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JANUARY 13, 2025

For law firms and attorneys, filing 1099 forms is a critical part of maintaining compliance with IRS regulations. With the January 31, 1099 deadline fast approaching, understanding the filing procedures for Form 1099-NEC and Form 1099-MISC is essential to avoid errors and penalties. In this blog, youll learn best practices to help your firm streamline its 1099 preparation process to meet the 2025 1099 filing deadline.

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JURIST

JANUARY 13, 2025

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), along with 24 civil society organizations, called on newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to prioritize press freedom in his administration. The groups, in a letter addressed to the president, highlighted urgent measures to address decades of violence, intimidation, and legal repression faced by journalists in Sri Lanka.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

Gotta love transparency in adjudicaton! The post ProPublica Streamlines Finding Out Who Bought Your Favorite Supreme Court Justice! appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

JANUARY 13, 2025

Thousands of Serbias striking university students protested in front of the countrys Supreme Court on Sunday to highlight what they claim are violations of civil rights under the populist government, including intimidation and threats. The protest commenced with thousands of people standing in silence for 15 minutes in commemoration for the victims of a railway station roof collapse in November of last year, killing fifteen people and triggering daily anti-corruption rallies for months.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

This lawyer is going through the worst experience right now, as are so many others in California. The post Biglaw Partner Shares Heartbreaking Thoughts On Loss Of Her Home To California Wildfires appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

A real Freudian typo moment. The post Typo More Honest About Sullivan & Cromwell’s Hours Than Intended appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 13, 2025

“Supreme Court Clears a Path for Climate Lawsuits to Proceed; The high court declined to hear a challenge to a major case in which Honolulu is suing energy companies over climate change”: Karen Zraick of The New York Times has this report.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

One of the highest paid GCs in the country. The post It Really, *REALLY* Pays To Be Apple’s Top Lawyer appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 13, 2025

“Is TikToks Time Up?” You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

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Speaker: Anne Post, CEO North America, Xakia Technologies

Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

How to make the right decision, and why there might be another way to shape a fulfilling legal career on your own terms. The post The Fifth-Year Dilemma: Do I Stay Or Do I Go (In-House)? appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 13, 2025

“When is a business to blame for over-serving? Texas Supreme Court weighs the line in drunk driving case. The courts ruling could boost a state law that allows drunk driving victims to sue businesses that over-serve alcohol to intoxicated individuals.” Pavan Acharya of The Texas Tribune has this report.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

As reported in the Baltimore Sun, In a circuit court filing Sunday, Baltimore prosecutors agreed with Adnan Syed that his life sentence should be reduced to time served in the 1999 killing of his high school sweetheart, Hae Min Lee,

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

AI is the next big thing, and most developers want to protect those programs and systems. The answer is intellectual property protection and specifically patent protection. The post AI, IP and Your Healthcare: And You Thought the Doctors Exam Was Intrusive! appeared first on MedCity News.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 13, 2025

This submission written by Celeste Hall, JD Candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and Global Legal Scholar. The legal news has been awash lately in the recognition and enforcement of investment arbitration awards by U.S. courts. Most of the press is on the long-running and still-unfolding saga regarding Spain (see here and here ). And a new decision recognizing an award against Zimbabwe was just issue at the end of December, as well.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

Litigation powerhouses that used to fly under the radar are now front and center. The post Tracking Top Boutique Law Firms appeared first on Above the Law.

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CARET Legal

JANUARY 13, 2025

In an industry where even small mistakes can be costly, using templates designed specifically for IP law firms can reduce errors, maintain consistency, and comply with the exacting requirements of IP filings. Intellectual property-specific document templates are changing how intellectual property (IP) law firms manage complex legal documents quickly and accurately.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

* Will the rest of the Big 4 follow KPMG's lead into legal services? [ American Lawyer ] * Associates getting squeezed by new firm hiring model. [ ABA Journal ] * TikTok warns of grave constitutional consequences if Supreme Court goes through with ban. [ Reuters ] * Rare three-way law firm merger. [ Philadelphia Business Journal ] * Law firm mergers are still all the rage, but don't overlook the law firm alliance model. [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Alina Habba may just like guys with sexual miscondu

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Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Law 360

JANUARY 13, 2025

A California federal judge has certified classes of resellers and end users who allege that electronics manufacturers TDK Corp. and NHK International Corp. fixed prices of certain hard-drive components, rejecting the companies' challenges to the plaintiffs' overcharge damages theories and finding that the claims can be resolved on a classwide basis.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

No problem is so big that a little BBQ can't fix it. The post Ordering Feuding Lawyers To Have Lunch Together… Totally Worked? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JANUARY 13, 2025

Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd. pled guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Motorola Solutions relating to its digital mobile radios, avoiding a trial scheduled next month in Chicago federal court.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

Check your rental before you get too comfortable. The post South Carolina Lawyer Accused Of Recording Renters At His Rental Unit appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JANUARY 13, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court appears unwilling to determine the fate of climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies until state courts have at least grappled with the substance of the allegations made by state and local governments.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

The law firms are doing their best to protect the health and safety of their employees. The post California Biglaw Firms Rally To Support Colleagues, Communities Devastated By Wildfires appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

JANUARY 13, 2025

California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned businesses on Monday that the state is not the "wild west" of artificial intelligence and has various laws on the books preventing the technology from being used to discriminate or violate people's rights.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 13, 2025

January 6th is the gift that keeps on giving. The post Prosecutors Seek Jail Time For Oath Keepers General Counsel appeared first on Above the Law.

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