NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Lawyers like to practice law; they don’t like to create content. Unfortunatel y, that’s a big deal when it comes to marketing. Because it’s harder for content to resonate with potential clients when lawyers ar en’t building it themselves, using their expertise. Lawyers who focus on content, however, can crush their competition, in part by reduc ing marketing overhead significantly.

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Pursuant to the Confrontation Clause, In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right.to be confronted with the witnesses against him. Courts, however, have interpreted the Supreme Court's opinion in Maryland v. Craig, as creating an exception to the.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“The Supreme Court Steps Up Again: The Justices partially enjoin California’s limits on religious services.” The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.

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My Paralegal Place

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

One of the greatest assets you can possess as a paralegal is a strong understanding office technology and legal software applications. Whether you have been in the legal field for a while or you are looking to enter into the legal profession, knowing how to effectively utilize cutting-edge technology skills […]. The post Nine Technology Skills Every Paralegal Needs to Know appeared first on.

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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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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“The Case for Plain Vanilla Gets its Day in Court; A battle over vanilla flavoring is raging in federal courts, where plaintiffs’ attorneys say items from ice cream to cake mix actually have no real vanilla at all; the Rocky Road, Tutti-frutti argument”: Corinne Ramey will have this front page article in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“Some California churches reopen after Supreme Court lifts ban on indoor services”: Alex Wigglesworth and Thomas Curwen of The Los Angeles Times have this report. Steve Rubenstein of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that “ Bay Area religious leaders have mixed reactions to Supreme Court affirmation of indoor worship.” And Elliott Almond of The San Jose Mercury News reports that “ Bay Area churches exercising caution after Supreme Court ruling; Decision will allow

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Are you questioning your current relationship with your career? If you can relate to these 10 memes, it's time to break up with your job.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“Some California churches hold indoor services after ruling”: Christopher Weber of The Associated Press has this report. According to the article, “Che Ahn, Harvest Rock’s senior pastor, told his congregation that the church would defy the ban on singing. ‘Fifty percent of worship is singing. We’re gonna sing no matter what,’ Ahn said at the beginning of the service Sunday.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The women say recall how rats once fell into a kitchen stew--which inmate workers were then ordered to serve to their fellow prisoners.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“Chief justice extends judicial emergency due to COVID-19”: Asia Simone Burns of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has an article that begins, “Georgia’s statewide judicial emergency order is being extended for the 11th time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an order signed Sunday by Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton.” You can view today’s order at this link.

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LegalReader

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Kanawha County Commissioners are contemplating litigation to resolve its local rock and mudslide problem.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“Man released from life sentence ordered back to prison”: Ed White of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “A Detroit-area man released from a life sentence because of the risk of COVID-19 has been ordered back to prison by a federal appeals court.

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A People's Choice

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Your family and friends might have expressed skepticism when you told them that you and your fiancé were planning on signing a prenuptial agreement. You can use prenups to protect your spouse from financial mistakes you made in the past and prevent resentment over your spouse’s generosity toward your stepchildren. Even better, you do not need a lawyer to make a legally valid prenuptial agreement.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“California revises indoor church guidelines after ruling”: Daisy Nguyen of The Associated Press has this report.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

When you hear about trusts in the context of estate planning, you probably think about trust fund babies and about sums of money that are so big that they cannot logically belong to individuals, much less to young people. Surprisingly, revocable trusts, also known as living trusts, can also offer many benefits to the 99%. If the value of your property is high enough that you do not qualify for any of the California simplified probate alternatives, then you could probably save your family members

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

“Covid at the Court: South Bay United Pentecostal.” Leah Litman has this post at the “Take Care” blog.

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A People's Choice

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

California law aims to make the divorce process simple and not to place unnecessary financial burdens on couples who wish to end their marriages. Unfortunately, the self-service websites of the court systems of many California counties office basic California divorce papers and are confusing, making it easy to get discouraged. They also do not tell you that, in California, it is possible to have a non-attorney legal document assistant professionally prepare your California divorce papers for a

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Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Reform No-Action Process Reform no-action process. That was the call of a recent letter by the Shareholder Rights Group to John Coates in his new role as Acting Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance. The letter is posted below. Some formatting changes were made and I added links to put our request to reform […]. The post Reform No-Action Process appeared first on Corporate Governance.

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A People's Choice

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

It is understandable to have mixed emotions if your fiancé asks you about signing a prenuptial agreement, when you have never thought about doing so. A growing number of newlyweds are signing a prenuptial agreement as a way of making mature financial decisions and being honest with each other about their assets, debts, and feelings about financial obligations.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Alison Collins, the Vice President of the San Francisco Board of Education, has declared meritocracy to be racist even in the selection of students at advanced or gifted programs. As we have previously discussed , this has been a building campaign in academia as educators and others denounce selection based on academic performance through testing. At issue in San Francisco is Lowell High School where top students were selected through testing and grades.

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A People's Choice

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Getting involved in child custody litigation is no fun, but it is some consolation that many people represent themselves in child custody cases, so it is not necessary to spend money you do not have on a lawyer. It is, however, a wise and affordable investment to have a California non-attorney legal document assistant prepare the court documents for your child custody case and navigating California child custody laws.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The agency will, however, continue to investigate Yale using "administrative" means.

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A People's Choice

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

California law aims to make the divorce process simple and not to place unnecessary financial burdens on couples who wish to end their marriages. Unfortunately, the self-service websites of the court systems of many California counties office basic California divorce papers and are confusing, making it easy to get discouraged. They also do not tell you that, in California, it is possible to have a non-attorney legal document assistant professionally prepare your California divorce papers for a

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

German prosecutors issued Friday an indictment against a 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary, alleging 10,000 counts of aiding, abetting, and being complicit in attempted murders as part of the Nazi apparatus of terror. According to the prosecutors, she “assisted those responsible at the camp in the systematic killing of Jewish prisoners, Polish partisans and Soviet Russian prisoners of war, in her function as a stenographer and secretary to the camp commandant.” Id

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Smartmatic says that Fox's disinformation likely cost the company billions of dollars in potential profits.

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