Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 21, 2021

When paralegals are looking at alternative paralegal careers outside the popular litigation paralegal field, contract management does not usually come to mind. However, there seems to be an increase in paralegal job opportunities in the field of contract management. But what exactly is contract management? Introduction and Concept. According to a reference quoted by Wikipedia: “Contract management or contract administration is the management of contracts made with [other entities] customers, ve

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Divestment seems like such a crystal clear answer to the fossil fuel problem, but in real life, circumstances are a lot messier.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The Supreme Court added two new cases Monday involving Native Americans to its docket this term. The first case is Denezpi v. United States , which asks the Court to consider an issue regarding the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment. In 2017 Merle Denezpi, a member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty to an assault charge before the Court of Indian Offenses, for which he was sentenced to 140 days incarceration.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 22, 2021

American prisons are profoundly inhospitable for incarcerated women — but prison education programs can help women on the inside resist the inhumanity of incarceration, say Kathy Boudin and Judith Clark, two formerly incarcerated women advocating for reform. Boudin and Clark shared their experiences in prison — an environment they said most Americans are shielded from — during a webinar hosted this week by The Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY).

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Did you miss the first episode of the new paralegal podcast that we launched last week? Visit the Episode 1 page to listen to it now. We’ve also included links on that page to listen on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google. Every Tuesday we’ll be putting out a new episode of Paralegals on Fire! Podcast show, hosted by Ann Pearson, so be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when new episodes come out.

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OCTOBER 17, 2021

Amazon filed an appeal at the Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal on Friday challenging an $865M fine imposed by Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD). The penalty was handed down for violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The retail giant was first brought under scrutiny by La Quadrature du Net , a French Privacy Advocacy group in 2018.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In February 2017, when Keia Blount was preparing to be released after serving a five-year prison term at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women, she had no idea where to go. “Family was not an option to go back to,” she says. “There was nowhere for me to go except for a shelter.”. At the last minute, she found Benevolence Farm in Graham, North Carolina, a transitional residential and employment program on an organic farm.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The median starting salary for public defenders is $63,638, according to information supplied by public defender offices in larger cities throughout the United States.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Virtual law firm status has worked out so well for some firms, they’re making the switch permanent. Should you? Amid the coronavirus pandemic, office workers everywhere have shown that to be productive, all you need is a laptop, a reliable internet connection and a desk. This begs the question: Do people really need to be inside an office all day?

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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.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule on Thursday adding cybersecurity technologies to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The EAR limits export and reexport of listed technology, products, and raw material, typically for national security reasons. In this case, the cybersecurity technologies in question are being added because of their use in surveillance and espionage.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Navigating a return from prison or jail is hard even at the best of times. But during a pandemic it can be daunting. Scott, who was released from a California prison this year after serving six and a half years of a 10-year sentence, found a temporary job that required him to drive through hazardous winter conditions from his transitional housing residence in the San Bernardino Mountains.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Another Day, Another Scandal At Yale : The way the law school's latest FedSoc controversy has been covered is enough to make you curse. Should This Suspended Biglaw Associate Be Labeled A Terrorist? Absolutely not, says his former law professor. The Lateral Market Is Hot Like Fire : So hot, in fact, that this Biglaw chairman's never seen anything like it.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Keeping clients when your firm is changing is a tricky business and involves a lot of reassurance — not just for them, but for you. I vividly remember interviewing a client about his relationship with his law firm, my client. While he was very satisfied with the firm’s work and the people doing it, he moved quickly on to his top concern. Unbeknown to me but known by him, the senior partner who served as the primary point of contact was dying of cancer.

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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.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a 2019 Florida law that prevents felons from voting until they pay their legal financial obligations of fines, fees, and restitution. The court held that the voting requirement did not unconstitutionally discriminate against low-income women of color. Several plaintiffs challenged the requirement asserting that as “applied to low-income women of color” who face financial instability, it “violated the Equal Prote

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

About 160 reports filed by federal asylum officers from 2016 to 202 relay details of abuse that asylum seekers described experiencing during interactions with border officials and while in U.S. custody, reports the New York Times. The records obtained by Human Rights Watch are of reports that asylum officers made after hearing allegations of law enforcement misconduct.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Since World War II, more than 2 million service members have been discharged from U.S. military service with a status other than "honorable discharge.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 18, 2021

What Does The Interrupting Cow Say? : Nothing, because they would be in violation of new Supreme Court rules. Fascist Friendly Twitter Longs For Good Old Days : Right-wing Twitter bemoans the ACLU objecting to the state exercising its "free speech rights" to discriminate against individuals. Meanwhile, In Things That Actually Are First Amendment Issues : Black students suspended for wanting to protest. after the white kids marched around with a Confederate flag.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday that they had reached settlement agreements with Facebook over claims that the tech giant had misused the Department of Labor’s Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM) in its recruitment and hiring practices. The settlement requires Facebook to pay $15 million, marking the largest total ever recovered by the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division when enforcing anti-discrimination provisions of the Immi

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Older Americans have been disproportionately targeted by fraudsters during the pandemic, according to the latest annual report from the Department of Justice (DOJ). Since July 2020, the department has brought over 220 criminal and civil enforcement actions in nearly 20 different types of fraud cases that targeted the elderly, the report said. Most of the cases involved scams and phishing.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A former corporate client suing two large law firms for $310 million contends that a plural word in a purchase agreement wrongly suggested that it…

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Now THAT Would Be A Miracle : Anti-vaxxer Catholics trying to spin "rejecting the Pope" into a "sincerely held religious belief" is a bold move. If Only They Could Take Something For The Pain : Arnold & Porter earn a benchslap in multistate opioid trial. Miranda Rights. Still A Thing : But Rep. Jeff Fortenberry didn't realize that when he prattled his way into numerous false statement charges.

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OCTOBER 16, 2021

The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced Thursday new media restrictions that may result in citizens who subscribe to “extremist” social media channels receiving up to seven years imprisonment. The Main Directorate for Fighting Organized Crime (GUBOP), a ministerial body in the country, announced that generalists sites that include extremist activities, including encrypted communication platforms like Telegram, would now be deemed as extremist.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

The house was dark and quiet. The only noise was the constant hum coming from the swamp cooler encased in the frame of our bedroom window. I lay there awake in my bed, as my brother Billy slept soundly in the bed atop of mine. Billy, who was older than me, was the one person in the world that I looked up to and knew that I could always count on. He was my hero, and I wanted nothing more than to be just like him.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The chief judge of Colorado’s 5th Judicial District has been charged with felony menacing in an incident allegedly involving an "AR-15 style rifle.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The California Supreme Court Commission on Judicial Ethics has published for comment a draft opinion on whether critiquing an attorney’s performance in trial violates various judicial canons of ethics.

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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.

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