October, 2022

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Trial Notebook to the Rescue

Paralegal Bootcamp

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Marina Shepelsky: How to Be a Top Lawyer in Your Niche

The Estrin Report

By Chere Estrin. What does it take to become a successful lawyer? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices, and we’re highlighting their top five tips here.

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10 Quick Tips to Organize Your Law Office and Control the CHAOS

Attorney at Work

What’s the best law office organization system? It’s the one you will use. If you want to control the chaos in your office, you can’t wait for the perfect system to come along. So let’s start. Organize the CHAOS of Your Office Once and For All. What do I mean by CHAOS — and what’s with the caps?

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How to Handle Long COVID at Work | Prinz Law Firm

Matt Tedeschi

After COVID-19 changed the landscape of the American workplace, its step-sister “Long COVID” is now threatening to do the same. As a result of COVID’s long-term after-effects, many workers are finding it difficult to keep up with the demands of their jobs

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Buyer's Guide: Evaluating and Selecting the Best CLM Solution for Your Organization

Evaluating and selecting the right contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform can be complicated. However, by getting the right people involved, prioritizing your business needs, and testing your technology options, you can make it easier.

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A guide to the amicus briefs in the affirmative-action cases

SCOTUSBlog

Share Nearly 100 amicus briefs were filed in Students for Fair Admissions v. the University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v.

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Power Over vs. Power Together

LegalReader

Equitable power sharing benefits workers, businesses, and society.

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The Best Advice on How to Start a Law Firm Comes From A Judge!?

My Shingle

For almost two decades, I’ve trolled the internet for good advice to share here on how to start or run a successful law firm. And friends, let me tell you that it’s pretty slim pickings out there.

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Day in the Life of a Litigation Paralegal

Paralegal Bootcamp

When I was starting out, I kept watching videos on what a typical day looks like as a paralegal, and to be honest with you, it was quite challenging finding a YouTuber who talks about what they actually do as a paralegal. But don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.

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Boredom Is a Gift: Unlock a Powerhouse of Creativity and Problem-Solving

Attorney at Work

Boredom is good for you and might just be the secret key to getting your life back on track. Normally I pepper my articles with data from carefully researched scientific papers and quotes from reputable writers in established magazines, but this one is different. This is from the heart.

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2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Contract Life Cycle Management Report

Gartner has positioned Evisort in the Visionaries Quadrant of the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Life Cycle Management. Read the report to learn why Evisort is a Visionary provider in the market.

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Reconsideration of John Brookins's Request for Parole

EvidenceProf Blog

Tomorrow, the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons will reconsider John Brookins's request for parole. Last year, John's request for parole was denied in large part based upon a letter (Download Bucks letter) sent by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Unfortunately

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What Does a Paralegal Do? | Lancaster Lawyers RG Injury Law - Rankin & Gregory

Deb Hatfield

By Deb Hatfield She spoke so softly, I could barely hear her. Her eyes were red from crying, her fingers were nervously smoothing the pile of papers she held in her hand. She looked at us and whispered hoarsely, I don’t know what to do. Her husband had been in a bad automobile

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Granting legal rights to non-human entities would help tackle climate change, the Law Society reports

JURIST

The Law Society released a report in which experts concluded that granting legal rights to non-human entities, such as animals, trees, and rivers, would help tackle climate change and the loss of biodiversity.

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Do You Know Your Value?

The Estrin Report

by Sonya Sigler. Who are you?” asked Bill Campbell, Intuit’s CEO at the time I was sitting in his office discussing business schools. I fumbled around for an answer, meandering all over the place, feeling not at all sure I had answered his question. Next he asked, “Who is Sonya Sigler?” Yeah, this question just confirmed that I really hadn’t answered his first question. More fumbling around. Finally, he said in an exasperated voice, “No, tell me what your top skills are.”

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Top 3 Data Privacy Challenges for Contract Compliance in 2022

The data privacy landscape is quickly becoming fragmented with dozens of new laws. Outdated compliance practices expose businesses to issues that can cost millions of dollars. Download this paper to find out how contract intelligence can help.

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Justices to consider whether Warhol image is “fair use” of photograph of Prince

SCOTUSBlog

Share In Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith , the justices get another chance to offer their take on the “fair use” doctrine in copyright law.

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Study Finds ‘Hot-Spot Policing’ More Effective When Officers Show Respect

The Crime Report

Procedural justice principles are compatible with effective crimefighting, according to a study by the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University.

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5 Ways to Escape the Never-Ending Trap of “More”

Attorney at Work

There is nothing inherently wrong with wanting more. The problem comes when your happiness depends on having more. I recently posted on LinkedIn that we seem to be always striving for more. More money. More time. More enjoyable work. One of my friend’s comments on that post really got me thinking.

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Response to the New York Times Essay “Are There Better Places to Put Large Solar Farms Than These Forests”

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

By Matthew Eisenson. On September 21, 2022, the New York Times published an essay by Gabriel Popkin titled “Are There Better Places to Put Large Solar Farms Than These Forests?”

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10 Zen Ways to Manage Cash Flows with Contract Intelligence

When you have instant access to your contract data, making strategic decisions in tough times (and good times) becomes much easier. Cash flow management especially can be a top priority for finance, procurement, and other business leaders.

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US President Biden pardons all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession

JURIST

US President Joe Biden Thursday pardoned “all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.”

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How to Combat Negativity in the Workplace

Paralegal Bootcamp

We’ve all dealt with that doom and gloom co-worker(s) that simply can’t find the light in anything they are doing, but how can we help and not let this kind of negativity in the workplace bring us down too?

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Affirmative action appears in jeopardy after marathon arguments

SCOTUSBlog

Share In 2003, a divided Supreme Court ruled in Grutter v. Bollinger that the University of Michigan Law School could consider race in its admissions process as part of its efforts to assemble a diverse student body.

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Police Funding Increased Nationwide in 2022: Analysis

The Crime Report

Photo by Jackie Lam on Unsplash.

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6 Best Practices to Maximize Value from Vendor Contracts

With uncertainty on the rise and margins and operating budgets stretched thin, there are a range of obstacles threatening to sap value from deals with vendors. Status quo vendor contract management costs businesses millions of dollars every year. Contract Intelligence can help businesses get more value from vendor contracts.

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What Documents Do You Need to Set Up a Living Trust?

LDA PRO

If you want to ensure correct asset distribution after your passing, a living trust can be a great tool to implement. However, you often need to have specific documents that will ensure the living trust is legal and binding. Discover the important documents you need to set up your trust.

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How to Change Your Law Firm Name

Attorney at Work

As more states are allowing law firms to use trade names instead of maintaining the outdated requirement that firms be named after current or former partners, you may be considering rebranding your firm.

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Iran dispatch: ‘lawyers were dispersed by firing tear gas and some of them were arrested’

JURIST

Law students and young lawyers in Iran are reporting for JURIST on protests and related developments in Iran since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. One of our correspondents files this from Tehran. For security and privacy reasons, we are withholding her name. .

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What is the Litigation Paralegal Career Accelerator?

Paralegal Bootcamp

The Litigation Paralegal Career Accelerator is a framework that I developed a while ago when I was outlining the curriculum for the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp program. Before I tell you WHAT it is, let me tell you why. Prefer to Watch Instead of Read?

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Legal Software Buyer's Guide for Personal Injury Law Firms

Paralegals are the nucleus of Personal Injury law firms, with the most diverse responsibilities. The right legal software has the potential to help streamline and automate the administrative side of the business, so you can focus on what matters.