The Estrin Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The Charley Lesson: When Experience Speaks Louder Than Age Charley had spent his career commanding authority, making critical decisions, and leading with confidence. His experience had shaped his reputation as a leader. But after retirement, he found himself in an unexpected positionworking as a greeter at Walmart. He didnt need the job, but he enjoyed the sense of purpose and interaction it provided.

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NCBA

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

By Bonnie Keen Social media platforms have transformed the way individuals and professionals communicate, share information, and connect with others. For legal practitioners, these platforms offer powerful tools to engage with clients, promote services, and participate in public discourse. However, the use of social media also raises significant ethical considerations.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The demands of work dont stop when you are depressed. Dan Lukasik, of LawyersWithDepression.com, on the struggle to get things done when you're a depressed lawyer. The post How to Be Productive When You’re a Depressed Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Reduced manual workload, improved decision-making, and mitigated risk allow legal teams to focus on what matters most – delivering better case outcomes. The difficulty of efficiently managing high-risk cases is often compounded by the time-consuming, manual process of case identification and prioritization. AI is proving indispensable by enabling legal professionals to rapidly assess risks, effectively allocate resources, and enhance case outcomes.

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Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

If United Healthcare considered spending more on a cancer patient and less on lawyers to sue doctors for pointing out they didn’t spend on the cancer patient they wouldn’t be getting so thoroughly dragged online. While the mockery they’re getting is funny, this underscores the dangerous weaponization of defamation (and also copyright) laws, allowing deep-pocketed antagonists to squelch criticism by filing low merit suits.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Karin Conroy | AI marketing plans offer tremendous potential, but they also come with challenges law firms can't afford to ignore. The post The Truth About AI Marketing Plans: What Law Firms Need to Know Before They Dive In appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Lindsay Hanoski | Bluesky-curious? The new social network is gaining traction, and now could be the optimal time for attorneys to join the platform. The post Lawyers on Bluesky: A Guide to the Rising Social Media Platform Attracting Legal Professionals appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Lets face it. It probably does. Control is an illusion. For in-house lawyers, the legal landscape has always been unpredictable. But today, that unpredictability feels more like a wildfire — spreading rapidly, jumping across boundaries, and consuming everything in its path. Regulations are pulled, economic conditions change, and business expectations shift overnight.

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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

According to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UN WGAD) urged the release of Nigerien former President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, Hadiza, on Wednesday. UN WGAD emphasized that Bazoum’s detention violates international human rights law, particularly the prohibition against arbitrary detention, a statement given to AFP and reported by News Central Africa confirms.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Share The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain postconviction DNA testing on evidence that he says would exonerate him. Ruben Gutierrez was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of 85-year-old Escolastica Harrison in Brownsville, Tex. Gutierrez has maintained his innocence and says DNA from several pieces of evidence — such as a hair and nail scrapings from Harrisons finger and blood stains — would sho

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Fixing the disconnect between achieving financial targets and genuine professional satisfaction. The post Aligning Financial Decision-Making with Professional Purpose: A Guide for Attorneys appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

How speed and accuracy benchmarks misrepresent the real value of legal AI Welcome to the era of the AI superlative. While the first two years of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) development were an all-out sprint to create new models, establish proof-of-concept solutions, and define optimal use cases, the next phase to deliver increased efficiency and better work product to clients in the AI lifecycle will be dominated by marketing as well.

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Modern trial practice has evolved beyond basic organization. With technology reshaping courtrooms and attorneys expecting more than ever, paralegals need to elevate their capabilities while mastering the fundamentals of trial excellence. This comprehensive guide from Steno, built from author Joe Stephens' real-world experience as both a practicing attorney and law professor, provides a blueprint for delivering exceptional trial support in today's complex legal environment.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Romanian President Iohannis Klaus resigned from his post on Monday to avoid what he called a political crisis due to alleged Russian election interference. President Iohannis issued a press statement announcing his resignation. He will leave office on February 12, 2025. As the decision to suspend the Romanian president has been set in motion in Parliament, Iohannis argues that a possible referendum to dismiss the president would cause a political crisis in Romania.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Legal workflow automation provider Gavel announced today that it has expanded its AI-powered document automation tool, Gavel Blueprint, to support a total of 60 languages. Previously, Blueprint support only English-language documents, while the company’s original rules-based platform supported 19 languages and is in use by legal professionals across 23 countries.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

“SCOTUSblog’s Goldstein to Represent Himself in Criminal Tax Case; Goldstein said he has limited means to pay for counsel; Taken into custody Monday following crypto transactions”: Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law has this report. Dan Mangan of CNBC reports that “ Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein jailed as flight risk after cryptocurrency hiding claim.” David Thomas of Reuters reports that “ Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein is detained as flight risk in tax c

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

(Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) Money isn’t easy to come by. With public meltdowns over the prices of eggs, the coming tariff price hikes and the like, increasing costs of living mean that folks are limiting their spending to the things that really matter. Like making sure that Luigi Mangione — innocent until proven guilty — gets a fare shake at due process.

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Uncover the secret to breaking language barriers and expanding your e-learning reach! This powerful use case reveals how Cesco Linguistic Services transformed 19 training modules for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood into culturally relevant courses in Arabic and Spanish—delivered on time and exceeding expectations. Learn how to localize your content seamlessly, avoid costly pitfalls, and connect with diverse audiences like never before.

JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The Australian government enacted a new law banning the display of hate symbols and mandating minimum sentences for certain terror offences on Thursday, as part of a broader effort to curb the surge in antisemitism across the country. The Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 targets the most extreme types of damaging hate speech, which include supporting and threatening the use of force or violence against a group or a member of a group, as well as against a religious institution.

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Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Valentine's Day: The silly love songs, cheesy Netflix playlists. At Attorney at Work, we're all in, with a Friday Five filled with sweetheart ideas. The post Valentine’s Day Emergency? Five Sweetheart Ideas for Busy Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

“Gambling With the Law: How SCOTUSblogs Goldstein Risked It All; Goldstein reports negative net worth of $3.3 million; Investigation started in 2020, court filings say.” Alexia Fernndez Campbell and Holly Barker of Bloomberg Law have this report. At Air Mail, George Pendle has an article headlined “ Tommy Supreme and the Blitz: Tom Goldstein was a star in arguing cases before the Supreme Court; He was also one of the worlds highest-rolling — and most recklesspoker players

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which billionaire and former finance chair of the RNC is asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its actual malice standard, in an attempt to revive his defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press and one of its journalists over a 2018 article? Hint: Two justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, have already signaled theyre very much open to undoing this pillar of the First Amendment.

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Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The Swedish government announced on Friday its plans to tighten the nation’s gun laws after 11 people were killed in a mass shootingat the Campus Risbergska adult school in rebro earlier in the week. In response to the worst mass shooting in Swedish history, the key mandate was to tighten the vetting process for gun ownership licenses and restrict some semi-automatic weapons.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Factor, a managed services company that describes itself as a provider of “integrated law” to corporate legal departments, has acquired Theory and Principle, a legal technology design and development agency, in a move intended to advance Factor’s strategic shift toward developing and delivering AI-first legal services.

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HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

“Judge Halts Access to Treasury Payment Systems by Elon Musks Team; The order came in response to a lawsuit filed by 19 attorneys general accusing the president of failing to faithfully execute the nations laws when he let DOGE comb through federal computer systems”: Hurubie Meko and Qasim Nauman of The New York Times have this report on an order that the U.S.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

William & Mary Law School just made a pretty big mistake when it comes to admissions for its incoming class of law students. Earlier this week, more than 400 people who had applied to W&M received the exciting news that they’d been accepted to the Top 50 law school. Unfortunately the excitement didn’t last too long, because all of those acceptance letters were apparently sent in error.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.

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