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Prison Healthcare ‘Lacks Uniform Standards’

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But, who decides what is “reasonably adequate,” particularly when the healthcare system for patients in prison lacks uniform standards? For example, incarcerated individuals in federal prisons have their healthcare needs, like medical, dental, and mental health services, overseen by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

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Amicus Brief in Novartis v. Accord

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By David Hricik, Mercer Law School. Accord Healthcare, Inc., Dennis on the main page had written a couple months back about the opinion of Novartis Pharm. 4th 1013 (Fed.

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On LawNext: Three General Counsel Discuss Boston’s Unique Contributions to the Legal Tech Landscape

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Minister , general counsel for Evisort , an AI-driven contract lifecycle management company that was founded out of Harvard Law School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Former Supreme Court attorney launches new “Caste Equality Program” to educate Dalit lawyers in Nepal

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30 years later, she remains devoted to an organization she founded, Nepal Youth Foundation , which has a mission of “offer[ing] hope and opportunity to Nepal’s most impoverished children by providing them what is every child’s birthright: vital healthcare, education, and a safe environment.”

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What Not To Say in a Paralegal Job Interview

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Even in a large metropolitan city, law firms usually have management and other personnel who have worked at other firms and know which firms have a reputation for having difficult lawyers. Working as a paralegal in between college and law school could even be a great way to get familiar with the workings of a law firm.

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STAFF NEWS: FIVE FELLOWS JOIN THE SABIN CENTER

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healthcare industry in relation to the reduction of its emissions. She practiced corporate and commercial law at Quisumbing Torres in the Philippines, a member firm of Baker McKenzie, for almost three years. Felix Martin Lockman joins the Sabin Center as the 2022-2021 Climate Law Fellow. Griffith University Service Award.

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Q&A With Elena Kohn: Balancing the Fundamentals

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Elena Kohn has devoted her legal career to the intersection of business, health and employment law, moving from BigLaw to work in-house in the healthcare industry. What was your experience like after graduating from law school? When I was in law school, about 52% of our graduating class was women.