Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
New entry in the booming field of litigation finance. The post Litigation Finance Firm Launches With Over $100 Million In Capital As Market Continues To Boom appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
Amnesty International declared Monday that gender apartheid must be considered a crime under international law. The organization’s statement aimed to raise awareness of efforts to remove institutionalized domination and oppression on the grounds of gender. Amnesty International Secretary General Agnès Callamard emphasized not only international failure to recognize domination and oppression that weakens the rights of women, girls and sexual minorities but also the lack of response to these
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Attorney at Work
JUNE 18, 2024
LLMs and generative AI are revolutionizing text generation and comprehension, and the legal industry is feeling their impact. The post How LLMs and Generative AI Can Transform Legal Services appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
A group of human rights organizations in a joint statement released on Tuesday called on the government of Tunisia to end its recent crackdown on free speech and free association and to uphold respect for human rights as attacks on journalists, lawyers and human rights groups have “significantly escalated” in the last month. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and MENA Rights Group are among the twelve organizations that are signatories to the statement.
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LawSites
JUNE 18, 2024
Every lawyer in Texas is now eligible for free access to trust accounting and billing software, thanks to an exclusive partnership announced today between the State Bar of Texas and the law practice management company Smokeball.
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Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
Columbia's first Black dean has a background in campus free speech issues. The post Columbia Law Appoints Its First Black Dean appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
Zimbabwean police arrested the interim opposition party leader Jameson Timba and 70 other youths for disorderly conduct during a private meeting held over the weekend at Timba’s residence, according to their lawyer Agency Gumbo on Monday. “Timba and the youths were severely beaten and injured,” said Gumbo. In the statement, Gumbo added that Timba is presently detained at Avondale police station with 20 others and the remaining are held in Harare central police station.
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
And now Wells has discovered it, too. The post Wells Employees, So Adept At Forging Signatures And Altering Time Stamps Discover Power Automate appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
JUNE 18, 2024
The Southern Poverty Law Center has acknowledged an “organizational restructuring” after the SPLC Union said the group laid off more than 60 union members, along…
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
JUNE 18, 2024
Spacey's lawyers have proven quite adept at (eventually) swatting away civil and criminal cases alike. But those lawyers didn't work cheap. The post Now That Kevin Spacey Has Been Acquitted And Went Broke Doing It, Let The Guy Get Back To Work appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
Aynsley Genga is JURIST’s senior Kenya correspondent. She files this from Nairobi. What is democracy? At its core, democracy embodies the will of the people. While definitions may vary, democracy is fundamentally a system of governance where the people’s voices are not only heard, but honored. In a true democracy, laws are crafted to serve the collective good, ensuring that the interests of the many prevail over those of a privileged few.
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
Pre/Dicta uses AI and machine learning to forecast outcomes and timelines for case-critical motion practice in civil suits. It is the only commercially available predictive AI for litigation. The post 3 Questions For A Legal Tech Founder And Handicapper (Part I) appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
JUNE 18, 2024
Updated: A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit by a Florida lawyer who wanted to permanently retire from the bar while facing possible discipline following…
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Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
Eugene Scalia has mastered this whole forum shopping thing. The post Private Equity Reaps The Benefits Of Fifth Circuit’s Wild Jurisprudence appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
JUNE 18, 2024
Surveyed law students at 149 different schools most often chose Kirkland & Ellis as a top place to work in a summer associate position, according…
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
The new program is available only for federal student loans. Private loans do not qualify, The post The Latest Student Loan Income-Based Repayment Program Provides A Myriad Of Benefits For Borrowers But Its Future Is Uncertain appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
A mayor-elect was shot and killed on Monday in the southern Mexcian state of Guerrero, according to a statement by the State Prosecutor’s office. Salvador Villalva Flores, returning from a trip to Mexico City, was traveling on the highway on the bus when he was fatally shot in the town of San Pedro de las Playas. The local politician was elected 16 days prior to taking office in October in Copala, a town of about 4000 residents in the state of Sinaloa, two hours north of the crime scene.
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Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
Things are heating up! The post ByteDance Isn’t The Only One Fighting The TikTok Ban appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Monday granted an en banc rehearing for a case about procedures for Ohio citizens proposing Ohio constitutional amendments through ballot initiatives. In order for an Ohio citizen: [t]o get a proposed constitutional amendment on the Ohio ballot, petitioners must submit their amendment, a summary of their amendment, and one thousand qualified supporting signatures to the Ohio Attorney General.
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
What hath the Fifth Circuit wrought? The post Texas Court Doesn’t Give A Flying Fig What You Think Of It appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
JUNE 18, 2024
The EU expressed Monday concerns on numerous incidents of human rights violations in China, particularly in Xingjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong during the the 39th session of the Joint Human Rights Dialogue in Chongqing in China. The EU highlighted the “vulnerable situation” of people of religious, ethnic and linguistic minorities in China and cited reports concerning cases of unlawful detention, enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment.
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Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
Black's Law Dictionary has sure gotten colorful. The post Wait, What Do You Call That? appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 18, 2024
“Antiabortion Lawsuits Leaned on Discredited, Disputed Research; Peer-reviewed studies were later challenged, disavowed or retracted”: Nidhi Subbaraman of The Wall Street Journal has this report.
Above The Law
JUNE 18, 2024
Because size matters in the legal profession. Which is America's largest law firm? The post The 500 Largest Law Firms In America (2024) appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
JUNE 18, 2024
“Ohio attorney suspended over pooping in a Pringles can has license reinstated”: Laura A. Bischoff of The Columbus Dispatch has this report.
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