Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Owning a laptop computer and Instagram account might help combat boredom—but doesn’t necessarily translate to technical proficiency in a legal setting. Digital native doesn’t always mean tech-savvy. In fact, the assumption itself is somewhat false. Sure, younger generations are practically born with a mobile device in their hand. They are constantly “caught up” in the goings-on of their entire high school class; they can rattle off no fewer than five relevant hashtags for any given topic; they c

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LDA PRO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Family law offices are hectic places to work, with tight deadlines and emotionally disturbed clients. A family law paralegal Roseville is responsible for numerous tasks, from the first intake to the final hearing. Petition preparation, discovery, motion practice, client communication, witness location, and investigation are all part of a family law paralegal’s day-to-day duties.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When I was in high school, my father was robbed and beaten, leaving him with a traumatic brain injury that changed all of our lives. While he struggled to regain his physical ability to talk, walk and heal from his injuries, we all struggled economically and emotionally as we cared for him. We got no support from a system that is supposed to serve victims and survivors of crime.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned Thursday that urgent action is needed to prevent a human rights catastrophe in Myanmar. The UN Human Rights Office issued a new report documenting serious human rights and international humanitarian law violations. This includes violations of the rights of life, liberty and security of person; freedom of expression; and freedom of peaceful assembly.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

More job flexibility and mental health support are among the solutions that could help lead to improvements in the hiring, retention and promotion of female…

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Despite FBI statistics on nationwide homicides revealing that every year a vast proportion of women killed in the US are killed by current or former intimate partners, these crimes receive little domestic attention, reports The Guardian. The Centers on Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that homicide is the fourth leading cause of death for girls and women one to 19 years old, and the fifth leading cause of death for women 20 to 44.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Under a recent notification released by India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 came into force Friday. The amended law allows for medical termination of pregnancy in certain situations between the twentieth and the twenty-fourth week. This specific situation was not covered by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Share Mississippi v. Tennessee is not only the Supreme Court’s first oral argument of the 2021-22 term, but it is also the first time that states have asked the court to weigh in on how they should share an interstate aquifer. The court’s decision could fundamentally restructure interstate groundwater law in the United States for decades — or the case could be dismissed immediately on the grounds that Mississippi has failed to allege the proper cause of action.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

A Wall Street Journal investigation has found that 131 federal judges oversaw 685 court cases in the last decade involving companies in which they or…

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In response to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s recent executive order requiring department employees to show proof of vaccination on or before October 17 or face termination, dozens of state Police troopers have put in their resignation papers, reports NPR. State Police Association president Michael Cherven said the troopers should have “reasonable alternatives” to being required to get vaccinated, such as wearing masks and being tested regularly.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The South Pacific Ocean nation Vanuatu announced Saturday its intention to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the rights of present and future generations to be protected from the adverse consequences of climate change. Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Bob Loughman warned that the climate crisis is “ increasingly eluding the control of individual national governments.” Loughman said it was time for a g

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Share If you break into a storage facility and steal from 10 separate storage units, did you commit 10 offenses “on occasions different from one another”? The Supreme Court will answer this question in Wooden v. United States , yet another case concerning the scope of the Armed Career Criminal Act. The court will hear oral argument on Monday, the first day of the 2021-22 term and the first time the justices will be back in the courtroom for an in-person hearing in more than 18 months.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A lawyer and poet once imprisoned for a carjacking committed at age 16 is among 25 people who won the MacArthur Foundation fellowships, commonly known…

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The majority of people worldwide live in countries with high levels of organized crime, a crisis made worse by COVID-19, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). Transnational organized crime is an underlying driver of many major geopolitical challenges, including conflict, political instability and forced migration.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number of bills on Tuesday to ease the state’s housing shortage. These bills, combined with four signed earlier in September, form a 31-bill housing agenda to address housing costs, homelessness, and climate change. Newsom’s administration has already attempted to tackle these issues, even investing $22 billion to create more than 84,000 affordable homes, “including over 44,000 new housing units and treatment beds for people exiting hom

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Share Three days before the justices are scheduled to return to the courtroom for the first time since March 2020, the Supreme Court announced on Friday morning that Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. The 56-year-old justice has no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since January, the press release from the court’s Public Information Office indicated.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The ABA is offering a new opportunity to members who want to help immigrants who have fled Haiti because of ongoing political strife and devastating…

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The Annie E. Casey Foundation reports that in communities within Atlanta and Milwaukee where Cure Violence , an international gun violence-prevention model was implemented, shootings fell by as much as 73 percent , the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) reports. . The foundation’s recently released report, “Improving Community Safety Through Public Health Strategies: Lessons from Atlanta and Milwaukee,” spotlights Cure Violence approaches underway in the two cities. .

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

A federal appeals court in Los Angeles overturned the decision to house homeless people living on the streets of Skid Row in a controversial ruling on Thursday. The judgment means that Los Angeles County will not be legally required to house homeless people in Skid Row. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously decided Thursday that the decision of Judge David Carter, who oversaw the case in April 2020 , failed to follow legal requirements.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Recent headlines in the financial press are replete with stories about the new boom in buy now, pay later financing for retail purchases, with many retailers, including Walmart, the nation’s largest, now offering these point-of-sale loans. Now, the electronic payments company LawPay is bringing buy now, pay later financing to the legal industry.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Every Supreme Court term has important decisions that change the law and affect people’s lives, but some years are blockbusters in the number of high-profile,…

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Police departments should reallocate “significant” resources to solving serious crimes like murders and allow non-police professionals to deal with emergencies relating to mental health, according to a new survey. Some 78 percent of a national survey sample of 1,311 likely voters strongly agreed or agreed with the statement that “police departments should shift a significant portion of their internal resources to prioritize investigating and solving the most serious offenses like shootings and

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

On Wednesday, Qualcomm, a widely-used cell phone chip manufacturer, won its bid to decertify an antitrust class against it. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that the trial court in the District of Northern California erred in certifying the class and remanded the case to reconsider certification of the class and to examine the case under FTC v.

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The Process Street

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Pages , a new product by Process Street , lets you capture, organize and share your team’s operational knowledge. It’s also free , forever, for your entire team. Pages is part of Process Street’s development as the modern process management platform for teams. Thousands of teams from Salesforce to Yext use our interactive workflows to power their processes.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digitalization of the fashion industry – including for luxury brands, which have historically been slow to embrace electronic and digital commerce. Indeed, in 2020, e-commerce in the United States achieved an astounding ten years’ worth of growth in a three-month period. While brick-and-mortar still holds a significant market share for luxury brands, the future undeniably includes a significant digital component.

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