Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
What’s the best way for law firms to showcase how their use of legal tech benefits clients in pitches and proposals? The post Winning Business With Legal Tech: Pitching Tips For Law Firms appeared first on Above the Law.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
If you ever worked in a large law firm (think BigLaw), it probably looked like balance would be much easier to achieve outside that institution. What a shock, then, to find out that work-life balance as a solo attorney is no easier to find, even without a senior partner breathing down your neck. Plus, your […] The post Finding Work-Life Balance as a Solo: Ethics Tips appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Oh, Alina! The post Alina Habba Gets Her Own Hush Money Agreement appeared first on Above the Law.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
In many law firms – especially the small ones – managing attorneys are held hostage by their staffpersons. And, when the staffpersons are aware that that is the situation – thi ngs can quickly turn toxic. There are plenty of law firms, where staff are doing whatever they want, and dictating process and strategy to the attorneys they work for – because the lawyers believe they can’t let go of the staff, since they’re too important to the running of the law firm.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Common sense regulation isn't a hard ask. The post Australia’s Anti-Misinformation Laws Target Twitter appeared first on Above the Law.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
HoLove is shrinking. The post Top Biglaw Firm Closing 3 Offices, Laying Off Attorneys And Staff appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The Supreme Court of India on Friday granted bail to the country’s opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with multiple money laundering cases. Kejriwal has been in detention since March, following allegations related to a liquor policy scam. The court’s decision addressed two appeals concerning Kejriwal’s detention.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
From the thugs-gonna-thug dept The post Ninth Circuit: No Immunity For Officer Who Shot Peaceful Protester In The Groin appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Hungary may seek to file a lawsuit against the European Union for border protection costs, Gergely Gulyás, Hungarian Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, announced this Thursday. Gulyás claimed that Hungary spent the equivalent of 2 billion euros on Schengen border protection without recompense from the European Union. The minister said that Hungary was prepared to bring suit against the European Union if it did not reimburse Budapest for the cost of protecting the Schengen borders.
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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
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
A judge in Missouri rejected on Thursday inmate Marcellus Williams’ attempt to overturn a murder conviction and death sentence using “new” DNA evidence. Circuit Judge Bruce F. Hilton stated in the rejection that “none of this evidence is ‘new’ as it was available at trial.” Williams’ legal team filed a motion to vacate his conviction and death sentence in January.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
A pair of studies look at artificial intelligence and online fraud. The post Stat(s) Of The Week: AI Can Perpetuate And Prevent Scams appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday revoked the validation of six British diplomats. They claimed the British diplomats were coordinating “the implementation of subversive policy.” The FSB stated that they “received documentary materials confirming London’s coordination of the escalation of the international military situation.” The agency singled out the UK as the “main” unit of subversion against the Russian state.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Choose your law school wisely -- it may cost you A LOT. The post The 15 Most Expensive Law Schools (2023-2024) appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Mexico’s Senate approved controversial judicial reforms on Wednesday despite protesters storming the chamber earlier in the session. The reform, pushed by President Andres Manuel López Obrador, obtained the two-thirds majority vote it needed to succeed in the Senate. It was approved with 86 votes in favour and 41 against after members opposing López Obrador, led by senator Miguel Ángel Yunes, decided to cast their vote in favour of the reform.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Takeaways from an ILTACON session, 'Women Who Lead: Advocating for Your Career at Any Stage.' The post The Power Of Self-Advocacy appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: U.S. Naval Academy, affirmative action foe square off at Baltimore trial (Nate Raymond, Reuters) Affirmative Action Was Banned. What Happened Next Was Confusing. (Anemona Hartocollis & Stephanie Saul, The New York Times) The inside story of how Sandra Day O’Connor rebuffed pressure from Scalia and others to overturn Roe v.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Finding success in a world where everyone's trying to be the cool kid. The post Conquering Conferences: Less Awkward-School-Dance, More Savvy Networking appeared first on Above the Law.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
“US judge boycotting Columbia law clerks won’t recuse from protest case”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.
EvidenceProf Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Federal Rule of Evidence 703 provides that An expert may base an opinion on facts or data in the case that the expert has been made aware of or personally observed. If experts in the particular field would reasonably rely.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
“Serving, Filing, and Equitable Exceptions to Rule 4(a)(4); The Second Circuit reiterated its rule that a post-judgment motion must be timely filed — not merely served — to reset the appeal clock; The court added that Rule 4(a)(4) does not allow for equitable exceptions and addressed an order-designation issue, too”: Bryan Lammon has this post at his “final decisions” blog.
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Law 360
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
After months of a relatively steady pace of law firm mergers and acquisitions, the trio of proposed BigLaw tie-ups announced in recent days will likely spur more firms towards entertaining similar deal talks, experts say. Here, Law360 offers a snapshot of the proposed deals.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
“The inside story of how Sandra Day O’Connor rebuffed pressure from Scalia and others to overturn Roe v. Wade”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this report.
Law 360
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Walgreens has agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle claims across three lawsuits that it violated the False Claims Act and state laws for billing government health programs for prescriptions it never dispensed, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
“Congress asked to weigh impeaching ex-judge for alleged sexual misconduct; Such referrals by the Judicial Conference of the U.S. Courts are rare; This one comes amid calls for greater scrutiny of courthouse workplace misconduct”: Tobi Raji and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post have this report.
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