Paralegal Bootcamp
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Client management is a crucial aspect of a paralegal’s job. It involves building and maintaining relationships with clients, handling their legal concerns, and providing them with the necessary support and guidance throughout the legal process. Paralegals must effectively communicate with clients and manage their expectations throughout the legal process to maintain a positive and productive relationship.
InHouseBlog
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Dealing with a workaholic colleague? In the legal profession, they are rampant and working in law can turn you into one if you’re not careful. But how do you deal with a workaholic colleague? The one who sends an all-hands email at 3AM that makes it clear that they are in the office. Or the one who tells you that they’ll “turn off the lights” when they see you leaving for the day.
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Above The Law
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
President Biden's Third Circuit pick will be the first Asian American on that court. The post The Third Circuit Is About To Get More Diverse appeared first on Above the Law.
LLRX
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Lynn Greenky , Associate Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University delves into Elon Musk's claim that he believes in free speech no matter what. He calls it a bulwark against tyranny in America and promises to reconstruct Twitter, which he now owns, so that its policy on free expression “matches the law.” Yet his grasp of the First Amendment – the law that governs free speech in the U.S. – appears to be quite limited.
Speaker: Adina Marta Newman
Learn about a world of effective contract management and seamless teamwork across departments in this upcoming webinar from Cobblestone Software. You'll discover practical strategies and tips that legal professionals can use to streamline contract processes and enhance collaboration, making significant impact across legal and corporate departments. Join us as we show how you can supercharge contract processes, improve team communication, and take your contributions to the next level.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled Monday that Starbucks violated federal labor laws by firing two workers who were planning to organize a union at a Philadelphia store in 2020. The NLRB upheld the ruling of an administrative law judge which found that, in 2019 and 2020, Starbucks took illegal actions when it threatened, interrogated, and surveilled the two employees at the center of this lawsuit following their requests and demonstrations for equitable changes to their workplace
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LLRX
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Attorney and legal technologist Nicole Black cautions user that ChatGPT is a great start, but that’s all it is. No matter what you’re using ChatGPT for, whether for personal or professional reasons, you’ll need to have a full understanding of the topic at hand and thoroughly review, edit, and supplement the draft language it provides you.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
With fantasy football season over (home league champion, right here), I’ve started going through the back catalog of some of my favorite podcasts, one being…
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Almost a third of the Am Law 100 have stood on rates as inflation crept up. The post 40 Percent Of Law Firms Haven’t Raised Rates… It’s Probably Time appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The UN Sunday called for the reinstatement of women lawyers and judges who have been fired from their roles under Taliban rule. Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Roza Otunbayeva met with founding Taliban Minister Abdul Hakim Sharai Sunday and urged him to renew licenses for women layers as well as men. In her meeting with Sharai, Otunbayeva highlighted the importance of women lawyers and judges in society, “whose expertise remains critical for enabling equitabl
Advertiser: Trellis
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The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
A recent study set out to determine how monetary sanctions can affect the likelihood young people will reoffend. Do fees and fines act as a deterrent, steering juvenile offenders away from future crimes? In “ A Statewide Analysis of the Impact of Restitution and Fees on Juvenile Recidivism in Florida Across Race & Ethnicity, ” researchers found that fees and restitution assessed against young people actually increased juvenile recidivism in Florida.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
A 2021 Missouri law that allows prosecutors to ask courts to set aside wrongful convictions has resulted in the exoneration of a man who spent…
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Weirdly it's not a monument to questionable legal ethics. The post Faced With The Prospect Of A Clarence Thomas Statue, State Senator Calls The Supreme Court Justice An ‘Uncle Tom’ appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Thursday announced that he will not issue execution warrants while in office, thus continuing a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania. The governor also called on the PA General Assembly to abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania. Speaking in Philadelphia, Shapiro shared that his view of the use of the death penalty has changed over the years, specifically after speaking with families who lost loved ones in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that kil
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The emergence of generative AI is reshaping the landscape of contract management, enabling businesses to generate and negotiate legal agreements with greater ease and speed. In this on-demand webinar, Hal Marcus, VP of Product Marketing at Evisort discusses how Evisort's generative AI transforms contract creation and negotiation, empowering legal teams to streamline processes while reducing risk.
Attorney at Work
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Jamie Spannhake | Developing a sense of compassion — or at least neutrality — can make relationships better. It can also improve outcomes. The post 5 Ways to Cultivate Compassion appeared first on Attorney at Work.
The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Did you know that 99.98 percent of the money awarded to victims in police civil rights violation cases is indemnified—paid from the public’s funds, not from those of any cop? Well, now you do know it, and you know it thanks to UCLA law professor Joanna Schwartz, who for over a decade has produced innovative, meticulous scholarship that harvests, then dissects, the details of policing’s legal landscape.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Looks like @Voxdotcom figured out who Amy Wax was about five years after the fact. The post Deep Dive Into Law Professor Amy Wax Still Manages To Miss Some Key Details appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Opposition supporters in Albania Saturday took part in anti government protests in opposition of Prime Minister Edi Rama. During the demonstrations, protestors were seen congregating by the main government building and throwing smoke bombs as they called for Rama to resign as prime minister. Supporters of the political opposition have accused Rama of manipulation and corruption, as well as condemning his methods of handling the nation’s economy.
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ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
A lender based in the British Virgin Islands has accused a California lawyer of spending and gambling away more than $10 million that was supposed…
Patently O
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Rights to use a person’s Name-Image-and-Likeness or NIL generally fall within two categories of intellectual property: rights of publicity and rights of privacy. Rights of publicity protect commercial value that a person has developed in becoming a celebrity. Rights of publicity can also protect against resulting false impressions created by a seeming endorsement.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced three models Tuesday that will be tested by the CMS Innovation Center and aim to lower prescription drug costs. The models, which include access to $2 generic drugs, build on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
A coalition of 22 states Friday filed an amicus brief opposing a proposed preliminary injunction that would withdraw or suspend the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion medications Mifepristone and Mifeprex. The case is in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas Amarillo Division. The brief asserts that the medications are safe and effective.
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The Crime Report
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
The Department of Justice’s prosecution of white-collar crime has been dropping steadily for the past decade. Just as it did in 2021 , another analysis of DOJ data shows that 2022 had the lowest rates of white-collar crime prosecution since tracking started two decades ago. The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a Syracuse University joint research data center, has been creating reports on the case-by-case Department of Justice Data every year and recently found 2022 marked
LegalReader
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
According to the US Department of Transportation, the national railway system transports around 4.5m tons of toxic chemicals each year.
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Bold strategy! The post Fox Claims It Had To Report ‘MINDBLOWINGLYNUTS’ Kraken Lies About Dominion For ‘News Value’ appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 11, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday announced that there will be “superfund” projects to clean up 22 toxic waste sites across the US. These projects will receive $1 billion from the federal superfund program to help remove the backlog of hazardous sites. Under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill , the EPA was able to receive $1 billion in funding as part of a $3.5 billion deal.
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