The Estrin Report

MAY 17, 2022

by Nora Boghossian Sr. Researcher and Executive Assistant Estrin Legal Staffing. We often talk about how to get a job but why don’t we talk enough about keeping a job? “You are going to have to kick me out, because I’m not going anywhere.” I remember saying that to my boss one day. They knew my loyalty to the firm. I showed it by keeping myself apprised of the latest news, my CLE up-to-date, attending annual conferences, and bringing back best practices to the firm.

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The Crime Report

MAY 19, 2022

In the past 20 years, prosecutors in Conviction Integrity Units (CIUs) have increasingly taken on the responsibility of exonerating individuals who have been wrongfully convicted. Many of them collaborate closely with defense attorneys on case reinvestigation and resolution, exonerating defendants who otherwise had few remaining options. While the recent popularity of CIUs is an exciting development for the wrongfully convicted and their advocates, these newfound developments are not without ris

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 20, 2022

To summarize a list of lessons learned in 43 years of paralegal practice is rather like opening Pandora’s box. Hard to say what may pop up! I’ve had a great career, weathered some storms, at times feeling undervalued and underutilized, and at others wondering if I could tackle the latest project I’ve been handed. Certainly, every time I think I have heard everything, something new comes along.

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JURIST

MAY 17, 2022

Chile’s Constitutional Convention Monday finalized the draft of a new constitution, following 10 months of negotiations. Chilean citizens overwhelmingly voted in October 2020 to draft the new constitution replacing the guiding principles put in place in 1980 under General Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. . The draft has been heralded for its progressive nature, with it requiring free higher education, gender equality in government leadership, and a robust climate change plan.

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Above The Law

MAY 19, 2022

I mean, if I made $50k I'd be mad if folks with less seniority made 14% more than me for the same job too. The post Sure Would Be Nice If Equal Justice Works Paid For Work… Equally appeared first on Above the Law.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 18, 2022

Making meetings effective and productive is no easy feat — especially in the age of Zoom. To be effective, meetings need to engage the talents of the people involved, work to achieve the group’s specific goals for the moment — and do so in a way that’s contextually sensitive to the world around it. Many leaders fall back on arbitrary blanket rules that no one really follows — like the leader who declared all meetings in the company could last no more than 20 minutes.

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JURIST

MAY 18, 2022

A sole claimant Tuesday filed a representative action suit against Google and its artificial intelligence (AI) subsidiary DeepMind Technologies in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales for misuse of private information. The misuse arose from a data-sharing arrangement between DeepMind and the Royal Free London National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust.

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Above The Law

MAY 16, 2022

GWU's commencement speaker criticized the professor's public stances and he's unhappy about it. The post Jonathan Turley Called Out For Using Law For ‘Wrongful Ends.’ As If Selling Out For Publicity Is Wrongful! appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

MAY 18, 2022

Yusuf Dahl. It wasn’t the best time to make a move, considering the housing market crunch with its spiking prices, low inventory, bidding wars, and seller-friendly closing conditions, but a job transition made it necessary. After a three-month search, I found an apartment in a private development in Allentown, PA. It offered the amenities we wanted: a good neighborhood, a reasonable market rate, and proximity to high-performing schools.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 20, 2022

Law specialization has become increasingly common — almost a necessity. . Abraham Lincoln, licensed to practice law in 1837 in Illinois, may be the archetypal general practice attorney. The Lincoln Legal Papers Project identified over 5,600 cases and nearly 100,000 documents related to Lincoln’s law practice. The paper trail revealed scores of cases involving debt collection, business partnerships, estate settlements, divorce and real estate litigation.

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JURIST

MAY 19, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Wednesday held that the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) in-house adjudication violated the petitioner hedge fund manager’s Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. The court found that Congress unconstitutionally delegated too much power to the SEC and statutory removal of in-house judges used in the adjudicatory process is unconstitutional.

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Above The Law

MAY 20, 2022

Lindell *and his lawyers* are getting sanctioned, too. The post Court Tosses Mike Lindell’s RICOlibelslander LOLsuit Against Dominion And Smartmatic appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

MAY 19, 2022

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) uses driverless vehicles to obtain evidence for investigations, according to IoT World Today. The SFPD has fostered using the footage as evidence regularly, which threatens privacy rights. According to a three-page internal training document , autonomous vehicles record their surroundings continuously and have the potential to help with investigative leads.

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Attorney at Work

MAY 20, 2022

Here are five ways to harness the power of intentionality — actively choosing how to live and work, day-to-day and moment-to-moment. How many of us have picked up our phone to send an email or text, gotten distracted by a pop-up alert or something else we see on the phone, clicked … and suddenly it is 20 minutes later? How many of us have forgotten why we picked up the phone in the first place?

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JURIST

MAY 19, 2022

US District Judge Lawrence Piersol ruled Tuesday that two South Dakota Sioux tribes have standing in a lawsuit against South Dakota over alleged National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) violations. The case is in the US District Court for the District of South Dakota Western Division. The complaint alleges that several state agencies did not offer voter registration services and violated the NVRA.

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Above The Law

MAY 19, 2022

CFTC whistling nervously. The post Fifth Circuit Blows Up SEC Because The Word ‘Ponzi’ Is Nowhere In The Constitution appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

MAY 16, 2022

In 2019, New York passed a bill eliminating both cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felony offenses and judges’ discretion in setting bail amounts in those cases. The move was applauded by progressive state leaders and criminal justice reformers, who for years have charged the cash bail system of unfairly discriminating against the poor and people of color.

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MAY 18, 2022

Retained search – an elite model of executive search committed to helping companies place top corporate leaders – is kind of like corporate matchmaking. Firms engage with client to meet their needs and build lasting relationships with candidates, and their goal is to curate the perfect match between the hire and the company. Companies that invest in retained search firms expect to see a pool of top-quality candidates and first-class support to hire a new leader.

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JURIST

MAY 18, 2022

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Monday signed House Bill 1571 into law, which prohibits protestors from demonstrating outside of private residences. Protestors now face second degree misdemeanor charges with the possible punishment of 60 days in jail and fines of up to $500. The Florida House of Representatives first introduced the bill in January. It then passed in March.

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Above The Law

MAY 19, 2022

Surely he'll be too ashamed to turn this into an opportunity to fundraise. LOL. The post Ted Cruz Brags About His Role In Big Lie LOLsuits, Nets Ethics Complaint With Texas State Bar appeared first on Above the Law.

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LegalReader

MAY 17, 2022

A class action is taking aim at Wendy’s and McDonald’s, accusing the popular fast-food outlets of exaggerating the sizes of their beef patties. According to FOX Business, the 35-page lawsuit was filed less than two months after a similar complaint was brought against Burger King. The complaint was submitted to U.S. District Court for the.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 20, 2022

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether the justices’ decision to prevent non-unanimous convictions in Louisiana also prohibits Puerto Rico from authorizing non-unanimous acquittals, and whether a law firm can protect under attorney-client privilege communications for which legal advice was a significant, but not primary, purpose.

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JURIST

MAY 18, 2022

The US District Court for the Northern District of New York Monday issued an order which granted a preliminary injunction allowing non-pregnant inmates with opioid use disorders the Jefferson County Correctional Facility to access methadone prescriptions. In granting the injunction, the court said “all non-pregnant individuals who are or will be detained at the Jefferson County Correctional Facility and had or will have prescriptions for agonist medication for opioid use disorder [such as

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Above The Law

MAY 19, 2022

Fifth Circuit Guts The SEC: Because why the hell not at this point. Beware, 3Ls! Every last final counts. This Seems Problematic: As if public interest folks need more to deal with. Yes, The Bad HIPPA Takes Are Everywhere: But when you need HIPAA compliance. Judge Disciplined: And picks up an electoral challenger in the process. The post Good Lord, The Fifth Circuit Is Off The Rails — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

MAY 19, 2022

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Urban Institute have announced the launch of the Just Home Project, a national program designed to advance community-driven efforts to break the link between housing instability and jail incarceration. One in four people had periods of homelessness in the year before their incarceration, and the problem has worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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