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AUGUST 8, 2022

Should the legal industry have a common set of data standards for classifying the work we do? The SALI Alliance – short for Standards Advancement for the Legal Industry – believes we should, and it recently released version 2.0 of its Legal Matter Standard Specification, which sets out an ontology of some 10,000 tags. . The argument for standards, SALI says, is that they will simplify and improve the delivery of legal services by providing greater transparency and increasing the effectiveness of

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

Law firms often focus on gross revenue, when calculating how much they make. But, there are expenses that go into running every business, including a law firm. And, gross profits aren’t what you really make. What you really make i s your gross profit minus the cost of expenses for running your business. And, this can be expressed in a number of ways.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

An expert industry observer said CVS Health’s move into primary care is both offensive and defensive, but perhaps more importantly a natural evolution of a company with such a large healthcare footprint.

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JURIST

AUGUST 8, 2022

Aynsley Genga is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Kenya. . Kenya is now a day away from its general elections, and political rallies are over. Saturday was actually the last day for any campaigns or rallies to be conducted. In the lead-up to the weekend political parties were therefore busy making sure they had perfect venues for final events with all their supporters.

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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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AUGUST 8, 2022

“Lehigh Valley man at center of Supreme Court free speech case is convicted of cyberstalking prosecutor, ex-wife and former girlfriend”: Daniel Patrick Sheehan of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has this report.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

“My family was torn apart before the Indian Child Welfare Act passed. Will SCOTUS upend it?” Terria Smith has this essay online at The Desert Sun of Palm Springs, California.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nationwide, shootings are down four percent this year compared to the same time last year, with murders in big cities down three percent, potentially making this the first year since 2018 in which the numbers fell in the U.S. reports the New York Times, While the decline is small, it contradicts the stories of dramatically rising crime, murder, and mass shootings that have dominated headlines for the last two years.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

“Of course the Supreme Court needs to use history. The question is how.” Law professor William Baude has this essay online at The Washington Post.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 8, 2022

Lawyers in New York will have to take at least a one-hour cybersecurity course as part of their continuing legal education requirements beginning in July…

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

In the spring of 2015, an experienced nurse started work in the forensic unit of the New Hampshire State Prison for Men. She expected her clients would have two characteristics: they would be male, and they would all have been sentenced by a court to the prison. That is not what she found. When she observed a woman incarcerated in the men’s prison, the nurse asked what she was doing there.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

A dizzyingly circular display. The post Hey Originalists, The First Rule Of Originalism Is… You Do Not Try To Explain Originalism! appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 8, 2022

Because of a mistaken cellphone revelation, the Houston lawyer representing Infowars host Alex Jones in a Texas defamation lawsuit could have exposed himself to malpractice…

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Above The Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

So far, we’ve only scratched the surface of this new web’s capabilities. The post Looking Into The Future Of Web3 appeared first on Above the Law.

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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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The Crime Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

In response to a tight labor market and officers worn out by the pandemic and 2020 protests who are quitting or retiring faster than the department can replace them, Portland recently added unarmed “public support specialists” to take reports on things like vehicle break-ins and bike thefts, reports the Associated Press. The decision mirrors departments in other states that are also rethinking what services they can provide and what role police should play in their communities.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

The latest style issue that has mainstream media in a tizzy: what font you should use on your résumé. But do these tips really apply to lawyers? The post What Font Should You Use For Your Résumé? Apparently This Matters To People. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

AUGUST 8, 2022

A federal court should dismiss insurance fraud claims against a consulting firm in a case where a furniture company seeks $19 million from the firm's former employee, the firm argued, because he joined the consultancy after committing the alleged fraud.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

The NFL thanked the Dolphins for cooperating with the investigation, but that did not prevent the league from instituting very harsh punishment. The post Why The Miami Dolphins Were Disciplined So Strongly For Tampering appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

Gustavo Petro, a former member of Colombia’s M-19 guerrilla group and now the country’s first leftist president, is willing to start peace talks with armed groups across the country and has called on the United States and other developed nations to change drug policies that have focused on the prohibition of substances like cocaine, feeding violent conflicts across Colombia and other Latin American nations, reports The Guardian.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

'Diagnosis? Yeah, you're gonna need to contract a trusts and estates lawyer, missy. That baby's gone leaky.' - A doctor just doing their job. The post A New Meaning For Civil Procedure: Are Doctors Willing To Break Laws To Help Their Patients? appeared first on Above the Law.

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LegalReader

AUGUST 8, 2022

Justice came for Elizabeth Johnson, Jr., 329 years after conviction, but it's not too late to stop modern witch hunts that target the LGBT+ community.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

'Member the rule of law? The post Stephen Breyer’s Super Committed To The Rule Of Law — Too Bad About… Everything His Former Colleagues Stand For appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

AUGUST 8, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Section 101 has some magic to it. The short provision has remained essentially unchanged since it was originally handwritten in the 1700s and signed into law by President George Washington. Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title. 35 U.S.C. 101.

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Above The Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

Only when you know what matters to you will you be able to look out and see if your values are reflected in the individual lawyers and law firms you are considering working with. The post Why Finding Lawyers That Match Your Values Is So Hard appeared first on Above the Law.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 8, 2022

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com. Here’s the Monday morning read: Breyer, in first appearance since Roe v. Wade was overturned, says ‘I’m still an optimist’ (Ariane de Vogue, CNN).

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Above The Law

AUGUST 8, 2022

What does it take to cultivate job satisfaction at a law firm? In a new report from BTI Consulting, associates pointed out exactly what they wanted from and valued in their work lives, and which firms were the best at committing to their overall happiness. According to BTI, Biglaw associates are looking for these eight […]. The post The Biglaw Firms That Offer Associates The Best Opportunities For Growth (2022) appeared first on Above the Law.

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