Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 25, 2024

These were the top 7 actionable strategies and tips for litigation paralegals to accelerate their paralegal career in 2024. Westlaw and LexisNexis, are legal information databases, which you probably got student access to while you were in school. I’m beyond upset to the point of just giving up in the legal field.

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MyCase

JUNE 7, 2024

The legal industry is currently experiencing a shake-up due to the latest advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), especially regarding document management and automation. ” The evolution of AI for lawyers is setting the stage for a new era in legal work, one in which efficiency and precision are greatly enhanced.

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MyCase

JUNE 5, 2024

Legal AI tools are making it easier for lawyers and legal professionals to streamline processes, automate tasks, and increase efficiency and productivity. According to recent reports, law firms are well on their way to adopting and implementing AI technology. Let’s explore what legal AI tools can do for your firm.

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CARET Legal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

AI is expected to automate nearly half of legal tasks in the US and Europe. Several legal technology trends are set to reshape how law firms operate. Artificial Intelligence and GenAI in the Legal Industry One of the most prominent law firm technology trends is the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including Generative AI (GenAI).

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MyCase

APRIL 24, 2024

AI tools like ChatGPT are creating a buzz in the legal field. According to the Legal Industry Report 2024 , nearly one-quarter (24%) of law firms have adopted legal-specific generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools. GAI can free lawyers from repetitive tasks so they can focus on higher-level legal strategy.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 10, 2024

The key to accelerating your career in 2024 is learning eDiscovery and this blog is going to give you a 3-step plan for litigation paralegals to follow to make it happen. You like working for the law firm or the in house corporate legal department. ” And I would challenge that and say yes, you do.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2024

.” The Oliy Majlis, the lower house of the parliament, passed this draft law on June 25, 2024, which now awaits senatorial approval and the president’s signature to become law. In the 2024 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders , Uzbekistan ranked 148th out of 180 countries.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The experts highlighted a disturbing surge in political violence , the arrest of senior opposition figures, and the widespread arbitrary detention of political activists in the lead-up to the national elections slated for 2024. However, the UN experts noted that thousands of cases related to freedom of expression remain pending under the DSA.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2024

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan approved a law concerning new immigrants on Tuesday after its third reading, facilitating the integration of immigrants in Taiwanese society and offering them legal recognition. The draft of the bill was approved by Executive Yuan on June 21, 2024.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Just three weeks after introducing its generative AI legal research product Lexis+ AI , LexisNexis is keeping the momentum going, today introducing two more products that use generative AI. The other, Lexis Create with Lexis+ AI, brings generative AI drafting assistance to the Lexis Create add-in for Microsoft Word. Generate a draft.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 1, 2024

It presents newly adopted legal instruments and summarizes current projects that are making their way through the EU legislative process. Businesses and their legal advisers are encouraged to anticipate risks and consider appropriate measures when drafting contracts. van Vliet/J.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Lawyers and other filers would be required to certify either that they had not used AI in drafting the document or that, if they did, “a human” had reviewed the document for accuracy. Avianca , where two lawyers were sanctioned for filing a brief laden with bogus cases hallucinated by ChatGPT.

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JURIST

JULY 2, 2024

The legislation will not be applied retroactively, targeting only offenses committed after 1 July 2024. The NSW Domestic Violence Deaths Review team found that 97 percent of intimate partner homicides in the State were preceded by emotional or psychological abuse as a form of coercive control between 2000 and 2018.

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JURIST

JUNE 13, 2021

The Bundestag adopted the draft law by a large majority. The law applies to companies with more than 3,000 employees as of 2023, and 1,000 employees in 2024. The resulting final draft requires companies to act on specific incidents, and then only if they have substantiated knowledge of the abuse.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Although there is not yet a well-defined definition of the phenomenon, it is generally accepted that public interest litigation is understood to mean legal action that is taken on a human rights or equality issue of broad public concern. We also strive to ensure a diversity of represented legal systems and topics.

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InHouseBlog

JANUARY 2, 2024

As we head into 2024, let’s recap some great resources for in-house counsel that made a large impact in 2023: Sterling Miller’s “Ten Things” Blog : With a keen eye and impressive wit, Sterling Miller provided a tremendous number of informative and useful resources for in-house counsel in 2023. Let us know !

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JURIST

MAY 10, 2024

Furthermore, the experts raised concerns about the challenges migrants and asylum seekers face in accessing legal protections, which are “often exacerbated by law enforcement abuse of authority and bureaucratic delays.” It will draft a full report to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council at its 57th session in the fall.

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JURIST

MARCH 3, 2022

The United Nations Environment Assembly Wednesday approved a resolution to establish the first-ever global agreement on plastic pollution, along with a series of draft resolutions concerning biodiversity, health, the green economy, and circularity. ” The treaty will likely be finalized in 2024.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 4, 2024

Three primary areas of case management responsibility include: Draft pleadings and discovery. Those job responsibilities can sound vague to someone who does not already work in the legal profession, so let’s take a closer look at a few key responsibilities of a litigation paralegal. Draft pleadings and discovery.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JULY 11, 2023

4 Pro Tips for Drafting Billable Time Entries How much do you love drafting billable time entries? In today’s blog, I’m going to give you four quick tips to help you draft better time entries. Think about some of those questions when you’re drafting your time entry. We spent four hours. Or worse yet, you spent.1

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

An abstract of 500-800 words should be submitted by 20 Feburary 2024 to PIL.sustainability.CJTL@ed.ac.uk Selected contributors will be invited to submit a draft paper by 1 October 2024 in advance of a hybrid conference at Wuhan University in November 2024. Please include the contributor’s last name in the email title.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 26, 2024

Applications for the 2025 Nygh Internship are now open , and close on 31 July 2024. With over 80 members (including the European Union) representing all major regions and legal systems, The Hague Conference is a global intergovernmental organisation. Please see below for more information about the award and how to apply.

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Patently O

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. Hsuanyeh Law Group v. Winston & Strawn , 23-cv-11193 (S.D.N.Y.

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MyCase

MAY 2, 2024

Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in the legal industry. From the initial adoption of digital workflows in SaaS platforms to the cutting-edge capabilities of generative AI, legal AI is evolving at an unprecedented pace. How to Get Started With Smith.ai: Visit the Smith.ai

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LawSites

JANUARY 9, 2024

Even before the advent of generative AI, several contracts technology products sought to streamline this process — most typically by comparing a draft received from a counterparty with a company’s own contracts playbook and substituting the company’s preferred language for that proposed by the counterparty.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In its judgment of 8 February 2024, the CJEU had to decide whether “ the application of the Brussels Ibis Regulation be based solely on the fact that two parties with their seat in the same Member State agree on the jurisdiction of courts of another EU Member State.”

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Thomson Reuters today delivered on its promise to integrate generative AI within its flagship legal research platform, introducing AI Assisted Research in Westlaw Precision, available immediately to all U.S. Starting in 2024, TR will begin adding AI-assisted research to Westlaw in markets outside the U.S., Now we know more details.

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Patently O

APRIL 10, 2024

I have a strong belief that these tools and their progeny are now fixtures in our legal environment and are being used to both improve efficient delivery of legal services and to also improve the quality of those services. The guidance also addresses the use of AI tools in accessing and interacting with USPTO IT systems.

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Patently O

JUNE 21, 2024

June 21, 2024). This claim is significant in the context of gaming because it attempts to address a key challenge in the online gambling industry: ensuring that bets are only accepted from locations where such activities are legal. by Dennis Crouch The Federal Circuit has affirmed a D.N.J. Beteiro, LLC v. DraftKings Inc. ,

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 10, 2024

The three much-awaited judgments issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on April 9, 2024 are truly historic and unprecedented. The Court allow associations to take legal action in relation to climate change. the Indian Supreme Court in March 2024). In Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v.

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The Estrin Report

JULY 10, 2024

The term is more than just a label; it reflects outdated hierarchies and is a barrier to a more inclusive and collaborative legal environment. MACK on June 24, 2024 at 2:48 PM In the ever-evolving landscape of the legal profession, certain terminologies and labels can shape perceptions and the dynamics within legal teams.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 6, 2023

It will enter into force for Azerbaijan on 28 February 2024. Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group made further progress on the development of draft provisions for a possible future instrument on parallel litigation in civil or commercial matters. More information is available here. More information is available here.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 15, 2023

In terms of work relating to possible new legislative instruments, CGAP mandated the establishment of a Working Group on private international law (PIL) matters related to legal parentage generally, including legal parentage resulting from an international surrogacy arrangement.

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JURIST

MAY 16, 2024

” The draft statutory guidance issued by the Department of Education prohibits sex education from being taught before Year 5, prohibits the “contested theory of gender identity” from being taught, and allows parents to have access to curriculum materials. .”

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Patently O

MARCH 31, 2024

In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit vacated a judgment of invalidity and remanded for a new trial, holding that the district court’s jury instruction on objective indicia of nonobviousness constituted prejudicial legal error. 27, 2024), involved patents relating to tamper-resistant and tamper-evident food containers.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this case, environmental and human rights organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam (“the plaintiffs”), had taken legal action against the Government of Spain, alleging inadequate action on climate change. The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 29, 2023

Vanuatu published the first draft of the resolution in late 2022. The draft was then altered through a series of consultations with UN delegates in the following months. On March 1, 2023, Vanuatu announced overwhelming support for the draft resolution with 105 co-sponsor states. The initiative gained traction.

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