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How to Find A Way Out of Paralegal Burnout

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Paralegal burnout can cripple your mental health. Learn how you can find a way out of burnout—including alternative careers for paralegals

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Armenia commences proceedings against Azerbaijan over persecution and rights violations

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The Republic of Armenia on Thursday instituted proceedings against the Republic of Azerbaijan at the International Court of Justice, the United Nation’s top judicial organ, over alleged violations of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) by Azerbaijani authorities. In its application , Armenia contended that “for decades, Azerbaijan has subjected Armenians to racial discrimination” and that as a result of such State-sponsored of Armenian ha

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Diane Was Fabulous During Our Bankruptcy

Diane Drain

“Her assurance that there was nothing to be ashamed of, gave us the incentive to proceed.” S.R. Diane was fabulous during our bankruptcy, guiding us every step of the way. After medical bills got us behind, we didn’t know where to turn and felt uncomfortable filing. Her assurance that there was nothing to be ashamed of, gave us the incentive to proceed.

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Kenya’s former sports minister found guilty of embezzling funds in 2016 Rio Olympic Games

JURIST

The Kenyan Court on Wednesday found that former sports minister Hassan Wario was guilty of anti-corruption. He was charhed with embezzling funds for athletes in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. His initial arrest over these claims took place in October 2018. The former sports minister maintained his innocence, pleading not guilty to all counts of embezzlement.

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Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.

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Everything You Need to Know about Paralegal Automation

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Most Common Design Patents 1842-2021

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by Dennis Crouch. [link]. This is a remake of a video I made a few weeks ago. This time, I was able to go back to the 1840s and show the most-common design patent titles from each era. To make the chart, I used a 14 year rolling average. Thus, for example, the top-10 list shown for 2000 is actually the top-10 based upon the period 1987-2000. The bulk of the data also comes via OCR of images and so there are some artifacts (although I did read-through the first 1,000 design patents).

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“A murky battle over religious beliefs and COVID-19 vaccination continues; Cottage industry helps people avoid shots by claiming it violates their faith”

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“A murky battle over religious beliefs and COVID-19 vaccination continues; Cottage industry helps people avoid shots by claiming it violates their faith”: Kay Lazar has this front page article in today’s edition of The Boston Globe.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  September 11, 2021 to September 17, 2021

Broadcast Law Blog

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. In anticipation of this week’s deadline for payment of annual regulatory fees – 11:59 pm, Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, September 24, 2021 – the FCC’s Media Bureau released a guide to computing the fees due for broadcast stations ( Media Bureau Fee Filing Guide ) and made available a fee loo

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“Are Supreme Court justices ‘partisan hacks’? All the evidence says yes.”

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“Are Supreme Court justices ‘partisan hacks’? All the evidence says yes.” Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

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Contract Lifecycle Management: A Business Enabler Exploring On-Ground Challenges

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.

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Australia: What are the criteria for obtaining a COVID-19 vaccine medical exemption in NSW? - Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Mondaq

New South Wales Health has issued a pro forma checklist which ensures that very few would qualify for an exemption.

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“The new Texas abortion law is becoming a model for other states”

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“The new Texas abortion law is becoming a model for other states”: Kurtis Lee and Jaweed Kaleem have this front page article in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times.

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Australia: Trajectory for low energy buildings update: NCC 2025, New NABERS tools and more - Piper Alderman

Mondaq

The work streams are vital measures to improve the energy efficiency of our buildings and to reduce carbon emissions.

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“Breyer defends state of Supreme Court in interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria”

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“Breyer defends state of Supreme Court in interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria”: Ariane de Vogue of CNN has this report.

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California Civil Discovery Act Undergoes Significant Overhaul

Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.

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United States: Mixed Ruling On Epic's Antitrust Challenge To Apple's App Store - Fenwick & West LLP

Mondaq

On September 10, 2021, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that Fortnite developer Epic Games failed to adequately prove its antitrust allegations relating to Apple's App Store practices.

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“What is the Supreme Court worried about?”

HowAppealing

“What is the Supreme Court worried about?” Lyle Denniston has this blog post.

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United States: Open App Markets Act Takes Aim At Apple, Google Stores - Gamma Law

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While Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple has drawn attention to practices such as Apple's 15 to 30 percent commission on app sales, in-app purchases, and Apple's gag rule on advertising, Apple is not the only tech company developers.

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Indiana Police: Drunk Driver Called Wife To Rescue Him…Wife Then Crashed into his Car Drunk

JonathanTurley

Police in Poseyville, Indiana have a curious criminal case. It started when at 8:24 pm Donald Ricketts, 56, of Poseyville, drove left of center of a highway and struck the driver’s side of a tractor-trailer. He was allegedly drunk and called his wife to come get him. Cheral Ricketts, 55, then drove to the scene and crashed into her husband’s car.

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Dangers of Digital "Reporting": Legal Risks and Unreliable Transcripts

In the world of legal proceedings, the choice between a certified stenographer and digital "reporting" holds significant implications. Certified stenographers go through rigorous training and testing and stand as the gold standard for accuracy in capturing every word. Their expertise ensures a reliable record, a crucial foundation for legal cases.

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Australia: E-Alert: Beyond COVID-19 – The 2032 Olympic Games in South-east Queensland - Broadley Rees Hogan Lawyers

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Some property owners will be affected by resumption or the possibility of resumption, causing "planning blight".

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Chess Grandmaster sues Netflix for defamation

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Nona Gaprindashvili, the first woman in history to be granted the title of Grandmaster, has filed a defamation suit against Netflix on Thursday for misrepresentation in the hugely popular series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Gaprindashvili is seeking US $5 million in damages in the US District Court for the Central District of California (Western Division) and alleges that the streaming powerhouse’s inaccurate portrayal was “grossly sexist and belittling” and undermined the achievements of t

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Australia: Apartment tower fire in Milan: A re-examination of combustible cladding in NSW - Coleman Greig Lawyers

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Project Remediate is a 3-year proposal to remove combustible cladding from about 225 residential buildings across NSW.

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North Carolina court permanently enjoins controversial voter ID law

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A three-judge panel of the Wake County Superior Court in North Carolina permanently enjoined the state’s controversial voter ID law, holding that it discriminates against Black voters. The court referred to a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2016, which found that House Bill 589 (HB589) to be “motivated…by an unconstitutional discriminatory intent to target African American Voters” and that the bill disproportionately burdened Black voters by applyi

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Optimizing Contract Management and Enhancing Team Collaboration: Insights from a Legal Operations Perspective

Speaker: Adina Marta Newman

Learn about a world of effective contract management and seamless teamwork across departments in this upcoming webinar from Cobblestone Software. You'll discover practical strategies and tips that legal professionals can use to streamline contract processes and enhance collaboration, making significant impact across legal and corporate departments. Join us as we show how you can supercharge contract processes, improve team communication, and take your contributions to the next level.

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Australia: Protecting legal professional privilege in draft expert reports: time to sit on the fence? - KordaMentha

Mondaq

This judgment demonstrates the potential complexity of privilege rules on even a claim which does not seem complex.

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Milley’s Mutiny or Woodward’s Folly? A New Book Raises Equally Serious Questions For The Pentagon and the Press

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the Hill on allegations concerning Gen. Mark Milley in the final days of the Trump Administration. Milley is expected to answer questions in full this month before Congress. However, if true, the statements made to subordinates and his Chinese counterpart would constitute serious violations for a military officer. What is striking is how many on the left applauded an account of the military unlawfully assuming control of such decisions to negate or countermand a sitting pr

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Slovenia: The Tax Treatment Of Income From Cryptocurrencies In Slovenia - Eurofast

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There are currently more than 1000 different cryptocurrencies, amongst the best known are Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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Federal court rules Wisconsin redistricting case can proceed

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A three-judge panel of the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Thursday denied Republicans’ request to dismiss a redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats. Republicans aimed for the case to be moved to state court, as the Wisconsin Supreme Court is controlled by conservative judges, but the panel’s ruling keeps the case in the federal courts.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.