SimplyLawJobs
DECEMBER 1, 2021
There are a great many different careers in the legal sector, but not everyone is familiar with them. Many are now seeing the benefit in taking a route as a paralegal either as a long-term option or as a path towards other roles within the law. Paralegals are an essential part of any law firm, so here, we take a look at what they do and why they are so important.
JURIST
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Barbados swore in its first ever president on Tuesday, becoming a republic 55 years after the island first gained independence. Queen Elizabeth was formerly the head of state of Barbados. However, Barbados swore in its first president, Sandra Mason, on Tuesday. This ended nearly 400 years of British rule. With Prince Charles present for the declaration, Queen Elizabeth sent a message to the people of Barbados, congratulating them on their independence and their new president on her new position.
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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2021
The best and highest use of an attorney’s time is focused on one of two things: (1) billing at the highest possible rate; (2) closing new business that can be billed at the highest possible rate. I call that ‘practicing at the top of your law license’. And, pretty much everything else is window dressing, when it comes right down to it. Of course, adopting this approach usually requires a change in process management for faw firms.
JURIST
DECEMBER 1, 2021
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced Tuesday that the US Department of State will restrict nine Cuban officials’ visas. The nine officials are Ministries of the Interior and the Revolutionary Armed Forces high-ranking members. The restrictions follow Cuba’s interference with peaceful demonstrators last month. The nine officials are accused of attempting “to silence the voices of the Cuban people through repression and unjust detentions.” The Cuban officials all
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The Crime Report
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Photo by Anna Corso/Billy Penn via WHYY. Upper Darby borders West Philadelphia. If you have ever driven through Upper Darby, you know it is difficult to tell where West Philly ends and Upper Darby begins. In fact, Upper Darby is home to the 69th Street Station, a hub for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)—a regional public transport operation that provides regular service for four million people in southeast Pennsylvania.
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LawSites
DECEMBER 1, 2021
The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. But this accelerated adoption of technology disproportionately benefited those who had legal representation, sometimes making the legal system more difficult to navigate for those who did not.
JURIST
DECEMBER 1, 2021
The Bombay High Court Wednesday granted bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj, after four years of imprisonment for allegedly attempting to wage war against the government of India and the government of Maharashtra. The case concerns allegedly provocative comments delivered at the Elgaar Parishad conclave in December 2017 which was celebrating the victory of the Mahar Dalits in the Battle of Koregaon between the East India Company and the upper caste Peshwas of the Maratha empire.
ABA Journal
DECEMBER 1, 2021
California’s ban on high-capacity gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition does not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court has…
JURIST
DECEMBER 1, 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 comments on recent EU negotiations with the Taliban government over humanitarian aid and government inclusivity. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our Correspondent’s name.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 1, 2021
“Gov. Abbott’s ban on school mask mandates back in effect after Appeals Court decision; U.S. 5th Circuit judges halted an injunction on the mask mandate ban”: Emily Donaldson and Talia Richman of The Dallas Morning News have this report. And Brian Lopez of The Texas Tribune reports that “ Texas’ ban on mask mandates in public schools back in place after federal appeals court ruling; Three-judge panel finds no ‘concrete, or actual or imminent, injury’ cau
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Is the nation doomed to remain polarized by the “forever” debate over gun control? Not necessarily, according to a RAND survey released Tuesday. The survey discovered surprising points of agreement among 173 researchers, advocates and analysts who otherwise disagree on nearly every aspect of gun policy—a finding that researchers said could point the way to resolving an issue that has paralyzed Congress and many state legislatures.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 1, 2021
“Gavel Passing Brings New Chief Judge to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release today.
ABA Journal
DECEMBER 1, 2021
A former homicide prosecutor in Baltimore is accused in an 88-count indictment of using grand jury subpoenas and other investigative tools to obtain information that…
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 1, 2021
“The Justices Are Having An Open Fight About The Legitimacy Of The Supreme Court; Arguments in the Mississippi abortion ban case came just a few months after justices publicly pushed back on the notion that they were political actors”: Zoe Tillman of BuzzFeed News has this report.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Students leave Michigan high school following shooting. Photo via CNN. A 15-year-old male student has been arrested in connection with a shooting that took place at Oxford High School in Michigan November 30, 2021, killing three students and critically or seriously injuring others, reports the New York Times. The gunman fired 15 to 20 shots with a semiautomatic handgun, striking 11 people, before being apprehended by deputies in the school hallway.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 1, 2021
“The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Are Preparing for Their Victory Lap; For conservatives, overturning Roe v. Wade is not a technical legal question; It is a moral crusade that they have spent decades positioning themselves to win”: Jay Willis has this post at Balls and Strikes.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Putting aside the ethical question of conceiving a child specifically designed to save another, count this judgment as a significant win for IVF patients across the world.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 1, 2021
“Fourth Dimension Feminism”: You can access today’s new installment of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast, featuring law professors Leah Litman , Melissa Murray , and Kate Shaw , via this link.
LawTechnologyToday
DECEMBER 1, 2021
The Budgeting & Planning report is sponsored by LawPay. The ABA TechReport combines data from the annual ABA Legal Technology Survey Report with expert analysis, observations, and predictions from leaders in the legal technology field. Every Wednesday, we’ll be posting a new report from one of our experts, so stay tuned! Each year the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Resource Center surveys ABA members to discover how lawyers are using technology in the practice nationwide.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 1, 2021
“Supreme Court justices sound ready to restrict the right to abortion”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report. Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall of The Wall Street Journal report that “ Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Abortion Case Challenging Roe v. Wade; State’s law banning procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy presents direct challenge to 1973 precedent.” John Fritze of USA Today reports that “ Supreme Court signals support for Mississippi 15
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 1, 2021
A new California policy could send dozens of quadriplegic, paraplegic or otherwise permanently incapacitated inmates from nursing homes back to state prisons, reports the Associated Press. Prison officials say a change in federal rules led them to limit medical parole to inmates so ill they are hooked to ventilators to breathe, meaning their movement is so limited they are not a public danger.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 1, 2021
“The Dobbs Oral Argument: Lowlights and More Lowlights.” Eric Segall has this blog post at “Dorf on Law.” Also at that blog, Michael C. Dorf has a post titled “ The Problems With the Chief’s Middle Ground.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Cook County has logged 1,009 homicides in 2021, the highest number in 27 years and 100 more than in 2020, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. More than half the people murdered were under the age of 30, with the youngest being a 1-month-old baby boy. Black people made up 81 percent of homicide victims and Latinos made up nearly 15 percent. The last time the county passed 1,000 murders was in 1994 with 1,141.
HowAppealing
DECEMBER 1, 2021
“During Arguments Over the Fate of Roe , Kavanaugh and Barrett Finally Showed Their Cards; A majority of justices appears eager to overturn the constitutional right to abortion”: Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.
ABA Journal
DECEMBER 1, 2021
A Florida appeals court has kicked a judge off a foreclosure case and barred her from considering an order to show cause that alleges perjury…
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