your mindset is so important to your success as a new paralegal. Let’s look at 3 mindset shifts you can make early in your paralegal career. 1. Stop calling yourself a “newbie” paralegal. They will think you are the person who you think you are. By referring to yourself as the “newbie paralegal,” you are giving yourself an unnecessary label. Labels are never good for anyone.
JURIST
AUGUST 12, 2021
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, warned Tuesday that the failure to stop the growing violence and human rights violations in Afghanistan is having devastating consequences for its civilians. Following the withdrawal of US soldiers from Afghanistan, the Taliban has quickly taken control of vast areas of the country. In the preceding week, it seized control of eleven provincial capitals.
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Paralegal Brief Submitted Articles
AUGUST 12, 2021
What is “RON”? Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us had never heard of RON, which is the acronym for “Remote Online Notarization.” If you are an active Notary Public, you may have heard the term but did not pursue it.
JURIST
AUGUST 12, 2021
Apple reached a settlement Tuesday to end a copyright lawsuit it initiated against Florida startup Corellium LLC for Corellium’s “virtual” version of the iPhone used for research to detect potential bugs. Corellium allows users to run software-only virtualizations of iOS, which means that researchers can test iPhone software on computers instead of iPhone devices.
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
EvidenceProf Blog
AUGUST 12, 2021
Similar to its federal counterpart, Texas Rule of Evidence 606(b)(1) provides that During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not testify about any statement made or incident that occurred during the jury’s deliberations;
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SCOTUSBlog
AUGUST 12, 2021
Share The Supreme Court will not interfere with Indiana University’s vaccine mandate. On Thursday evening, Justice Amy Coney Barrett turned down a request from a group of Indiana University students to block the school’s requirement that students be vaccinated against the virus. Barrett, who is responsible for emergency appeals from Indiana, denied the students’ request without comment, without seeking a response from the state, and without referring the request to the full court for a vote – su
JURIST
AUGUST 12, 2021
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit unanimously upheld Wednesday a lower court’s decision to reject biometric software company Onfido Inc.’s attempt to send facial data privacy claims to arbitration. The plaintiff in the case registered his identity to become a verified user on the application OfferUp, an online marketplace.
The Fashion Law
AUGUST 12, 2021
In the midst of trademark battles in China, New Balance is policing its famous “N” and the source-identifying design of its 574 sneaker in the U.S., with the sneaker-maker filing suit against Michael Kors, arguing that the fashion brand “recently began using an N design on footwear that is virtually identical and confusingly similar to” its own mark, as well as the trade dress-protected design of its 574 sneakers.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 12, 2021
Is spyware originally designed to track terrorists being used to harass and intimidate female activists and journalists from the Middle East? In interviews with NBC News , some of the region’s most prominent women activists and reporters claimed that governments were using “Pegasus” surveillance technology to hack their phones and leak details of their private lives in an effort to undermine their reputations and prevent them from calling governments to account for abuses of power.
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Attorney at Work
AUGUST 12, 2021
Burnout and compassion fatigue are human responses to overwhelming emotional trauma and constant stress. . Lawyers care. That is why we make the sacrifices required to be successful, effective advocates for our clients. We work long hours, deal with adversity — often on a daily basis — and are often criticized for what we do. We are compassionate in that we feel the pain of others and want to use our skills to help.
The Fashion Law
AUGUST 12, 2021
Allbirds has built a $1 billion brand of footwear that has been coined as making “Silicon Valley’s favorite shoes,” in the process has “beaten the odds in the startup world by raising a quarter of a billion dollars and turning earth-friendly wool sneakers into a legit product category,” as Fortune put it early this year. In addition to amassing fans across the globe and investors like Tiger Global Management, Lerer Hippeau, Fidelity, and T.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 12, 2021
The law enforcement community and youth justice advocates in Washington State are at odds over a new law requiring juveniles to have access to an attorney before police can question them. Advocates claim House Bill 1140, signed by Gov. Jay Inslee this spring and set to go into effect in January, will prevent false confessions forced under pressure. But police say it will hinder their ability to investigate crime, reports the Yakima Herald.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2021
“Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Feeder Judges, Courts, And Law Schools, 2017-2021; If you aspire to clerk for SCOTUS, or even if you’re just curious, there’s lots of interesting info here.” David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
CourtTechBulletin
AUGUST 12, 2021
Conference staff has been hard at work working out the details of CTC 2021. Those details include getting the schedule organized. Today, we’re pleased to announce the conference schedule has been updated with session and track information. Click here to see the new schedule. Read more ».
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2021
“Megan Scalia Carries on Family Tradition; Incoming Law Student, Granddaughter of Late Justice, Influenced by UVA Mentor”: Eric Williamson of the University of Virginia School of Law has this report.
Attorney at Work
AUGUST 12, 2021
Do a good job of saying “no” to things you don’t want, and you’ll get more chances to say “yes” to things you do want. Try these tips. Who knows why we do it, but most of us tend to say “yes” to things when we ought to say “no.” You know the drill: Can you bring cupcakes to the party? Sure. I’m jammed, can you handle this TRO for me before 5 p.m.?
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2021
“McGirt decision not retroactive, appeals court rules”: Chris Casteel of The Oklahoman has this report on a ruling that the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals issued today.
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Above The Law
AUGUST 12, 2021
* NJ Supreme Court rules Smith & Wesson has to disclose how they market their guns. If there are ANY promotional posters of Elmo with a Glock, please send them to cwilliams@abovethelaw.com [ NJ.com ] * Disgruntled client arrested after killing their former lawyer. [ ABA Journal ] * People who thought the 2020 election was a hoax are running for positions at the Holocaust Memorial.
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2021
“Oklahoma Wants a Supreme Court Do-Over on Tribal Sovereignty; The state is making a breathtakingly cynical demand that the high court strip Native Americans of protections they were granted only last year”: Matt Ford has this essay online at The New Republic.
ABA Journal
AUGUST 12, 2021
A Pennsylvania lawyer who gave a trusted employee another chance after she stole from his aunt’s estate has been suspended from practice following her continued…
HowAppealing
AUGUST 12, 2021
“What the Supreme Court Might Do About Vaccine Mandates; A 1905 precedent will need revisiting but the justices are unlikely to issue an emergency order blocking Indiana University from requiring students to get shots”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
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LegalReader
AUGUST 12, 2021
The ACLU claims that Compassion Seattle's initiative, which will be voted upon in the state's November election, undermines the city's ability to set its own policies--and lacks the vision to present a long-term solution to the city's homelessness crisis.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 12, 2021
Nationwide, prison suicides have been increasing for years, and some experts worry worsening conditions and staff shortages brought on by the pandemic may accelerate that rise, reports NBC News. Delays in data reporting, though, make it difficult to tell: The most recent national figures from the Bureau of Justice Statistics showed an 85 percent increase in state and federal prison suicides from 2001 to 2018, but 2020 data won’t come out until next year.
FDA Law Blog
AUGUST 12, 2021
By Sara W. Koblitz — About two weeks ago, FDA made an exciting announcement (and it remains exciting even if we’re late posting about it): FDA approved the first interchangeable biosimilar. On July 30, 2021, FDA approved Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn), an insulin product that relies on Lantus (insulin glargine) as its reference product. In its Press Release, FDA explains that Mylan, the Semglee sponsor, submitted evidence that showed that “there are no clinically meaningful differences” betwe
Above The Law
AUGUST 12, 2021
A class-action lawsuit, filed by six North Carolina residents, alleges that HCA Healthcare bought Mission Health to gain monopolistic control in the Western part of the state, enabling it to drive up prices while lowering the quality of care.
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