November, 2017

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Using Side Letters in Private Funds

Strictly Business

At some point while raising capital for a private fund, you will likely be asked by one or more potential investors to enter into a side letter. A side letter is an agreement between the fund and one particular investor to vary the terms of the limited partnership agreement with respect to that particular investor (almost always to the benefit of the investor).

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Transparency and ICAO’s Aviation Offsetting Scheme: Two Separate Concepts? – A New Sabin Center Working Paper

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

By Dena Adler. Photo Credit: NASA. The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the UN specialized body for aviation, earned international praise in October 2016 for striking a deal to cap emissions from international passenger and cargo flights at 2020 levels, but a new Sabin Center Working Paper argues that ICAO must improve its transparency to truly “take-off.

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Check out our new Massage Therapy lab classroom in Calgary!

The Robertson Reader

Our new Massage Therapy lab classroom in Calgary combines theory with practical knowledge. It aims to have our students fully prepared for their new careers as Massage Therapists and Remedial Massage Therapists. If you've been looking for a M assage Therapy program that combines texbook learning and on-job training, then consider Robertson College Calgary to help you develop the skills you need.

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Job Interview Tips for New Paralegals

How To Become A Paralegal

A new reality show emerged, and it centers around one of the world’s scariest occurrences: being interviewed for a job. The Job Interview brings the interview process live to your television. It involves real employers interviewing real people for real jobs. And job interviews? They are nerve-wracking. You’re being judged for your merits, your education, and your experience in a very short amount of time.

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Transforming eDiscovery: Document Summarization, Sentiment Analysis, And Chatbots Take Center Stage

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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5 ways a virtual family law paralegal can take your practice to the next level

Lawfecta

Are you at that point in your law firm where your growing steadily and need extra help, but don’t require the need for full time assistance? Or maybe you have an in-house staff that is starting to become overwhelmed with the volume of work to be done. Or maybe you want to venture into a new area of law, and want assistance from someone who has handled that area to make an easier and seamless transition.

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3 Tricks to Make the Most of the New Podcast App in iOS 11

LegalTalkNetwork

The new version of the native Apple Podcasts app (the one that comes with your iPhone) came with quite a few changes. I, for one, thought they were confusing. I wasn’t able to find my favorite podcasts, episodes from podcasts I wasn’t subscribed to popped up at the top of my home screen, and I was using so much more data and space! Around the time this update happened, I agreed to help my brother move back to Colorado from Oregon (I know, family love knows no bounds).

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Michigan’s Updated PURPA Implementation Could Create a New Market for Privately-owned Solar Energy Facilities

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By Jeffrey Hammons. Introduction. Over the past few months, the Michigan Public Service Commission (“MPSC”) issued a series of orders updating how it implements its obligations under Section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (“PURPA”). [1] These orders could spur new development of solar energy facilities in Michigan. Due to the lower costs of solar PV, other states have seen large increases in the development of these facilities over the past decade thanks to PURPA.

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Top 5 Reasons You Should Consider a Career in Massage Therapy

The Robertson Reader

Have you been mulling over whether Massage Therapy is the right career for you? Have you made your list of pros and cons but can’t decide? Then, here are top 5 reasons why you should consider a career in Massage Therapy. You want to help others: If you’ve always wanted to work in a career where you could help your people, then massage therapy is for you.

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Christmas sandwiches

LawActually

Since 2010, November has always brought with it the first opportunity since the previous December to wrap my chubby little chops around a Christmas-themed sandwich during my lunch hour. As you can tell, I'm something of a lunchtime gourmet when I venture into the office. Imagine my delight when today, after two weeks of eagerly looking, I finally spotted the Christmas butties neatly haphazardly displayed on the chiller shelf in Sainsbury's Local.

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Recipe for a Failed CLM Implementation

Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.

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How Your Clients Interview You (and how a virtual legal team can help)

Lawfecta

Technology has changed how customers find and evaluate businesses, including lawyers and law firms. Gone are the days when prospective clients rely exclusively on word of mouth too, as are the days where the interview of the attorney begins with the initial consultation. Today’s prospective legal clients use a mix of personal relationships and digital resources to begin interviewing an attorney before they ever meet them.

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MIT Legal Forum on AI and Blockchain

LegalTalkNetwork

On October 30th and 31st, Legal Talk Network attended and covered the inaugural MIT Legal Forum on AI and Blockchain at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab. This two-day event in Cambridge featured big names in legal technology from MIT, IBM Watson, Baker & Hostetler, CodeX, blockchain startups, and Cryptocurrency organizations.

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Evolve Law’s Access to Justice Through Technology Event in Denver

LegalTalkNetwork

Experts in the legal field are wracking their brains and resources to find a solution to the access to justice gap. For some lawyers, technology is the key to solving the issue. Many of these progressive lawyers met at Lawgical’s Denver office in order to discuss what technologies they are currently using to close the gap and future actions to achieve access to justice for all.

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Breaking Down Blockchain for Lawyers

LegalTalkNetwork

Blockchain enthusiasts claim that the discovery of blockchain is on par with the discovery of the internet. This technology could have a huge impact on a lot of markets, including the legal industry. But a lot of people still don’t fully understand what blockchain is or why it’s relevant, so we decided to make it easy (or at least easier) for you. Below is a basic description of where blockchain came from and how it works.

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Contract Lifecycle Management: A Business Enabler Exploring On-Ground Challenges

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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November 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 103.

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