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Leaving Your Firm? Aim for a Joint Notice to Clients

Attorney at Work

99-414 for more details and suggestions on drafting the notice to clients. For example, you should not urge them to pack up their business; rather, you should let diligence in their matters steer your willingness and ability to continue providing legal services in their direction. Again, see ABA Formal Op.

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10 Things Attorneys Look For in a Paralegal

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All of this, while also meeting strict deadlines usually set by a judge, a court rule, or a regulation. Some of the best paralegals I’ve worked with have been the ones who walk into my office a week before something is due and tell me they’ve already started drafting it. Drafting legal documents. Pro Tip from an Attorney.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

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Winston Strawn Plagiarism Complaint Winston Strawn Plagiarism Attachments I recall being asked to draft my first patent infringement complaint back in early 2003 – a few months after graduating from law school. As a result, some copying from secondary sources or prior briefs furthers clients’ interests in efficiency.

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Austrian Supreme Court Rules on the Validity of a Jurisdiction Clause Based on a General Reference to Terms of Purchase on a Website

Conflict of Laws

The defendant appealed against the judgment before the Austrian Supreme Court. This, again, is a modern and pragmatic approach that simplifies commercial contractual practice, and it is a ruling that should be welcomed. There is no further requirement of actual receipt of those terms.

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Understanding Unsuccessful Climate Litigation: The Spanish Greenpeace Case

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Furthermore, the draft plan being debated at the time contained a 23% reduction target for GHG emissions, which plaintiffs argued did not align with the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. Spain II Decision Fast forward to June 2023, and the Supreme Court’s final ruling on Greenpeace v. Greenpeace v. Spain II emerges.

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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

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“We find damages … to be a necessary and appropriate message in this case, underscoring the importance of following court rules and presenting meritorious arguments supported by real and accurate judicial authority.” ” Smith v.

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Conflict of Laws - Untitled Article

Conflict of Laws

The EU Sustainability Directive and Jurisdiction The Draft for a Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive currently contains no rules on jurisdiction. Instead, we address a gap in the Draft Directive, namely the lack of any provisions on jurisdiction.