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LA Supervisors Should Heed Climate Imperative, Reverse Course on Proposed Wind Energy Ban

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By Nancy Rader, Executive Director of the California Wind Energy Association, and Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law Professor and Director of the Sabin Center. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ move to ban utility-scale wind turbines and to impose severe restrictions on utility-scale solar in unincorporated areas of the county is not compatible with averting the worst impacts of climate change.

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Why Do Lawyer Coaches Suggest Outsourcing to a Virtual Legal Assistant?

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3 Common Reasons Solo Attorneys Call a Virtual Legal Assistant. Smart lawyers often learn from their peers by engaging in mentor relationships. Some take it a step further and retain professional services of a lawyer coach. From time to time in my 6-year virtual paralegal practice, I have been privileged to receive referrals from lawyer coaches. A recent referral caused me to re-examine just exactly why the referrals are made.

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Doug Austin has excellent advice for paralegals at eDiscovery Dailey.this column is a #MustFollow

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Doug Austin's " Pitfalls Associated with Self-Collection of Data by Custodians: eDiscovery Best Practices " will save you, and therefore your client, time and money when you "self-collect" documents and files for discovery. Take a look at his article here and save a copy for your eDiscovery File: eDiscovery Pitfalls - Don't Fall!