Paralegal Bootcamp
OCTOBER 6, 2022
We’ve all been there – something unexpected happens, and you are asked to jump in at the last minute to help another team get ready for trial on a case you’ve never worked on before, or you take over a case from a former paralegal who is no longer at the firm – and you are now the lead paralegal on a case that is going to trial next month and you have never worked on the case before today.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 4, 2022
You didn’t take the bar exam. That’s probably because you didn’t go to law school. Good for you. Law school is hard. Your first year is an elaborate hazing ritual in which we law professors pull out your brain and put it back in upside down. We make you read hundreds of pages every week while looking for summer jobs and shoring up extra-curriculars for your résumé.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 4, 2022
About that growing distrust the public has in the Supreme Court. The post Want To Know Who SCOTUS Spouses Work For? TOO BAD! appeared first on Above the Law.
LawSites
OCTOBER 5, 2022
At a time when law firms are struggling to retain talent and wrestling to balance hybrid workplaces, the Texas-based corporate law firm Vela Wood did something unique: It sent its employees and their families to Portugal for a month. Why did it do it? How did it do it? What did clients think? And are there lessons for other firms? For the answers to those questions and more, our guests this week are the two name partners of the firm: Kevin Vela , who is the firm’s managing partner, and Radney Wo
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OCTOBER 4, 2022
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JURIST
OCTOBER 6, 2022
US President Joe Biden Thursday pardoned “all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.” Biden explained that criminal records for marijuana possession have negatively impacted “too many lives,” particularly those of black and brown people through disproportionate conviction rates. Biden urged state governors to pardon marijuana possession offenses at their respective state levels.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 1, 2022
According to a new UN Human Rights report , despite some minor success, there remains an urgent need for comprehensive approaches to dismantling deep-rooted systems perpetuating racial discrimination across all areas of life, reports The Mirage. The report warns that there remain “disproportionate outcomes for people of African descent in many countries, notably regarding access to health and adequate food, poverty, education, social protection, justice, enforced disappearance and violence.”.
Patently O
OCTOBER 4, 2022
by Dennis Crouch. OpenSky Indus v. VLSI , IPR 2021-1064 (Before Dir. Vidal). Stepping-in like a court of equity, Dir. Vidal today issued a Precedential Order finding that OpenSky had abused the IPR process. OpenSky filed its IPR petition soon after VLSI won a $2 billion judgment against Intel. At that point though, OpenSky offered to work on behalf of either VLSI or Intel.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 1, 2022
He seems unbothered by the damage he's doing. The post Samuel Alito Freaks Out That Anyone Dares To Question The Great And Powerful Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.
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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.
JURIST
OCTOBER 2, 2022
On Thursday, the US Senate passed the ‘speak out’ bill which aims to limit the use and enforceability of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for cases of sexual misconduct in the workplace. The bill, introduced in July, now only has to pass through the House and be signed by the President to become law. It states: “With respect to a sexual assault dispute or sexual harassment dispute, no nondisclosure clause or non-disparagement clause agreed to before the dispute arises shall be judicially enforce
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Share For 45 years, Arthur Lien witnessed, sketched, and recorded for posterity some of the Supreme Court’s most historic moments. His pencil-and-watercolor illustrations have the uncanny quality of transporting the viewer into the room at just the right time. An emphatic gesture from an oral advocate. A raised eyebrow from a quizzical justice.
My Shingle
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Are you thinking about starting a law firm? Or maybe you’ve just started and find yourself with more questions than answers. Fear not! It’s time for MyShingle.com’s annual webinar, Make 2023 the Year to Start a Law Firm.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 4, 2022
I'd like to think that Breyer is cheering her on from the sidelines. The post Ketanji Brown Jackson Has A Strong Start For Her First Term appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The European Court of Human Rights Tuesday ruled that Belgium did not violate the rights of a person suffering from depression by allowing her to proceed with a medically assisted euthanasia procedure. In 2012, 64-year-old Godelieva de Troyer decided to end her life with the assistance of an oncologist after she suffered from severe depression for over 40 years.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The link between Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and criminal behavior is rarely acknowledged as a mitigating factor in U.S. jurisprudence , says a New York Law School Legal Studies Research Paper. . About a quarter of children in juvenile corrections have FAS, and between 11 percent and 25 percent of incarcerated adults have been diagnosed with FAS, according to the paper.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Share If a veteran of the United States Armed Forces sustains an injury during military service, they may be entitled to disability benefits. If they apply for benefits within a year of separating from the military, benefits may begin retroactively to the day after service. Yet, if a veteran fails to apply for those benefits within a year of discharge, they stand to lose thousands of dollars because the law currently does not permit equitable tolling – the doctrine that allows individuals, in so
Above The Law
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The Biglaw investigation revealed a troubling environment for players. The post Sally Yates-Led Investigation Finds ‘Systemic’ Sexual Misconduct And Abuse In Women’s Soccer appeared first on Above the Law.
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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.
JURIST
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that due process requires the US government to provide timely notice when it denies visa applications that implicate the constitutional rights of a US citizen. Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez wrote the opinion of the three-judge panel, and Circuit Judge Kenneth Lee dissented. The case arose when the US Consulate in El Salvador denied the visa application of Luis Ernesto Asencio-Cordero.
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Electronic ankle monitors are widely used to monitor individuals on parole or probation. Photo courtesy CPIPR. While electronic monitoring devices (EM) were meant to serve as an alternative to incarceration, an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) report finds the practice evasive and abusive. The report found that from 2005 to 2015, EM usage grew by 140 percent and became prevalent during the 2020 pandemic to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
FDA Law Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2022
By Faraz Siddiqui & Jeffrey N. Wasserstein — On September 26, 2022, Biogen Inc. agreed to pay $900 million to the United States and various states to settle a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit. This lawsuit was brought to the U.S. district court of Massachusetts by former employee and whistleblower Michael Bawduniak in April 2012 as a qui tam action.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's First Oral Argument On SCOTUS Was Something To Behold: Too bad she'll be relegated to penning dissents for the majority of her career. Hey. Did Someone Learn Something About Delaware Law? Elon Musk has a change of heart. Kirkland Keeps On Making Huge Classes Of Partners: Income partners, that is. . The Plummeting Pound Is Everyone's Problem: Or at least Biglaw's.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The US Supreme Court Monday heard its first oral arguments of the term in Sackett v. EPA over whether wetlands are “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The controversy arose in 2007 when “without a CWA permit, [petitioner Michael Sackett]—who operated a commercial construction and excavation business—dumped approximately 1700 cubic yards of gravel and sand to fill the wetlands and prepare the site for building.” After a complaint and investigatio
The Crime Report
OCTOBER 7, 2022
The U.S. had a fatal police shooting rate of 3.1 per million in 2019, five times higher than Australia’s rate, and 22 times higher than France, according to a study by Rutgers University. . The study, published in the Annual Review of Criminology , analyzed the rates of deadly police violence, including shootings and other violence in 18 countries.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Share The Supreme Court returned to the bench on Monday for the start of its new term. The justices did not waste any time in getting down to business, hearing argument in a long-running dispute over an Idaho couple’s efforts to build a home on land that they own – but which the Environmental Protection Agency has deemed a “wetland.” At the end of nearly two hours of argument in Sackett v.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 4, 2022
It has become necessary to revive the conversation around paying immigration lawyers to freely give of their knowledge, time, and compassion. The post The Case For Paying Stipends To Immigration Lawyers Doing Pro Bono Work appeared first on Above the Law.
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