Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Project management tools can help lawyers with ongoing, chaotic, unpredictable workflows. Nicole Clark points to nine applications to consider for the task. In 1931, Neil H. McElroy at Procter & Gamble circulated a memo that envisioned an employee who would be responsible for every facet of brand development — everything from tracking sales to advertising, promotion and product development.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
It's time to do even more work -- if there's any available, that is. The post This Is How Biglaw Associates Can Avoid Getting Laid Off appeared first on Above the Law.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
If you’re looking for ways to increase your leads and improve the website experience you provide, consider the pros and cons of live chat and chatbots for lawyers. While transactional relationships were once the go-to, conversational relationships are becoming more common. Live chat and chatbots are helping law firms have those conversations with potential clients.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Share. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will take the bench next month as the court’s newest member. Amy is joined by Marin Levy, a professor at Duke Law School, to talk about what it’s like to join the court. Levy runs a popular Twitter account where she chronicles the history of the federal judiciary. You can find her at @marinklevy. Send us a question about the court at scotustalk@scotusblog.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 596-2906.
Advertisement
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.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
What does watching the show do to our brains? The post All The Lies That Law & Order Told Us appeared first on Above the Law.
Paralegal Brief brings together the best content for paralegals and legal professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders
LawSites
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
A new partnership between Free Law Project , a nonprofit devoted to making legal information publicly and freely available, and vLex , the international legal research platform, will enable Free Law Project to complete its goal of collecting every precedential court decision from the federal courts and state appellate courts and making them available to the public as a free resource. vLex will provide Free Law with financial and technical support, as well as editorial and research support.
LegalReader
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Instances of domestic violence have an impact on many things, not just child custody determinations. They also impact whether the accused parent will have access to visitation rights.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Where do you start when you need a law firm logo? Check into these common options used by entrepreneurs. Unless you were a graphic designer before going to law school or you’ve recently developed this skill, it’s best to outsource when your firm needs a logo. But where should you start? How can you get a quality logo that you will like when you can’t necessarily afford to hire a design firm —while assuaging any fears of being ripped off?
Paralegal Bootcamp
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
In our latest podcast episode, I interviewed Kim Bookout who I’ve known for 17 years! She was one of my first new hires after taking on a paralegal manager position in 2004. Whether you’re a new litigation paralegal or have been on your litigation career path for years, Kim’s story is the perfect inspiration for welcoming mobility into your paralegal career and seeing the possibilities of where it can take you.
Advertisement
Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission (UNHRMM) Friday accused Russia of arbitrary detentions and forced disappearances in Ukrainian territory controlled by the Russian Federation and preventing Ukrainian war prisoners from accessing basic human rights. The UNHRMM documented cases of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of war. Russian authorities have prevented U krainian prisoners of war from contacting their relatives or sharing their locations or health conditions with loved o
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
As the metaverse is still in its early stages, there are several legal issues that still need to be addressed. The post The Technology And Legal Issues Behind Metaverse appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Albert Woodfox courtesy allbc.com. Albert Woodfox, a noted prison activist and celebrated author, died on Aug. 4, 2022 in New Orleans at the age of 75 from COVID complications. He spent 42 years in solitary confinement at Angola prison, a sentence considered the longest in U.S. history, for a crime he did not commit. Here’s how I know. While I never met Albert Woodfox, we were both in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola at the same time, and a lawsuit I filed set off the chain of events t
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Monday judges can “create legitimacy problems for themselves” by appearing to be political.
Advertisement
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
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
The United States and the Kingdom of Sweden Thursday filed declarations of intervention in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case of Ukraine v. Russian Federation. Human rights experts in Ukraine and across the world have accused Russia of genocide during its invasion of Ukraine. Under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court , states may intervene in the proceedings if the outcome will bind them.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Share Five days after Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily put on hold a New York state court ruling that directed Yeshiva University to approve an official “Pride Alliance” student club, the full Supreme Court reinstated the state-court ruling for now and directed the university to go back to the state courts to try to obtain relief. But a dissent by four of the court’s conservative justices indicated that the student club’s victory could ultimately be short-lived.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
The Court has struggled to come up with a good reason why this leak was actual a problem other than not liking when the little people question them. The post Neil Gorsuch Unintentionally Proves The Farce Of The Supreme Court Leak Story appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
If the U.S hired more police officers, the human, social and economic costs of incarceration would diminish, argue Christopher Lewis and Adaner Usmani in the American Journal of Law and Equality. In an essay entitled, “The Injustice of Under-Policing in America,” the authors argue that increasing the ratio of police officers to population would also lead to a decline in homicide and other serious crimes, as well as in officer use of force incidents.
Advertisement
Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
A European Union court Wednesday upheld a ruling that Google violated European Union (EU) competition rules. While the General Court largely upheld a European Commission (EC) decision that Google engaged in anti-competitive practices, the court lowered the previously imposed €4.3 billion fine to €4.1 billion. The EC fined Google in 2018 for anti-competitive practices in violation of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and Article 54 of the European Economic Arena Agreement.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Share The court’s newest justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, omitted information regarding reimbursements and teaching income when she filed her 2014 and 2016 financial disclosures as a federal district court judge. On a newly released disclosure form , Jackson wrote that she “inadvertently omitted” the information from the previous years’ forms. Jackson’s new disclosure form, known as a “nomination filing,” was first revealed by the watchdog group Fix the Court on Wednesday.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Maybe if his colleagues weren't so excited to light precedent on fire, the Court's legitimacy wouldn't be in the tank. The post John Roberts Is A Man In Desperate Search Of Legitimacy appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Photo by G20Voices. Insurers are forcing changes to police tactics and policies, mostly at small to medium-size departments throughout the nation, driving reforms that community activists, use-of-force victims and city officials have been unable to achieve, the Washington Post reports. . The changes come after increasingly large jury awards and settlements that cities and insurers must pay in police use-of-force cases, especially since the 2020 deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.
Advertiser: Regal Court Reporting
In the world of legal proceedings, the choice between a certified stenographer and digital "reporting" holds significant implications. Certified stenographers go through rigorous training and testing and stand as the gold standard for accuracy in capturing every word. Their expertise ensures a reliable record, a crucial foundation for legal cases.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Irish Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O’Gorman Monday signed an order providing for birth information and tracing services under the new Birth Information and Tracing Act to begin on October 3. The act codifies the right for every Irish person who was adopted, was boarded out or had their birth information illegally registered to have unrestricted access to any information the state holds relating to their birth and early life.
LegalReader
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
According to current case law, even one employee working in the EU can activate the GDPR’s current trigger mechanism.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Ethical questions rest on a sliding scale and this example seems very tilted to acceptable. The post It’s Fine To Represent Oil Companies As An Associate appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
Share Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday afternoon granted, at least for now, a request by Yeshiva University to block a New York state court ruling that directed the university to approve an official “Pride Alliance” student club. The university, which has four campuses in New York City, had argued that complying with the state court’s ruling would violate its religious beliefs.
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.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
107 
Let's personalize your content