February, 2023

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Improving Your Paralegal Writing Skills

Paralegal Bootcamp

Good paralegal writing – the kind that grabs your attention and holds it – is hard to come by. Arguably, it is even harder to create. With the growth of fully remote positions in the legal world and the billions of emails that we send every year, making your written word count is important. From helping you land that coveted position to improving client communications, writing should be a tool that every paralegal can use proficiently.

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5 Ways to Cultivate Compassion

Attorney at Work

Jamie Spannhake | Developing a sense of compassion — or at least neutrality — can make relationships better. It can also improve outcomes. The post 5 Ways to Cultivate Compassion appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Why Do We Treat Sex Crimes Differently Than Other Violent Crimes?

The Crime Report

In a recently published research paper in the Stanford Law Review, Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado, considers the concept of “sex exceptionalism” in the United States criminal justice system and asks readers to take a second look at how we treat sex crimes. Gruber previously published “ The Feminist War on Crime: The Unexpected Role of Women’s Liberation in Mass Incarceration ” with University of California Press.

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AI’s Impact On The Future of Law: Will Lawyers Survive?

Above The Law

We suspect that many things we once thought impossible will be made possible by the new generation of AI. The post AI’s Impact On The Future of Law: Will Lawyers Survive? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Optimizing Contract Management and Enhancing Team Collaboration: Insights from a Legal Operations Perspective

Speaker: Adina Marta Newman

Learn about a world of effective contract management and seamless teamwork across departments in this upcoming webinar from Cobblestone Software. You'll discover practical strategies and tips that legal professionals can use to streamline contract processes and enhance collaboration, making significant impact across legal and corporate departments. Join us as we show how you can supercharge contract processes, improve team communication, and take your contributions to the next level.

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Preparing Your Law Firm for a Data Breach

Attorney at Work

Tom Lambotte | Law firm data breaches are not so much an "if" as a "when" event, so prepare accordingly. The post Preparing Your Law Firm for a Data Breach appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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US appeals court holds employers can discriminate against employees who obtain abortions

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday ruled that employers who oppose abortion have a right to refuse to employ people on the basis of their reproductive health decisions under the freedom of association contained in the First Amendment of the US Constitution. The case arose over a 2019 New York law that prohibits an employer from “discriminat[ing] nor tak[ing] any retaliatory personnel action against an employee with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privilege

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Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center

Diane Drain

Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center at the Arizona Bankruptcy Court. Six Arizona Attorneys Recognized For Their Pro Bono Efforts January 31, 2023 Terri Jo Neff, Arizona Daily Independent Those honored by Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Ann Scott Timmer during LSC’s Increasing Access to Justice Reception were James Conlogue, Diane Drain, David Engelman, Edwin Ramos, Kelly Rowe, and Benjamin Smith.

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NYC Court Backlog Mirrors Delays Around the Country

The Crime Report

A recent review of city data by Matt Katz at the Gothamist found that more than a quarter of people in New York City Jails aren’t getting to court on time for hearings and trials. In the 2022 fiscal year, 79.1 percent of detainees in New York City made it to jail on time, down 15 percent from 2021. These are the highest rates on record since 1999 when modern record-keeping became available.

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Sidney Powell Avoids Disbarment As Judge Refuses To Consider Misnumbered Exhibits… Seriously.

Above The Law

The 'numerous defects' cited in the opinion dismissing the case against Sidney Powell are underwhelming. The post Sidney Powell Avoids Disbarment As Judge Refuses To Consider Misnumbered Exhibits… Seriously. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Lawyer moved into Wynn Las Vegas, spent over $10M in ‘massive fraud,’ suit alleges

ABA Journal

A lender based in the British Virgin Islands has accused a California lawyer of spending and gambling away more than $10 million that was supposed…

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Court declines to stay execution of Florida man whose jury did not unanimously vote for death penalty

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the execution of Donald David Dillbeck to move forward in Florida, denying his request for a stay in a brief, unsigned order. There were no recorded dissents. Dillbeck was sentenced to death in 1991 for the murder of Faye Vann during a carjacking outside a Tallahassee shopping mall. He is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Thursday.

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Tibetan Buddhist monk dies in Chinese police custody

JURIST

Prominent Tibetan Buddhist monk Geshe Phende Gyaltsen died in Chinese prison on January 26, according to Thursday reports from Radio Free Asia. Chinese authorities arrested Geshe Phende in March 2022. The Chinese Communist Party exercises predominant authority over Tibetan areas. In 2018, the Ministry of Public Security issued a notice declaring a wide range of social activities among Tibetans to be illegal, including local dispute resolution and giving public religious teaching.

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Trademark Registration: 100% THAT B H

Patently O

by Dennis Cxrouch In re Lizzo LLC (TTAB 2023) In a new precedential opinion, the PTAB has sided with the musical artist Lizzo — agreeing to register her mark “100% THAT B H” for use on apparel. The Trademark Examining Attorney had refused registration on “failure-to-function” — concluding that the phrase was a commonplace expression used to express a well-recognized sentiment.

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Generative AI for Contracts Is Here: New Tools to Accelerate Drafting and Editing

The emergence of generative AI is reshaping the landscape of contract management, enabling businesses to generate and negotiate legal agreements with greater ease and speed. In this on-demand webinar, Hal Marcus, VP of Product Marketing at Evisort discusses how Evisort's generative AI transforms contract creation and negotiation, empowering legal teams to streamline processes while reducing risk.

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Report: Court Fines Promote Juvenile Recidivism, Not Rehabilitation

The Crime Report

A recent study set out to determine how monetary sanctions can affect the likelihood young people will reoffend. Do fees and fines act as a deterrent, steering juvenile offenders away from future crimes? In “ A Statewide Analysis of the Impact of Restitution and Fees on Juvenile Recidivism in Florida Across Race & Ethnicity, ” researchers found that fees and restitution assessed against young people actually increased juvenile recidivism in Florida.

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GoodRx Illegally Sold Users’ Data to Google & Facebook, FTC Says

Above The Law

GoodRx failed to notify users that it sold their personal health information to Google, Facebook and other tech companies, the FTC claimed. The agency filed an order that prohibits GoodRx from sharing its users’ data with third parties for advertising purposes and requires the company to pay a $1.5 million penalty. GoodRx agreed to pay the settlement but did not admit to wrongdoing.

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Man who spent 28 years in prison is exonerated with help of pro bono lawyers

ABA Journal

A 2021 Missouri law that allows prosecutors to ask courts to set aside wrongful convictions has resulted in the exoneration of a man who spent…

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Supreme Court declines to halt execution of Texas man who said juror and attorneys were racist

SCOTUSBlog

Share After a Texas court reinstated his execution Wednesday, John Lezell Balentine took his final appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing that his death sentence should be reassessed in light of new evidence of juror misconduct and racial bias. The justices declined to block the execution in a brief, unsigned order with no recorded dissents. Texas executed Balentine by lethal injection on Wednesday evening.

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You Deserve a Better Personal Injury Case Management Software

Paralegals are the nerve center that hold the entire Personal Injury practice together. You have an extremely diverse set of responsibilities, from legal research to drafting to administration tasks, and must communicate with all stakeholders (internal and external) at the practice. Paralegals need a robust system that can organize information, automate many mundane tasks, and save time every day.

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EU and UN announce monetary support for Rwanda in evacuating refugees from Libya

JURIST

The EU Delegation in Rwanda Thursday announced an aid package valued at € 22 million to the Rwandan government in support of the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM) operated by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to evacuate at-risk refugees and asylum seekers from Libya. In effect, the package ensures the refugees have “access to safe shelter, healthcare including psychosocial support, training in different skills.” Rwanda emerged as a transit hub post a deal signed between the African Unio

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently O

Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] He is also an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2] Virtually nonexistent in the patent space in the U.S. ten years ago—at least in part due to longstanding common law rules on champerty, maintenance, [3] and patent law’s relative high risk—today third-

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Study Shows Low Safety Risk of Reducing Long Sentences

The Crime Report

When Sam Lewis visits prisons to speak with inmates, he’s sometimes suited up, which at times causes inmates to confuse him for a police officer, a warden or a preacher. They are incredulous when he tells them he is a former life prisoner. “They’ll say something like, ‘I’m gonna have a suit like you one day.’ And I’d say no, you’re gonna have a suit that’s better,” Lewis said. “But let me explain what you need to do.” Lewis

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Faced With The Prospect Of A Clarence Thomas Statue, State Senator Calls The Supreme Court Justice An ‘Uncle Tom’

Above The Law

Weirdly it's not a monument to questionable legal ethics. The post Faced With The Prospect Of A Clarence Thomas Statue, State Senator Calls The Supreme Court Justice An ‘Uncle Tom’ appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Complete Guide to Contract Lifecycle Management

Are you tired of juggling contracts and missing deadlines? Do you want to ensure compliance and avoid costly disputes? Gatekeeper's Complete Guide to Contract Lifecycle Management is 38 pages of insights, tips, and templates. What's in the guide? 7 chapters covering all stages of the contract lifecycle from inception through to renewal and close-out Handy 10-point checklists for every stage to give you a clear playbook to work from 13 Excel templates ready to use in your business Who's it for?

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Chemerinsky: When can state governments sue the United States?

ABA Journal

A recurring issue before the Supreme Court this term, including in two cases to be argued in the next month, concerns when state governments have…

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Why FIFA Banned The All India Football Federation & What It Means

LawInSport

The All India Football Federation ( AIFF ) found itself at the center of a storm in 2022 when FIFA imposed a ban on it due to instances of third-party interference in its day-to-day operations. The ban was a major blow to Indian football as India was due to host the U-17 Women’s World Cup later in the year and the ban would mean that the tournament would have to be shifted to a different host nation.

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US Supreme Court weighs online platforms’ liability in Google recommendations case

JURIST

The US Supreme Court Tuesday heard oral arguments in Gonzales v. Google , a case that could upend how social media companies handle content distribution. At the heart of the case is a question of whether tech giants like Google can face liability when their algorithm recommends ISIS recruitment videos. That said, the case also has broader civil rights implications because, as one of the amicus briefs filed in the case pointed out, “As society has moved online, so too have discrimination,

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A Free Speech Right to Accuse Others of Patent Infringement

Patently O

by Dennis Crouch Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure sets out a bold goal for civil litigation: “ the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action.” Patent litigation is rarely speedy; quite expensive; and, many would argue, often unjust. In the case below, one party attempted some quick relief via preliminary injunction, but the Federal Circuit has vacated on free-speech grounds.

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In-House Legal Departments – A Comprehensive Guide to Best-in-Class Reporting

Generating reports for your in-house legal team can take days, and sometimes weeks! Collating information in word documents or spreadsheets across the team can be a giant headache. Tailoring content to consider various stakeholders may be a repetitive task. If you’re doing Legal Department reporting – make it count! If you’re not, it may be time to start.