InHouseBlog

JULY 12, 2021

Sabotage your job search and you’ll be on the sidelines or stuck in your current position forever. Many jobseekers make the same simple mistakes over and over, and this prevents them from being seriously considered for a coveted job. These apply generally, but others have written specifically or in-house counsel jobseekers. In some cases, jobseekers are shooting themselves in the foot due to mental roadblocks that they cannot overcome.

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JURIST

JULY 12, 2021

A Spanish Court of Instruction justice ordered three men to be held in custody on Friday for allegedly murdering a man during a brutal, homophobic attack. The three men, alongside three other attackers, are accused of beating Samuel Luiz to death while shouting homophobic slurs. The fatal attack occurred Saturday, July 3, as twenty-four-year-old Samuel Luiz and a friend were on a video call.

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CourtTechBulletin

JULY 12, 2021

We’re happy to announce this year’s keynote speaker, Peter Warren Singer. Named one of the nation’s 100 leading innovators by Smithsonian Magazine, Singer is a notable influencer, global thinker, and “ mad scientist ” by organizations including Defense News, Foreign Policy, and the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command. A strategist and senior fellow at the think tank New America , Singer is an award-winning author of novels and non-fiction books about military privatization, robotics, the

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JULY 12, 2021

Human rights activist and lawyer Semyon Simonov was convicted under Russia’s foreign agents law in a controversial criminal trial on Sunday. In December 2016, Russia designated the Southern Human Rights Center (SHRC) as a foreign agent, considering it to be engaging in political activity. The SHRC is an organization providing pro bono legal services on human rights issues in Russia.

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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.

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The Crime Report

JULY 12, 2021

A casual reader might see Emily Bazelon’s recent lengthy New York Times Magazine piece “ I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner? ” as just one more in what by now is a long, long parade of exoneration stories. It’s better-written than most. But although it introduces an intriguing team of siblings that includes Bazelon’s sister, Lara, a law school Innocence Clinic director, it’s essentially a familiar, generic tale.

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The Crime Report

JULY 12, 2021

Tough-on-crime policies biased against racial minorities and the poor undercut efforts to release incarcerees on compassionate grounds during the pandemic, according to a forthcoming paper in the St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy. “Early COVID-19 compassionate release decisions reveal that courts continue to base early release decisions primarily on an assessment of public safety risk from crime, not community impact, crime victim impact, or even prisoner health,” asserts Jennifer Brob

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JULY 12, 2021

If you are wondering where the innovators are in law, look no farther than the Fastcase 50, the annual award doled out by the legal intelligence company Fastcase that honors 50 of the law’s “smartest, most courageous, innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders.”. Fastcase today announced its 11th annual Fastcase 50 honorees, which adds up to 550 innovative leaders in law over the lifetime of the awards.

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The Crime Report

JULY 12, 2021

Health experts had warned that getting sufficient vaccines to prisons would be a logistical challenge. But a new slate of difficulties — from a deadlier COVID-19 variant to anti-vax misinformation — has slowed vaccination rates in prisons, particularly among corrections staff. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports just 22 percent of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections guards were vaccinated as of mid-June, according to voluntary department reports.

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LawTechnologyToday

JULY 12, 2021

A lot can happen when you mistakenly share information that is not meant to be shared. Identity theft , for example, is among the worst things that can happen. Before sharing the file with others, you must delete the hidden information first. Of course, you can hire a third-party cleaner for online security, but you can also utilize the ones already built-in on your computer, such as the Microsoft Office Word Document Inspector.

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The Crime Report

JULY 12, 2021

The Justice Department will allocate $7.65 million for the purchase of body-worn cameras by law enforcement agencies 50 or fewer full-time sworn personnel, including rural departments and federally recognized tribal agencies. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) program announced by Attorney General Merrick Garland will allow agencies to apply for special grants to purchase the cameras, pay for their implementation or expand existing programs.

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JULY 12, 2021

Subscribers to Lexis+. the premium legal research platform that LexisNexis launched last year , will now have access to breaking legal news headlines across 76 practice areas with the introduction today of the Legal News Hub. The Legal News Hub provides subscribers with access to headlines and summaries of current news stories from the LexisNexis-owned Law360 and Law360 Pulse news services.

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The Crime Report

JULY 12, 2021

In Connecticut, the supermax Northern Correctional Institution has now shut its doors for good, transferring inmates to new facilities around the state, hoping to close the chapter on Northern’s documented harmful practices against inmates. But instead of turning over a new leaf in different facilities, transferred prisoners say cell modifications are underway to resemble Northern all over again — particularly additions of “four-point restraint beds,” the CT Mirror details. .

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JURIST

JULY 12, 2021

The Mexican General Prosecutor’s Office (FGR) announced on Friday that legal proceedings had been initiated against former Secretary of the Economy Ildefonso Guajardo, launching a criminal investigation into allegations of illicit enrichment. Guajardo, who is due to re-enter Congress as a member of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party in September, is alleged to have “probably obtained an unjustified increase in his assets” by virtue of his position as a senior offi

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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.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 12, 2021

Successful lawyers are successful at lifelong learning. No lawyer should assume their education is over at any point in their career — and certainly not upon graduation from law school. That’s when the real education about what it takes to be a successful lawyer truly begins. Successful lawyers, like successful people in all walks of life, are lifelong learners who never stop growing.

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ABA Journal

JULY 12, 2021

The New York State Bar Association has announced in an ethics opinion that lawyers may provide legal services to clients in compliance with the state’s…

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HowAppealing

JULY 12, 2021

“Exclusive Interview with Pa. Chief Justice: Cosby not innocent but DA reprehensible.” Dennis Owens of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s ABC affiliate 27 News has this report. And Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer has a report headlined “ Pennsylvania’s top judge called charging Bill Cosby ‘reprehensible.’ Now the prosecutor is firing back.

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Above The Law

JULY 12, 2021

Debt Of Gratitude : We're starting a new feature on student debt testimonials! Check it out. State AG Blames Victim : Jason Ravnsborg appears to suggest that his defense to "driving while using his smartphone" will be "the victim was trying to kill himself." This is what we mean when we talk about the call of the question, folks. Kraken Up : Sanctions hearing was. something.

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JULY 12, 2021

“Chief Guantánamo Prosecutor Retiring Before Sept. 11 Trial Begins; Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins had held the job longest, and was for many years the public face of military commissions”: Carol Rosenberg of The New York Times has this report.

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The Fashion Law

JULY 12, 2021

AMIRI is taking on a blatant counterfeit-selling operation that it claims is using its name in an attempt to dupe consumers into believing that a wide array of “poor quality” wares are the real thing. In a newly-filed complaint, AMIRI claims that the AmiriOutlet is offering up dozens of different styles that directly mirror its signature rock ‘n’ roll-inspired wares under the AMIRI name and causing damage to its brand that “increases every day.

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The Crime Report

JULY 12, 2021

Despite calls from advocates for Mayor Bill de Blasio to decrease the correction department budget, and Riker’s Island possessing a ratio of guards that is seven times higher than the national average, the city recently passed a 2022 budget that increased funding for corrections and provided for an additional 400 correction officers, reports The City.

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JURIST

JULY 12, 2021

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called Monday for nations to do more to address systemic racism , end impunity for police officers that violate human rights, and confront the legacies of colonialism and slavery. Bachelet said that the murder of George Floyd “was a tipping point” and that nations could no longer ignore “the human rights violations routinely endured by African and people of African descent.” Floyd’s murder prompted a debate by

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JULY 12, 2021

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My Shingle

JULY 12, 2021

Last month with the country reopening post-pandemic, on the eve of my 57th birthday, I embarked on a bucket-list trip to the Dakotas with Wyoming and Montana tossed in because why not?

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Chugh LLP

JULY 12, 2021

By: Joy Dungca. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal agencies have released updated guidance on acceptable receipts for Form I-9. All employees are required by law to provide documentation confirming identity and employment authorization. The new rule provides guidance for best practices when an employee provides a document different than indicated on a receipt initially filed with the Form I-9.

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The Crime Report

JULY 12, 2021

St. Louis, Mo., prosecutor Kim Gardner says turnover in her office has exceeded 100 percent. She’s not alone. In many cities, suburban counties, and rural jurisdictions, elected chief prosecutors and line attorneys are stepping away from their jobs, according to City Journal. Some leave because of political differences with the new wave of progressive prosecutors like Gardner.

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