Knackly
MARCH 18, 2025
Legal work is already complicated enough. The last thing you need is software that adds extra steps instead of simplifying your workflow. While Gavel is a popular choice for legal document automation, its not without its challenges. Some users find it limiting when handling complex workflows, while others feel restricted by its customization options.
JURIST
MARCH 18, 2025
Human Rights Watch urged Thailand to demand unrestricted access to the deported individuals and publicly address China’s treatment of Uyghurs on Tuesday. A Thai government delegation is visiting Xinjiang, China, from March 18 to 20, 2025, following international outrage over Thailand’s forced deportation of 40 Uyghurs in February. Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch, stressed the importance of transparency during this visit, stating, “The Thai delegation visitin
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Above The Law
MARCH 18, 2025
Ed. note : This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Joseline Jean-Louis Hardrick back to our pages. Click here if you’d like to donate to MothersEsquire. I stood over the laundry basket, my hands deep in the tangled mess of tiny clothes.
JURIST
MARCH 18, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Monday bringing to light increased hate speech, violence, and legislative and administrative harassment towards Central Asian migrants in the Russian Federation,following the tragic Crocus City Hall attack in Moscow in March 2024. The HRW report highlighted the anti-migrant legislature that has been continuously implemented in Russia since the attack.
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Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base
HowAppealing
MARCH 18, 2025
“Ohio appeals court tosses out ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors”: Haley BeMiller of The Columbus Dispatch has this report. Jim Provance of The Toledo Blade reports that “ Appeals court strikes down Ohio ban on gender-affirming medications for minors.” Anumita Kaur of The Washington Post reports that “ Ohio court overturns state ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth; Families of transgender children will be able to access gender-affirming me
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Attorney at Work
MARCH 18, 2025
David Hunter | The April 15 filing deadline offers a valuable window of opportunity that many legal professionals overlook. The post Last-Minute Tax Planning Strategies: Attorney’s 2024 Deadline Playbook appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
HowAppealing
MARCH 18, 2025
“Louisiana conducts its first nitrogen gas execution, ending 15-year death penalty hiatus”: Greg LaRose of Louisiana Illuminator has this report. And Rick Rojas and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs of The New York Times report that “ Louisiana Resumes Capital Punishment With First Nitrogen Execution; Jessie Hoffman was put to death on Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene; It was the states first execution since 2010.” You can access today’s order of the U.S
Above The Law
MARCH 18, 2025
Nowadays, in-house legal teams can track a wide variety of metrics and pull data from countless sources. While that might sound like a good problem to have, it can quickly become overwhelming to try to sift through it all in search of insights that actually improve legal work management. Fortunately, there is a collection of tried and true metrics that legal departments have turned to in order to better understand how well theyre serving the business and what steps they need to take in order to
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 18, 2025
Share A divided Supreme Court declined to block the execution of Jessie Hoffman, who was put to death on Tuesday night in Louisiana. Four justices would have put Hoffmans execution on hold one short of the five needed for a stay. Hoffman was sentenced to death for the 1996 kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder of Mary Molly Elliott. Last month Louisiana announced its plans to use nitrogen hypoxia, the use of nitrogen gas to cause asphyxiation, for executions.
Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?
Above The Law
MARCH 18, 2025
The government may be coming after some of the most successful law firms in the country, but weve got just what every member of the legal profession wants to see to get their minds off this dystopian nightmare: a ranking of the best law schools in the world. Move over U.S. News, because were about to go global. Before we get to the World Law School Rankings , lets take a look at the methodology used by the Quacquarelli Symonds team at Top Universities.
FDA Law Blog
MARCH 18, 2025
By Sara W. Koblitz Integral to the careful balance Congress struck when passing the Hatch-Waxman Amendments, the patent term extension (PTE) is intended to restore patent life that was consumed during regulatory review of an FDA-regulated product. Even though the PTE provisions established in the Drug Price Competition and Patent Restoration Act are forty-plus years old, courts are still grappling with questions about how to best implement the Patent Term Extension.
Above The Law
MARCH 18, 2025
(Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) When the artist formerly respected as Drake launched a legal battle against Universal Music Group for platforming Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us,” many saw the move as Drake throwing in the musical towel. There are many ways to handle rap beef, and running to the judge has never been one of them.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
MARCH 18, 2025
The burning of fossil fuels and other human activities are continuing to cause rapid temperature rise. 2024 was the hottest year on record , and the planets 10 warmest years since 1850 have occurred in the past decade. Achieving global climate goals will require rapid and dramatic greenhouse gas emissions reductions, along with the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
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Modern trial practice has evolved beyond basic organization. With technology reshaping courtrooms and attorneys expecting more than ever, paralegals need to elevate their capabilities while mastering the fundamentals of trial excellence. This comprehensive guide from Steno, built from author Joe Stephens' real-world experience as both a practicing attorney and law professor, provides a blueprint for delivering exceptional trial support in today's complex legal environment.
JURIST
MARCH 18, 2025
Human rights violations have persisted in Niger since the 2023 military coup, an Amnesty International report revealed on Tuesday, calling for Nigerien military regime to be held accountable. The report documents human rights abuses Nigerien authorities have committed since the military coup in July 2023. It details the widespread use of arbitrary detention, press censorship, crackdown on civil society organizations, and the violation of rights such as freedom of expression.
EvidenceProf Blog
MARCH 18, 2025
The "eggshell plaintiff" or "eggshell skull" doctrine generally "holds that holds that a defendants liability in a tort claim is not mitigated by a plaintiffs unforeseeable, pre-existing susceptibility to injury." Last February, I did a blog post about the Court.
LawSites
MARCH 18, 2025
Harbor, a consulting company that provides expert services to the legal industry in strategy, technology, operations and intelligence, has acquired CLIENTSFirst Consulting, a marketing firm that provides consulting on client relationship management, data quality, e-marketing and other areas.
Conflict of Laws
MARCH 18, 2025
Ugljesa Grusic (UCL) has kindly shared the following invitation with us. On 24 March 2025, at 6pm UK time, Marta Pertegs (Maastricht University; University of Antwerp; a fulltime member of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law between 2008 and 2017) and Alex Mills (UCL; a Specialist Editor of Dicey, Morris and Collins on the Conflict of Laws , with particular responsibility for, inter alia, the rules on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments) wil
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Uncover the secret to breaking language barriers and expanding your e-learning reach! This powerful use case reveals how Cesco Linguistic Services transformed 19 training modules for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood into culturally relevant courses in Arabic and Spanish—delivered on time and exceeding expectations. Learn how to localize your content seamlessly, avoid costly pitfalls, and connect with diverse audiences like never before.
LawSites
MARCH 18, 2025
Exterro and Integreon today announced a strategic partnership to deliver managed e-discovery and document review services, combining Exterro’s data risk management software with Integreon’s document review expertise. The partnership aims to provide enterprise customers with an integrated solution for managing e-discovery processes while improving efficiency and reducing costs, the companies said.
JURIST
MARCH 18, 2025
The defense ministers of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia , and Estonia announced on Tuesday that they have unanimously recommended their countries’ withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention due to heightened security risks amid escalating tensions with Russia. The statement read : We believe that in the current security environment it is paramount to provide our defence forces flexibility and freedom of choice to potentially use new weapons systems and solutions to bolster the defence of the Allianc
HowAppealing
MARCH 18, 2025
“Judiciary Official Warns Federal Layoffs Could Impact Courts; Court official addresses layoffs at agency managing federal buildings; Memo previews possible effects on court operations”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.
LLRX
MARCH 18, 2025
This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AIs fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions.
Speaker: Andrew Klein
Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!
HowAppealing
MARCH 18, 2025
“The Alien Enemies Act Is a Weak Argument for Deportation; The US isnt at war with Venezuela, a gang isnt a government and its not threatening invasion or incursion”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
LawSites
MARCH 18, 2025
With $4.5 million in seed funding to date and the backing of several legal technology veterans, the legal technology company Entegrata aims to transform how law firms integrate and analyze data across disparate business systems in order to drive data-informed decision-making.
HowAppealing
MARCH 18, 2025
“The alarmingly high stakes in an easy Supreme Court voting rights case; The Court decided an identical case two years ago; But every voting rights case that reaches this Court is dangerous”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.
OneLegal
MARCH 18, 2025
Exploring private practice: Benefits, challenges, and career paths in solo, mid-size, and BigLaw firms. The post Private practice insights: How many lawyers choose this path? appeared first on One Legal.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.
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