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8 Must-Ask Questions Before You Hire a Freelance Lawyer

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And for law firms, remote work opens the door to alternative hiring options, including outsourcing substantive legal work to freelance lawyers. It’s not hard to see why freelancers could represent 80% of the global workforce by 2030. Screening Freelance Lawyers to Find the Right Fit. What experience do you have?

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Future Trends in Climate Litigation Against Governments

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States’ inadequate responses to the climate crisis have driven the rise of litigation cases against national and sub-national governments. Reflecting these developments, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that “ climate litigation can affect the stringency and ambitiousness of climate governance ”.

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The Critical Role of Lawyers and Bar Associations in Achieving Net Zero

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Lawyers, bar associations, and law societies have an important but not fully recognized role to play in achieving the net zero goal in the Paris Agreement. Climate Change as an Increasingly Common Feature of Law Practice Climate change is no longer an issue of concern only to environmental and energy lawyers. John Kerry, then U.S.

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Guest Commentary: New Italian Constitutional Reform: What it Means for Environmental Protection, Future Generations & Climate Litigation

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The post also illustrates the positive impact the reform is likely to have on climate litigation initiatives in Italy. Adopting a comparative perspective, we draw on constitutional frameworks and recent climate litigation cases in other European jurisdictions. What does the reform bring about?

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Paralegal Career Choice: Public Service or Private Practice

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According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of paralegals and legal assistants is projected to grow 12 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations. She received her paralegal certificate from the ABA-Approved Roosevelt University’s Lawyer Assistant Program. ARE YOU NEW TO LITIGATION?

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South Korea’s Constitutional Court mandates concrete carbon-reduction targets through 2049

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The Constitutional Court’s ruling came in response to four climate litigation cases that trace back to March 2020, when Youth 4 Climate Action , a group leading the Korean arm of the global school climate strike movement, initiated the first lawsuit.

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Milieudefensie v Shell: 3 Takeaways and Challenges on the Appeal’s Court Decision

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The applicants sought an injunction declaring that Shell is legally bound to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 45% below 2019 levels by 2030. The district court had granted Milieudefensies claims for a reduction target of 45% by 2030, leading to Shells appeal in 2022. Royal Dutch Shell. Three Takeaways from the Decision 1.