Attorney at Work
APRIL 15, 2025
David Hunter | In a choppy market, even the smartest attorneys can make mistakes. The post Attorneys: 5 Investment Mistakes to Avoid During Market Drops appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2025
Spring has sprung, and you know what that means: were now seeking submissions for our annual law revue video contest. As far as last years submissions are concerned, some of them were funny, some of them were meh, and some of them made us want to close our heads inside of our laptops. Trust us when we say you do NOT want to be in the last category. If you think you can carry a tune or tell a joke, we ask that you send us your very best law revue videos so that we and the Above the Law audience
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JURIST
APRIL 15, 2025
The United Nation’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan deplored the increasing violence in Darfur on Monday, as the war enters its third year. The Fact-Finding Mission called for an immediate ceasefire between both parties under respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Chair of the Fact-Finding Mission, Mohamed Chande, stated: The world has witnessed two years of ruthless conflict which has trapped millions of civilians in harrowing situations, subjecting the
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2025
Popular media loves the ambulance chaser archetype, where unscrupulous plaintiffs counsel race to be the first to meet with an injured individual. While this trope is most useful in works of fiction, there is one adjacent kernel of truth: Being first to act on new litigation developments carries business advantages. Enter CourtLink enhanced by Snapshot alert summaries, which deliver instantaneous information that helps litigators expand their client base and better serve the clients they have.
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Why does it take 20-40 hrs. to create a compliant legal brief? TypeLaw analyzed 10,000+ briefs to determine the anatomy of the average brief—how many words, paragraphs, citations to the record, and more. See the research results in this infographic.
JURIST
APRIL 15, 2025
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that the Netherlands violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to respect for private and family life, in a case involving the long-term separation of a mother from her daughter following the mother’s loss of parental authority. The case concerned a mother whose child was removed from her care in 2015 after concerns about domestic violence, instability, and her mental health.
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JURIST
APRIL 15, 2025
Kyrgyzstan detained the prominent Kyrgyz human rights defender, Rita Karasartova without formal charges on Monday.Amnesty International denounced the detention as an “alarming sign of deepening repression.” Human rights activist Gul’shaiyr Abdirasulova and local media reported that the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Chui region arrested and questioned Karasartova after conducting a search at her home and confiscating several documents.
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2025
What is this, a re-run episode? You know the story. The American Alliance for Equal Rights is back again and they’ve set their sights on the ABA. You know the drill: yada yada yada, racial minorities took my spot, I didn’t even apply but I was chilled from doing so because of the language, stop this organization from spending their money on the subset of their choosing, on and on.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 15, 2025
Is your law practice protected? Learn how law firm disability insurance can safeguard your firm's financial stability. The post Law Firm Disability Insurance Explained: 3 Risks Attorneys Often Overlook appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Above The Law
APRIL 15, 2025
A law firms financial wellness depends on more than just winning cases or increasing billable hours. Running a profitable practice requires clear oversight of spending, consistent cash flow, and well-defined processes for managing revenue and expenses. In this eBook, our friends at MyCase explore three essential pillars of financial wellness for law firms: Spending control and risk management Tracking expenses in real time, ensuring accurate case allocations, and maintaining financial safeguard
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At the Lectern
APRIL 15, 2025
The Spring/Summer 2025 Reviewof the California Supreme Court Historical Society was in my mailbox yesterday and should soon be available online. (Im on the Societys board.) The issue is the last for editor-in-chief Molly Selvin, who is being succeeded by J. Clark Kelso. Uncommonly, the Review has only one article in this issue. It is Bob Wolfe’s “Unholy Covenants: How California Courts Came to Enforce Racial and Ethnic Restrictions on Housing and Their Impact Today.” The piece
Rocket Matter
APRIL 15, 2025
The post Future-Proof Your Practice: A Guide to Law Firm Succession Planning appeared first on Rocket Matter. Learn how big tech has changed the legal industry Free Guide The Small Firms Guide to Big Tech While any change in how you operate your law office can feel overwhelming, theres never been a better time to start migrating your office structures online.
LawSites
APRIL 15, 2025
TermScout, a company that uses technology to certify contracts as fair by verifying them against market standards, has named Olga V. Mack as chief executive officer. Mack succeeds Otto Hanson, who remains on the company’s board after joining Agiloft in January.
EvidenceProf Blog
APRIL 15, 2025
Post-verdict jury polling is a fairly common practice, ensuring that each individual juror did actually vote in the way reflected in the verdict form (e.g., asking each individual juror whether they voted to find the defendant guilty if the jury.
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
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HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2025
“Lawyers say El Salvador blocks access to detained Venezuelans”: Nelson Renteria and Sarah Kinosian of Reuters have this report.
Law 360
APRIL 15, 2025
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the bribery conviction of Netflix's former vice president of information technology, rejecting his argument that prosecutors had introduced an extra fraud theory that wasn't described in his indictment.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2025
“The Next TikTok Shutdown Is Likely to Be Longer; The trade war with China is compounding an impasse that shows few signs of being resolved by the June deadline”: Dave Lee has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.
Law 360
APRIL 15, 2025
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried Tuesday to distance himself from internal documents describing Instagram and WhatsApp as competitive threats, pushing back on Federal Trade Commission monopolization claims by arguing in D.C. federal court that the owner of Facebook was always focused on improvements to itself and the acquisitions.
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HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2025
“Pizzas Sent to Judges Homes in Name of Judges Murdered Son; Hundreds of pizzas sent to judges amid threats; Salas son was murdered in 2020 at their home”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report. And MSNBC has posted online a video titled “ NJ Judge: My murdered sons name was on pizzas sent to intimidate other judges.
At the Lectern
APRIL 15, 2025
Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu will be inducted into the American Academy of Political and Social Science , an Academy news release reports. (See also Merrill Balassone’s California Courts release.) He will be one of six fellows to join the group at an October ceremony. Liu will be the Academy’s 2025 Roger Wilkins Fellow. From the Academy website: “Established in 1889, the American Academy of Political and Social Science promotes the use of social science in the public domai
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2025
“When the Fight for Democracy Is Personal: Allison Riggs discusses the protracted legal battle for her seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, and what it means for the entire country.” David A. Graham has this article online at The Atlantic.
Patently O
APRIL 15, 2025
by Dennis Crouch In this post, I use the Federal Circuit's recent decision in Sage Products, LLC v. Stewart , Appeal No. 23-1603 (Fed. Cir. April 15, 2025) to delve into the increasingly fictional construct at the center of patent law: the Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art (PHOSITA). In our stories, PHOSITA is typically the antagonist, attempting to undermine our hero, the inventor.
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?
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2025
“Law Firms Quid Pro Quo Pro Bono Work on Tariffs Is Unethical”: Law professor Atinuke Adediran has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.
LawSites
APRIL 15, 2025
Thomson Reuters today released its 2025 Generative AI in Professional Services Report, and it reveals that legal professionals have become increasingly optimistic about generative AI, with adoption rates nearly doubling over the past year and a growing belief that the technology should be incorporated into legal work.
HowAppealing
APRIL 15, 2025
“Abrego Garcia and MS-13: What Do We Know? The allegation seems to stem from double hearsay in a document authored by a later suspended police detective.” Roger Parloff has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.
Patently O
APRIL 15, 2025
by Dennis Crouch The USPTO is shrinking the typical timeline from issuance to he USPTO has announced a significant improvement to their patent issuance process that will benefit inventors and patent holders across the nation. Beginning May 13, 2025, the time between Issue Notification and Issue Date will be reduced from approximately three weeks to just two weeks.
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