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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Introducing Natalie. We recently spoke to Natalie Nero, Natalie is a family-solicitor at Machins Solicitors, she kindly shared the pros and cons of her position, how she secured her role and the characteristics needed to become a good solicitor. . Why did you pursue a career in the legal industry? I felt that a career in law would appeal to the many different aspects I wanted from a career, combining practical problem solving with analytical thinking.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

A federal judge Thursday sentenced Eduard Florea , a New York man who applied to join a far-right group known as the Proud Boys, to 33 months in prison after he threatened the life of US Senator-elect Raphael Warnock ahead of the January 6 Capitol Riot. Florea was arrested on January 12 by FBI Special Agents and Task Force Officers with the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Over 40 states have not provided COVID booster shots to incarcerees, says the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI). As the country confronts a new variant in the COVID pandemic, PPI said a nationwide survey uncovered flaws in reporting and data collection in state facilities that rival mistakes seen when the infection first took hold in prisons last year.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The United Kingdom and Australia Friday signed a new free trade agreement. This is the first UK trade agreement to be negotiated and signed since their formal withdrawal from the European Union in 2020. The trade agreement will remove the majority of tariffs on goods exported from the UK to Australia. The tariffs removal will “unlock £10.4 billion of additional trade.” The trade agreement aims to reduce investment risks and promote UK exports into Australia.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Most lawyers I know have at least one thing in common. No matter their practice areas, or the size of their firm, or their work setting, they all wish they had more time. More time to live, to work, to spend with family, to exercise and on and on. Think of all the things you’d like to do if you just had more time. So, give yourself the gift of more time this holiday season.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Glenn Greenwald and Jimmy Dore are not antivaxxers. They're worse. The post The People Monetizing Vaccine Hesitancy appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Supreme Court of Canada announced Thursday they would hear the appeal of a lower court ruling that re-implemented Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) with the United States. That appellate court ruling followed a federal judge’s 2020 decision that struck the agreement down for violating the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Learn the lingo behind the act of repeating a business owner’s best ideas back to them in a slightly altered way. The post The Legal Tech-To-English Dictionary: Law Practice Management Consulting appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding this law student’s name and institutional affiliation. The text has been only lightly edited to respect the author’s voice.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

For those of you who still can’t get enough of watching panels of white men droning on about developments in the law, here is reason to celebrate: The Florida Supreme Court has doubled down on a rule it adopted earlier this year that prohibits the use of quotas in selecting participants for CLE courses. But for anyone else who hoped to see the occasional woman or person of color or LGBTQ panelist, welcome to the 1950s.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

France’s National Commission for Information and Liberty (CNIL) announced Thursday it had issued a notice on November 1 to US-based facial recognition company Clearview AI ordering the company to halt personal data collection of subjects on French territory and delete the existing data. CNIL noted Clearview extracts images of faces from social media sites, professional websites, blogs and videos.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Lawyers from the Pro Bono Partnership weigh in on a ‘work in progress.’. The post What Employers Need To Know About New Marijuana Laws appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The US Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control made a special designation Friday against Ali Darassa, the leader of a rebel group in the Central African Republic (CAR). As the leader of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), Darassa holds control over large areas of the country. The UPC and predecessor groups have been responsible for a litany of human rights abuses since the ousting of President Bozizé in 2013.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

I love this project that has the AI tech develop a detailed 20-30 page specification based upon a few claims and short description. [link]. I expect that most folks won’t be satisfied, but in many cases it might be sufficient. And, if the technology is sufficiently mainstream, it suggests that the patent document actually needs less disclosure.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The US Supreme Court Wednesday granted certiorari to three new cases concerning Congress’s war powers, arbitration, and the Locomotive Inspection Act. These cases are Torres v. Department of Safety , Viking River Cruises v. Moriana , and Ledure v. Union Pacific Railroad. The issue in Torres v. Department of Safety is whether the Congressional war powers under the US constitution allows them to authorize suits against nonconsenting states.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Perhaps the biggest advantage of being a young and inexperienced attorney is that people are much more willing to cut a younger lawyer slack. The post Youth And Inexperience Can Be A Resource For Some Lawyers appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul offers his observations on a protest of women in the city calling for the Taliban government to address poverty and human rights issues, including the position of women. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding his name.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 17, 2021

What changed that caused Rep. Chip LaMarca to push a refresh to the existing law? The post Florida May Amend Its Groundbreaking NIL Law appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 17, 2021

India Chief Correspondent Neelabh Bist reports for JURIST from New Delhi on recent remarks by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana highlighting the dramatic disparity in the current gender balance of the Indian judiciary and calling for equal representation of men and women. . The Chief Justice of India, Justice NV Ramana, displayed his disappointment Tuesday on the low representation of women at all levels in India’s legal field during a felicitation ceremony organized for Justice Hima Kohli by Wom

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Those depositions are gonna be LIT. The post Fox News Gets Benchslapped By DE Judge In Dominion Defamation Suit appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The Oregon Legislature has dedicated $25 million to help support police, sheriff’s offices and community organizations that have become financially overwhelmed by the costs of an ongoing crackdown on thousands of industrial-scale, illegal pot farms that have cropped up over the last seven years since the state legalized the recreational use of marijuana and its regulated cultivation and sale, reports the Associated Press.

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The Process Street

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Joanne Camarce is a digital marketer focused on growing and strategizing B2B marketing and PR efforts. She loves slaying outreach campaigns and connecting with brands like G2, Wordstream, Process Street, and more. When she’s not wearing her marketing hat, you’ll find Joanne lost in the world of Japanese music and art, or just being a dog mom.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 17, 2021

How many other law schools will move exams online to avoid COVID outbreaks? The post Another T14 Law School Moves All Of Its Final Exams Online Due To Omicron Variant appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Photo by Mike Licht via Flickr. Schools officials across the United States have heightened security measures in response to school shootings threats made on TikTok and other social media platforms, reports Axios. While law enforcement agencies believe that threats warning of possible attacks on December 17 are false, and possibly pranks prompted by an online social media challenge to “promote” shootings, schools in D.C., New York, New Jersey, California, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia,

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For those looking for a well-balanced law school experience. The post This Law School’s Quality Of Life Is Tops appeared first on Above the Law.

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