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Graduation Live Stream - September 12, 2020

Paralegal.edu

Just over 6 months ago graduation was held in person at South Texas College of Law and 105 paralegal credentials were conferred. In over 40 years as an attorney, his practice areas included civil litigation, employment, insurance defense, contracts, and business law. The commencement address will be presented by Larry D.

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Opinion analysis: Court sides with New Mexico over Texas in interstate water dispute

SCOTUSBlog

The Supreme Court decided Texas v. Texas filed the case directly in the Supreme Court, invoking the court’s original jurisdiction in cases where one state sues another … just as it did on Dec. When some of the water evaporated, Texas said that is should not be responsible for the lost water. The decision.

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Real Estate Recap: NAR Suits, Tariff Tactics, Betting On Texas

Law 360

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority including a look at widespread antitrust litigation surrounding the National Association of Realtors broker rules, the role contracts may play in combating a trade war, and the implications for real estate if casinos come to the Lone Star State.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently O

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] litigation finance boom of the past 20 years—as has been widely reported, private equity now undergirds huge swaths of U.S. Guest post by Jonathan Stroud. Patent assertion finance today is a multibillion-dollar business. [2]

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State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2019

LegalTalkNetwork

Set against the eclectic backdrop of Austin at the JW Marriott on 2nd Street, this year’s State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting offered a lot to attendees. The State Bar of Texas roped in some heavy hitters to share their knowledge and experience. So much fun covering the 2019 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting.

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After Five Years of Litigation, Texas Supreme Court Concludes that Lease’s Continuous Development Clause is Ambiguous

OilandGasLawyer

Texas courts are very reluctant to hold that oil and gas lease provisions are ambiguous. These instruments affect title to land, and if an instrument is ambiguous it inserts uncertainty into land titles and results in litigation over the parties’ intent using extrinsic evidence, usually before a jury.

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The Pros and Cons of Going Solo vs. Large Firm

Paralegal Bootcamp

In litigation, for example, in a large firm, as a litigation paralegal , you may perform only discovery tasks whereas, in a small firm, you may be handling case intakes, case management, writing demands, filing lawsuits, performing discovery, legal research, motion practice, and trial practice.

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