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German court temporarily halts Tesla factory construction due to environmental concerns

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Tesla’s upcoming car factory in Germany might be delayed after environmental groups Thursday obtained a temporary injunction against construction. The post German court temporarily halts Tesla factory construction due to environmental concerns appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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World Economic Forum urges corporate action to eradicate forced labor

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This practice affects many sectors, such as agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and domestic work, becoming entrenched within complex global supply chains. According to the WEF, addressing forced labor is an ethical obligation and presents tangible benefits for companies.

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Mentoring New Legal Assistants

Paralegal Bootcamp

My head bobbed up and down as I watched our new legal assistant bounce like a Jack Russell Terrier at my door holding a post-it-note above her head. The same can hold true with new legal assistants. As paralegals, we look for the blind spots, or red flags, with our cases, witnesses, and in our legal strategies.

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Contract Management Software for a Growing Legal Practice

Attorney at Work

Contract management software and recent technology like artificial intelligence and natural language processing are helping law firms and legal departments confront the many challenges of contracts. Here’s a look at a few of the contract management software products already shaking up the legal industry. Contracts are hard.

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UN called to investigate possible affiliation of Special Envoy to Myanmar with China companies

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ETM is partly controlled by the partially state-owned Chinese company, Shenghe Resources (to the extent of 9 percent), and to a lesser extent by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), which is also state-owned. ETM has been involved in a controversial uranium and rare earth minerals mining project in Kvanefjeld, Greenland.

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EU launches new legal action against UK over Northern Ireland Protocol Bill

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The European Commission Friday launched four new infringement procedures, or legal action, against the UK for not complying with significant rules governing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. The post EU launches new legal action against UK over Northern Ireland Protocol Bill appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Scale: The Three-Step Formula to Grow a $1 Million+ Legal Practice

Attorney at Work

When I started my legal career at the Chicago office of an international law firm, I struggled to keep my head above water just dealing with the discrete tasks I was assigned in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. You must document the steps involved, conduct training, and provide constructive feedback. I later came to realize how he did it.

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