OneLegal
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Whether you are an attorney or a paralegal, there are ethical obligations everyone must follow when dealing with clients. Obligations to client confidentiality extend to areas further than you may think (regardless of employment status). The post Paralegal-client privilege and client confidentiality: Does it exist? appeared first on One Legal.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The problem of the shortage of rural lawyers now has a label. Areas with few or no lawyers are now called "legal deserts." The post The Problem of Too Few Rural Lawyers appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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InHouseBlog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and Exterro, the leader in Legal GRC software, once again partnered on an in-depth survey of in-house legal departments, this time producing the 2023 Legal Technology Report for In-House Legal Professionals. With survey responses from 252 in-house counsel and legal operations professionals across 22 countries, this report presents the types of legal technology organizations are using and their perceived effectiveness, purchasing behavior, and top techn
LawSites
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The tag line on the website of Overture Law says, “Unlock hidden revenue in your practice.” But I think this actually undersells what Overture does. It is not so much that it helps you find revenue hidden in your practice, as that it helps you capture revenue you would never have had in the first place. Most solo and small firm lawyers are fully familiar with the dilemma Overture aims to resolve.
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
The family of EU Diplomat Johan Floderus continue to push for his release as the Swedish citizen turns 33 in Iranian prison. The family of detained the Swedish native released a statement on Sunday appealing for his release from Iran. He was first arrested on 17 April 2022 at Tehran Airport. Since then, Floderus has been held in Iran’s Evin prison for over 500 days without charge.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The IRS has not elaborated, but the vague language could be intentional in order to put many others on notice. The post The IRS Will Use Artificial Intelligence To Help Pick Which Large Law Firms To Audit appeared first on Above the Law.
Law 360
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
The Justice Department laid out its case against Google in D.C. federal court Tuesday, outlining the lengths the company goes to ensure it is the default on smartphones and browsers, including threatening to withhold billions of dollars in revenue sharing for Apple if the smartphone maker switched search engines.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Erik Mazzone | Nothing breaks up law firms more frequently, quickly, or completely than disputes over compensation. The post The Law Firm Ecosystem: Compensation appeared first on Attorney at Work.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
They can respond more succinctly than ever to answer client questions, triage incoming requests, provide details, and trigger automated workflows that ensure lawyers handle legal issues efficiently and effectively. The post AI-Powered Virtual Legal Assistants Transform Client Services appeared first on Above the Law.
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
In June, the European Union (EU) announced its decision to continue funding Uganda despite the nation’s recent adoption of a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ law in May, which has garnered significant international attention due to its prescription of the death penalty for specific same-sex acts. This move has ignited a massive outcry and backlash from the global LGBTQ+ community.
Paralegal.edu
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Center for Advanced Legal Studies is excited to announce its Annual Fall Alumni Mixer and Graduate Reception! Please save the date and plan to stop by on September 28th!
Paralegal Bootcamp
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Do you know what one paralegal skill can make or break your career? It’s your attention to detail. Regardless of the practice area that you work in, or the employer you work for, as a paralegal, you must master the attention to detail skill. Look at any survey or ask any HR professional who works for lawyers: What are the top 5 reasons that you terminate a paralegal?
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Share The Biden administration on Thursday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block a lower court’s order that would limit its ability to communicate with social media companies over content moderation policies. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that if the “unprecedented” order is allowed to stand, it would put a Louisiana district judge in charge of overseeing the executive branch’s communications with social media companies.
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
Approximately 150 Japanese fishermen, hailing from the Fukushima Prefecture filed a lawsuit on Friday in the district court of Japanese jurisdiction. The defendants in this case are the government and the TEPCO company. This legal action revolves around the discharge of radioactive treated water from the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. The fishermen assert that the release of potentially hazardous material violates their right to fish.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
[The Masses] are neither good conductors of the political, nor good conductors of the social, nor good conductors of meaning in general. - Jean Baudrillard The post Survey Says At Least 22% Of Public’s Constitutional Knowledge Is Just Vibes appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Many public defenders are “overloaded” with work, even when caseloads are evaluated under outdated guidelines drafted in 1973 that don't reflect modern-day realities, according to…
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
On June 20, 2023, the Spanish Supreme Court handed down its final ruling in the case of Greenpeace v. Spain II , widely known as the trial for climate (“ el juicio por el clima ”). The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation. In this case, environmental and human rights organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam (“the plaintiffs”), had taken legal action against the Government of Spain, alleging inadequate action on climate chang
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The UK announced Friday that it had officially proscribed the Wagner Group as a terrorist organization, making it an offense to “ belong, or profess to belong, to a proscribed organisation in the UK or overseas.” The move comes several weeks after the government presented a bill containing the proscription to Parliament on September 6. Despite the Friday announcement, the order officially came into force on Wednesday, September 13.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Amy Wax brings white nationalist back to UPenn's campus because she's nothing if not consistent. And racist. The post T14 Law Professor Invites White Supremacist To Campus And You’ll Never… OK, It Was Amy Wax appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
John Yoo, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law—known for the Department of Justice "Torture Memos" that he wrote …
LawTechnologyToday
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The Legal Technology Resource Center ’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. This initiative launched in 2015 with a list of innovators and leaders in legal technology and with this year’s additions, that list now includes 141 talented and influential women leaders. Danielle Hall has served as the Executive Director for the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program since December 2019.
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JURIST
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Australia’s eSafety Commission Julie Inman Grant announced Friday that her office is going to mandate search engines to remove AI generated child sexual abuse material from search results. The announcement is in response to the growing threat and risk to children’s privacy and rights facilitated by AI and deepfakes. The online safety codes and standards will focus on protections against new risks posed by the integration of generative AI and will cover multiple sections of the online in
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Establishment Clause? What's that? The post Fifth Circuit’s Battling Over Meaning Of Bible Verses, Because That’s How They Make Law appeared first on Above the Law.
The IP Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Last year, Jason M. Allen won first place at the Colorado State Fair (the “Competition”) for the two-dimensional artwork entitled Théâtre D’opéra Spatial (the “Work”), which he produced with the aid of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). Despite receiving this accolade and Allen’s arguments that he contributed significant creative elements to the AI-generated Work, his attempts to copyright the work have been unsuccessful.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Seventy-seven percent of surveyed Americans were able to recall that the First Amendment protects freedom of speech, but less than half were able to name…
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