Attorney at Work

JUNE 26, 2022

Here’s how to conduct a thorough LinkedIn profile update — because when your business is running on virtual connections, a stale profile isn’t going to cut it. Dismissing LinkedIn as the “boring” social media network, many professionals are content to slap an outdated photo on their profiles, dash out a nondescriptive tagline, and call it a day (then, promptly forget about the platform for another 16 months).

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 30, 2022

In our latest podcast episode, I interviewed Kim Barrett who started her career as a part-time law firm receptionist and is now the Director of Paralegals and Legal Professionals at a Global Law Firm. Whether you’re a new paralegal, struggling to break into the field or an experienced paralegal who thinks there’s no such thing as a career ladder for a paralegal, Kim’s story will inspire you in your own paralegal career growth.

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JURIST

JUNE 30, 2022

The German government Thursday presented plans to make it easier for transgender people to legally change their first name and gender, ending the current rules which require an expert assessment and court authorization. Under Germany’s current “transsexual law,” which was put in place under the Transgender Act of 1980, individuals are required to go through a lengthy process of obtaining assessments from two experts and a court decision in their favor.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 27, 2022

Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Saul Cornell is the Paul and Diane Guenther chair in American history at Fordham University and adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School. The majority opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen invokes the authority of history but presents a version of the past that is little more than an ideological fantasy, much of it invented by gun-rights a

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JUNE 30, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were like a figurative asteroid that violently crashed through the shared expectations of lawyers around client intake —in much the same way that a literal, giant asteroid sent dinosaurs scrambling in all directions. Eventually, the remaining dinosaurs evolved, and–if you believe (spoiler alert) the end of Jurassic Park–they became birds and took flight. .

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JURIST

JULY 1, 2022

The Court of Justice of the European Union Thursday held that Lithuanian law ordering the automatic detention of asylum seekers was inconsistent with EU law. According to article 140(1)(2) of the law regarding the legal status of foreigners in Lithuania , the state is allowed to detain illegal immigrants in case of a mass influx of foreigners, solely on grounds that they were staying illegally.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 28, 2022

Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Sherif Girgis is an associate professor of law at Notre Dame Law School. How does Dobbs ’s historical analysis fare against the dissent? What does that analysis mean for other unwritten rights? And to what will it bind lower courts? Dobbs reiterates the long-established principle that unwritten rights, to be enforced by courts, must be deeply rooted in our history.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

As Massachusetts lawmakers press for a moratorium on prison and jail construction, a new report from the Boston-based consulting firm The Ripples Group has concluded that the state’s only women’s prison needs to be replaced, echoing longtime calls for a new facility, reports the Boston Globe. To replace it, the state should build a $40 million, 150-bed medium security women’s prison, the report said.

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Above The Law

JUNE 29, 2022

Supreme Court justices make the decisions that they want to make because they want to make them. The post If The Framers’ Text Is The Ultimate Authority, The Supreme Court Must Strip Itself Of Power appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JUNE 27, 2022

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Concepcion v. United States that judges should have sentencing discretion under the 2018 First Step Act and 2010 Fair Sentencing act in crack-cocaine cases. The 2010 Fair Sentencing Act brought crack-cocaine sentencing more in-line with cocaine sentencing. Prior to the act, crack-cocaine sentences were far harsher than cocaine sentences, despite the similar chemical makeup of the drugs.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 26, 2022

Share On Monday, June 27, we will be live blogging as the court releases orders from the June 23 conference and opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. ?. The post Announcement of orders and opinions for Monday, June 27 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Rocket Matter

JUNE 27, 2022

Some lawyers may be tempted to go full Perry Mason and try to save the day on their own, but that doesn’t usually end like the TV show. In fact, your law firm suffers if people refuse to work together. To keep your clients coming back again and again, the members of your firm need… Read More » 5 Tips for Better Law Firm Collaboration.

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Intelligize Blog

JUNE 28, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission this year proposed new rules regarding corporate disclosures of environmental performance to great fanfare. A less-heralded ESG-related proposal also seems to be in the works, as the agency is working on “rule amendments to enhance registrant disclosures regarding human capital management.” The latest project follows the SEC announcing in 2020 […].

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JURIST

JULY 1, 2022

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation on the ground since the Taliban takeover. Here, a young lawyer in Kabul reports on the complications Taliban governance has wrought for young lawyers wishing to regain their rights to practice in the country. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our correspondent’s name.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 29, 2022

Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Joseph Greenlee is the director of constitutional studies at FPC Law. It may have been Justice Clarence Thomas’s 74th birthday, but he was the one delivering gifts on June 23, 2022. Namely, the restoration of millions of Americans’ Second Amendment rights.

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Patently O

JUNE 29, 2022

Meenaxi Enterprise, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Company , 21-2209 (Fed. Cir. 2022). Although goods are often shipped globally, many companies manufacture and sell region-specific products. That divide allows the company to cater to local market preferences and regulations and also avoid potential arbitrage. In the 1970’s Coca-Cola withdrew its flagship sugary cola from the Indian market at a time of heavy regulation of foreign companies.

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ABA Journal

JUNE 28, 2022

Ten years ago, most lawyers hand-filed paper documents with courts; however, that changed over time as online document storage became increasingly common and lawyers began…

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JURIST

JUNE 27, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday ruled that the US government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a doctor knowingly prescribed opioids “in an unauthorized manner” in order to secure a conviction for the illegal distribution of controlled substances. In the case of Ruan v. United States , Doctors Xiulu Ruan and Shakeel Kahnalong were convicted of illegally distributing pain medication.

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Attorney at Work

JUNE 28, 2022

When lawyers start talking about stress and depression, they are usually talking about the effect their law practice has on their sense of well-being, self-value and self-esteem. In a recent ALM Mental Health and Substance Abuse Survey , 31.2% of lawyers surveyed felt they were depressed — that is four times the depression rate of the general population.

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Above The Law

JUNE 28, 2022

They may speak out. eventually. The post Why Aren’t Biglaw Firms Publicly Denouncing The <em>Dobbs</em> Decision? appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

For the sake of civilian safety, police must intervene if they see misconduct by colleagues,, according to a forthcoming paper in the George Washington Law Review. Describing three Minneapolis officers who watched their colleague Derek Chauvin murder George Floyd as a deadly case of “police bystanderism,” University of Houston Law Prof. Zachary D. Kaufman writes that Congress and state legislatures should enact criminal laws mandating a “duty to intervene” in their colleagues’ misuse of f

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JURIST

JUNE 26, 2022

Planned Parenthood Association of Utah Saturday filed a suit against the state claiming that the Criminal Abortion Ban Act violates the state’s constitution. The complaint alleges that the act violates equal protection and due process rights as well as the right to determine family composition, the right to privacy, the right to bodily autonomy, and the prohibition of involuntary servitude.

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LegalTalkNetwork

JUNE 28, 2022

Law firm pricing is one of the most important aspects of running a legal practice, and is one of the most important factors to potential clients. So why don’t lawyers address this in their marketing? Pricing not only affects how your clients view the value they receive from your services, but it also affects whether or not clients will hire your firm at all.

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Above The Law

JULY 1, 2022

Jonathan Turleys say the darnedest things! The post Someone Kidnapped Jonathan Turley And Replaced Him With The Dumbest Person On Earth Who Also Happens To Be Jonathan Turley appeared first on Above the Law.

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LegalReader

JUNE 27, 2022

Decades deep in megadrought and damaged by the climate crisis, seven states will soon be obligated to stop using an Arizona's-worth of Colorado River water.

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