Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

At her firm, they had paralegals pigeon-holed into a specific phase of a litigation case. One paralegal did all of the legal research, cite checking and investigations. Sometimes she even managed document review teams of 10 or 20 other people. Time Management You can find 3 pro tips for paralegal time management here.

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MyCase

JULY 21, 2021

Whether the near future entails a full return to the office or a hybrid return with some employees working remotely, it’s important to have legal software in place that will allow your law firm to run regardless of where your employees are working. Document management tools. Legal billing tools.

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MyCase

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Closing more cases . Closing the same number of cases but increasing average case value . You can’t thoroughly assess law firm development without tracking data, such as the number of leads converted into cases this year compared to the year prior. The legal team could work for months without seeing a penny. .

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JUNE 8, 2023

The Inspiration for this Blog As I mentioned, I had a phone call from someone who was seeking a payment plan option for the Litigation Paralegal Boot Camp because she said, “I desperately need the course, I’m new to litigation and have no idea what I should be doing every day, and no one is available to help me.”

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 19, 2022

If you’re not a litigation paralegal, this blog is for you too – because you could switch out the word eDiscovery here for any technology that your practice area uses to increase efficiencies, but you’ve been hesitant to adopt it – for whatever reason. Think about the family law paralegal working on a divorce case. LEARN MORE.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 14, 2023

As these allegations of antitrust violations have risen to the fore, Republican Attorneys General have also taken aim at asset managers’ responses to ESG-related shareholder proposals. Such refusals to deal are evaluated under the rule of reason analysis, which requires an examination of the unique facts of each case.

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MyCase

JANUARY 12, 2021

These opinions fall into two different categories. Therefore, lawyers need to assess the sensitivity of the information that they’re sharing on a case-by-case basis, and in many cases may want to consider using more secure, encrypted methods of communicating and collaborating with clients, including a “secure internet portal.”

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MyCase

JUNE 15, 2021

Importantly, remote working flexibility will be a must, as will access to the legal technology software and tools needed to enable a flexible work schedule. Specifically, the categories where lawyers reported that the most assistance would be required centered on remote work software and tools and law firm technology generally.

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Strictly Business

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

This blog post compiles some of the best practices for conducting a 506(b) offering in a bullet-pointed list for easy reference. Remember that you shouldn’t engage in any securities offerings without retaining a lawyer experienced in such areas, so the below pointers are not meant to be, or take the place of, legal advice.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As previously reported on this blog, ocean CDR research could implicate various international and domestic laws that might affect whether, when, where, and how projects take place. The 2008 resolution and 2010 assessment framework are not legally binding. that are only party to the LC won’t be legally bound by the amendment.

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Blumberg

APRIL 13, 2021

Categories include communication, productivity, and security. Project Management – Use project management apps like Liquid Projects, Teamwork, or Zoho Projects to assign responsibility, schedule tasks, and track status. Use Password Manager apps like Dashlane, Last Pass or 1Password to keep your passwords secure.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 27, 2021

There should be few readers of this blog, and few conflict-of-laws experts in general, to whom Adrian Briggs will not be a household name. By Tobias Lutzi, University of Cologne. His scholarship has been cited by courts across the world. They rise to the occasion on at least two accounts.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Recently, the Delhi High Court in the case of Honasa Consumer Limited v RSM General Trading LLC granted an anti-enforcement injunction against the execution proceedings instituted in the Dubai Court on the ground that it threatened the arbitral process in India. Hilton International Manage (Maldives) Pvt Ltd.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JANUARY 27, 2022

Whether a claim against the broadcaster will be the subject of another blog post soon.) Tickets to an event are legally considered a license to attend the event, rather than a good that is sold, and therefore entry can be conditioned on any basis that does not violate public policy. million in damages. See here. See here and here.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 1, 2025

The post is being published simultaneously on Conflictoflaws.net and on the EAPIL blog. Characterisation poses difficulties where the action is domestically unknown or falls in-between two categories and could thus be potentially litigated in different fora or under different laws, leading to different outcomes.

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Rocket Matter

AUGUST 20, 2024

But in today’s digital age in which m ore than 35% of legal consumers search for an attorney online first, your law firm website is your online business card and that firm handshake. Your website is your chance to make the right, first impression on potential clients before they pick up the phone to call or set foot in your office.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 11, 2024

This post is the first in a series of three that will address specific legal features of the rule. The blog will explore the interplay of those three regimes in the U.S. Any board oversight, processes and management related to climate-related risks must also be disclosed.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 22, 2021

He writes in the areas of Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, Intellectual Property, Contracts, Bankruptcy, Law and Economics, Business and Corporate Law at USD. He told the law school: While the blog is not hosted by the University of San Diego, these forms of bias, wherever they occur, have an adverse impact on our community.

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LexForti

JUNE 2, 2022

There are multiple developments that are taking place in the world of Arbitration and one such advancement is the acceptance of Third-party funding by numerous legislations, which has managed to take the world by a blizzard. Since the 1996 enactment of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, arbitration in India has progressed significantly.

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ALPS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Mims, the Commonwealth of Virginia has quickly found itself in the category as “trailblazers” after its creation the Virginia Lawyers’ Wellness Initiative. Virginia’s commitment to well-being was ignited by the release of the ground-breaking report “A Professional at Risk” in September 2018. Lemons and his colleague Justice William C.

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The Estrin Report

AUGUST 26, 2021

You can become a generalist or specialize in a legal specialty such as bankruptcy, litigation, real estate, estate planning or corporate. Here is a partial list: • Email management. Calendar management. Social media management. Project management. Social media management. Project management.

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The Estrin Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

I walked into my first law firm at age 20, wide-eyed and wonder-struck, wearing a power suit and high heels, with a beautiful resume, and absolutely no legal experience whatsoever. I began writing for Chere Estrin as a legal columnist for Know: The Magazine for Paralegals and her well-known blog, The Estrin Report a decade ago.

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The Process Street

OCTOBER 4, 2021

. “I’ve been asked to consult with the head of people management about creating an analytics team. “We here in the office believe that people management is…” He glances around, nervously, leans closer and whispers, “We believe they’re really… human resources ! They’re expecting me.”

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 10, 2023

Photo credit: Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management On March 13, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) approved a major oil drilling operation on the North Slope of Alaska. But is that really the case? As discussed in a previous post on this blog, this is consistent with BLM’s experience in the contiguous U.S.,

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ALPS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

As the first Director of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s Standing Advisory Committee on Professionalism, and Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Practice Management Program , Heidi can make a better case than anyone for why management of a successful practice is directly tied to the wellbeing of the lawyers running that practice.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 18, 2025

Dodge (George Washington University Law School) and first published on Transnational Litigation Blog. The original version can be found at Transnational Litigation Blog. Other provisions extend the same immunities to both categories. This article was written by Prof. Reposted with permission. On March 7, 2025, Judge Stephen N.

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Patently O

MARCH 24, 2022

” The revived Arthrex case raises temporary appointments issues and asks whether Dir. Hirshfeld has the legal power to fulfill the expanded job as required by the Supreme Court’s decision. This post will cover the major statutory and constitutional questions raised in the case. (1) — Dennis Crouch.

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The Fashion Law

JUNE 10, 2021

Chapter 11 can take a number of forms, but in short: A chapter 11 case begins with the filing of a petition with the bankruptcy court by the debtor (the entity that owes the debt – aka the retailers in the cases at hand). January 2021 – L’Occitane, Inc. ” As reported by the WSJ , the company’s U.S. ” 2020.

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LawSites

JULY 23, 2021

The campaign opens to the public July 28, but readers of this blog can access the private friends and family campaign , with early investor benefits including a lower valuation cap. Helgesen was a fan of UpCounsel, having used it for his own businesses, which he estimated had saved him thousands in legal fees.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 19, 2023

The FAR Proposed Rule divides federal contractors into two broad categories—“significant” and “major” contractors—and imposes different disclosure obligations on each. Moreover, the Draft Principles provide only recommendations, and large banks are not required to incorporate the suggested framework into their risk management processes.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 6, 2025

This article will cover two categories: Specialty Areas (to work in) and General Paralegal Trends for 2025. You can listen to the podcast episode or read the blog article below. But the other blog articles all discuss those types of trends. Are there other trends? 1 – Work from home is almost non-existent.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Fulli-Lemaire , Professors at the University of Strasbourg) Horatia Muir Watt (Sciences Po) hardly needs an introduction to the readers of this blog. The publication of a book on the field that this blog deals with would be enough to justify it being flagged for the readers’ attention. ( Written by E. Farnoux and S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This case will have a major impact on how and when power plants must reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. This blog post begins with an overview of EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants and the Power Plant Rules. A summary of the BSER for each sub-category can be found here.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 29, 2025

This post is part of a new Climate Law Blog series, 100 Days of Trump 2.0 , in which the Sabin Center offers reflections on the first 100 days of President Trumps second term across a variety of climate-related topics. This post highlights trends seen in the first 100 days in non-IRA cases , tracked in the U.S.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 2, 2021

If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 147. FEATURED CASE. The court cited cases finding actions that were not permanent to be final agency actions. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. June 15, 2021).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

AUGUST 4, 2021

If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 148. FEATURED CASE. The district court had granted Exxon’s motion to stay the case under the doctrine of primary jurisdiction to allow the U.S. and non-U.S. 19-1023 (D.C.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In the midst of the constitutional extreme event brought on by the administration, this blog post seeks to do one thing: review the emergency authorities invoked in Executive Order 14156 , Declaring a National Energy Emergency , and assess what types of actions we might reasonably expect to see come from it. 1742, 1748a.

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