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Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center

Diane Drain

Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center at the Arizona Bankruptcy Court. The LSC is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. Drain, P.A.

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‘Talk Justice’ seeks to amplify ‘unexpected’ voices in support of civil legal aid

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Aiming for a wider reach and audience, the civil legal aid podcast Talk Justice has joined the Legal Talk Network. Produced by the Legal Services Corporation , the podcast features a rotating lineup of hosts covering civil legal aid funding and access to justice. Hit play to listen to the most recent episodes.

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The 10 Legal Tech Trends that Defined 2021

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As awful as was the year 2020 for so many reasons, my year-end report last year found reasons to be optimistic. The silver lining of 2020,” I wrote, “is that we have been forced to consider changes that were long overdue and then given the opportunity to implement those changes.”. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo.

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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

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While the last few years have brought an abundance of new and innovative legal tech products to market, the fact of the matter is that not every new product will succeed. Let’s revisit five of the most momentous legal tech fails of the last 10 years. Let’s revisit five of the most momentous legal tech fails of the last 10 years.

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Legal Staffing Lessons for Today’s Marketplace

Attorney at Work

Contract attorneys have made it possible for legal organizations to level up their teams’ expertise without increasing headcount. . Law firms didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of profitability or performance in 2020. on average in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Thomson Reuters — and 15% among AmLaw 100 firms.

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European Parliament passes trade and cooperation agreement with UK

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The deal was agreed to on December 31, 2020, and was ratified by the European Parliament on April 28 by a vote of 660 for, five against. However, important markets like financial and legal services are not addressed in this deal. Moreover, provisions were made for the fishing, energy, and air traffic sectors.

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Pandemic-Related Legal Ethics Opinions: A Compendium

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While we once might have thought these issues were temporary, many legal professionals continue to operate virtually, and even when we are fully free of the pandemic, many of us are likely to continue to practice virtually, at least part of the time. Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2020-300 (April 10, 2020).

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