JURIST
MARCH 27, 2025
UNICEF warned on Wednesday that approximately 825,000 children are trapped by escalating violence and severe food shortages in Sudan’s North Darfur region. The UN agency called for their urgent protection alongside immediate humanitarian access. The dire warning comes as clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensify.
Above The Law
MARCH 26, 2025
One of the first things you need to know in a fight is who you can and can’t rely on. Thankfully, time and resources were saved by knowing that Paul Weiss is a lost cause. But the search is still on for compatriots willing to speak out against the current administration’s consistent disregard for the rule of law. So far we’ve seen Perkins Coie and Williams & Connolly take their stands in court, Rachel Cohen stake her employment at Skadden , and the American Constitution Soc
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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
MARCH 23, 2025
Creating projections for your law firm is great, because those are effectively coded goals. Build a budget projection youre trying to stay within it. Craft a set of revenue projections youre figuring out how to make a set amount of money. Assign metrics or KPIs thats a forward-looking goal. However, thats pretty meaningless, unless you compare those projections, to actual results to check (not only ) on the viability of your performance, (but also) the reasonable of the goal you set.
LawSites
MARCH 25, 2025
Legal technology platform Law Insider announced today the launch of its AI-powered contract drafting, review and redlining tools for its global community of 1.2 million registered legal users. The new AI suite will be integrated directly into Microsoft Word and Law Insider’s web-based platform, making it accessible across multiple workspaces for attorneys and legal professionals.
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Attorney at Work
MARCH 26, 2025
The key to real productivity is identifying the most essential tasks that drive success, and working to de-prioritize or eliminate the rest. The post 10 Things Lawyers Should Stop Doing appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Above The Law
MARCH 24, 2025
(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Ed. note : Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Looking for an explosion, a kind of moment of crisis what physicists like to call a singularity in a kind of unique episode of presidential defiance of a court order thats misleading. It frames what we are experiencing in the wrong way. For years, we have allowed the body politic to be hollowed out by a virus.
HowAppealing
MARCH 27, 2025
“Superior Court Gives Cold Reception to Popular Argument Against Pa.’s Consent by Registration Law; The court held that the defendant failed to identify any binding case law demonstrating grounds for such differing opinions; ‘While it is true enough that Justice Alitos concurrence provides a window into the workings of that jurists mind,’ the court ruled, ‘concurring opinions have no legal effect and, therefore, are not binding on any court”: Aleeza Furman of
LLRX
MARCH 28, 2025
Jordan Furlong advises law firms that in this chaotic new world order, organizations cannot sit back waiting for the next bombshell to drop. Firms need to anticipate, analyze, and address critical new developments before they affect the organization and its clients. Furlong highlights the components of well grounded strategic action plans to reduce risk and respond in a firm wide manner.
Attorney at Work
MARCH 27, 2025
Lack of caregiver support and career opportunities are the top reasons women leave their law firms. What can firms do? The post Leveraging Agile Career Strategies to Retain Women Lawyers appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
JURIST
MARCH 26, 2025
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 592 on Tuesday “to end the failed reform social experiment in New Hampshire.” The bill rolls back some of the reforms made on the bail setting process over the years and increases the length of time police can detain a suspect without bail. Specifically, the bill permits law enforcement to detain any individual arrested with or “without” a warrant at a police station, county correctional facility, “or other place
Above The Law
MARCH 25, 2025
One of the greatest challenges of Generative AI solutions like ChatGPT is hallucination. They create fear in professionals as well as nightmares involving the lawyer that used ChatGPT and filed a fictitious case with a judge. Hallucinations are a problem because GenAI solutions like ChatGPT are not databases, even though they appear to behave like search engines that provide a custom answer to a question.
HowAppealing
MARCH 25, 2025
“George Santos baffles Second Circuit with effort to revive copyright suit against Jimmy Kimmel; Two judges noted their surprise when Santos attorney made a ‘totally different’ argument than the one in the now-dismissed complaint”: Erik Uebelacker of Courthouse News Service has this report. You can access the audio of yesterday’s oral argument before a three-judge panel of the U.S.
LawSites
MARCH 28, 2025
Revolutionary AI-Powered Legal Dispute Resolution Solution Bot MediationTM Selected to Present at ABA Tech 2025s Pitch Competition Legal tech startup introduces first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence mediator, making dispute resolution more accessible, efficient, and cost-effective Costa Mesa, CA, Monday 24, 2025 — Bot Mediation announces their groundbreaking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform is among a select group […]
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Attorney at Work
MARCH 25, 2025
David Arato | Is blogging an effective strategy for client acquisition in 2025, or should lawyers direct their efforts elsewhere? The post Is Legal Blogging Still a Viable Client Acquisition Strategy in 2025? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
MARCH 28, 2025
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (“the commission”) on Thursday called on its regional and international partners for “urgent, coordinated action to protect civilians and preserve the Revitalized Peace Agreement. The call comes in response to escalating violence and political instability in the region, where increasing military clashes, reports of indiscriminate attacks on civilian populations, and arrests of prominent political figures raises concerns about a p
Above The Law
MARCH 26, 2025
We already knew that Biglaw firms were stepping away from using law school interview programs as their main source of recruitment in favor of alternative hiring plans , but one elite law firm just made a move that may spell doom for on-campus interviews if more firms decide to follow its lead. Latham & Watkins — a firm that brought in $5,688,226,000 gross revenue in 2023, putting it at No. 2 on the Am Law 100 — will no longer be participating in law school interview programs to r
HowAppealing
MARCH 25, 2025
“Justices Seem Likely to Uphold Louisiana Map With 2 Majority-Black Districts; A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisianas voting map; The challengers had argued the state impermissibly relied on race to draw its map”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report. And in commentary, online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay titled “ The Supreme Court appears determined to blow up its one good Voting Rights Act decision; Apparently, we cant e
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LawSites
MARCH 24, 2025
eDiscovery Assistant, a platform for e-discovery case law and resources, today announced its rebranding as Minerva26. The company describes the rebrand as reflecting its evolution into a “strategic command center for discovery” designed to help litigation teams proactively manage the growing challenges of electronic evidence.
Patently O
MARCH 24, 2025
The copyright dispute over Ed Sheeran's song "Thinking Out Loud" has made its way to the Supreme Court's doorstep. The petition raises questions about judicial deference to administrative interpretations and the scope of copyright protection for musical compositions under the 1909 Copyright Act. In the case, the Second Circuit had sided with Sheeran -- affirming dismissal of the infringement claim based largely on a technical limitation of pre-1976 copyright law.
JURIST
MARCH 28, 2025
More than 30,000 petition signatories demanded the immediate release of 27yearold Egyptian student Oqba Hashad, Amnesty International reported Thursday. According to the group, Oqba Hashad was detained for nearly six years, solely because of his brother’s human rights activism. The group stated that Oqba Hashad was arrested on 20 May 2019 during a raid on his dormitory at the University of Sadat City by National Security Agency agents.
Above The Law
MARCH 25, 2025
Getty Images In the kitchen of networking, just as a chef skillfully presents a dish blending aesthetics with flavor, the art of practice development involves combining professionalism with personal warmth. It’s about serving up interactions that are not only respectful and professional but also personable and friendly. Heres how you can infuse this blend into your interactions: Share Personal Stories: Don’t hesitate to weave in appropriate personal anecdotes or interests.
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Attorney at Work
MARCH 24, 2025
Bull Garlington | Learn to practice law in dystopian scenarios. The post Post-Apocalyptic Law: How Lawyers Can Hit the Ground Running After the Fall of Western Civilization appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
LawSites
MARCH 24, 2025
Critical Data Mining Category Emerges in the Fight Against Rising Cyberthreats As Cyberthreat Sophistication Grows, ACTFORE’s Advanced Technology-Driven Data Mining Replaces Legacy Doc Review to Support Swift, Accurate Incident Response RESTON, Va.
FDA Law Blog
MARCH 24, 2025
By Larry K. Houck In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), based on the federal Controlled Substances Acts (CSAs) Eight Factor Analysis, recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reschedule marijuana from schedule I to schedule III. The U.S. Department of Justice subsequently conducted a separate Eight Factor Analysis and concurred with HHS rescheduling recommendation.
JURIST
MARCH 25, 2025
The UK government imposed sanctions Monday on four individuals responsible for serious human rights abuses during Sri Lanka’s civil war. The 26-year conflict, which ended in May 2009, claimed an estimated 80,000-100,000 lives according to UN figures , with an estimated 40,000 Tamil civilians killed during the final stages of the war. The measures, which include UK travel bans and asset freezes, target the former Head of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces Shavendra Silva, former Navy Commander Was
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