Above The Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Biglaw associates definitely didn't forget about the Milbank summer bonuses, and they're expecting to make BANK come bonus season. The post Biglaw Associates Are Billing Hours In Bulk, Hoping For Special Bonuses On Top Of Regular Bonuses appeared first on Above the Law.
JURIST
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDD) reported escalating violence in Mozambique on Monday, where police have killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more during post-election protests. Since holding general elections on October 9, the country has been engulfed in widespread protests following the preliminary victory announcement for the ruling party, Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO).
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LLRX
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Department of Justice may be on the verge of seeking a break-up of Google in a bid to make it less dominant. ,,,,,strong>Renaud Foucart explains that if the government goes ahead and is successful in the courts, it could mean the company being split into separate entities – a search engine, an advertising company, a video website, a mapping app – which would not be allowed to share data with each other.
JURIST
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Local police and the FBI are conducting an investigation following the detonation of incendiary devices in two ballot boxes early Monday morning, which damaged hundreds of ballots in Washington and Oregon. Authorities have assured the public that all affected individuals will have the opportunity to recast their votes. In Washington, voters are being encouraged to check online to see if their vote was impacted.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Billing For A Special Treat: Bonus season is around the corner and associates are working hard ! Everything Comes Up On The Campaign Trail: Judge faces ethics complaint for her stance on reproductive rights. Layoffs Are Headed To The ACLU: The Northern California office is expected to hit by mid-November. Pay Now Or Pay Later: Moody's former general counsel sentenced over tax evasion.
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LLRX
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Filippo Menczer and his colleagues study influence campaigns and design technical solutions – algorithms – to detect and counter them. State-of-the-art methods developed in our center use several indicators of this type of online activity, which researchers call inauthentic coordinated behavior. They identify clusters of social media accounts that post in a synchronized fashion, amplify the same groups of users, share identical sets of links, images or hashtags, or perform suspiciously similar s
JURIST
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Amnesty International issued a brief on Monday expressing its concerns regarding human rights in Ecuador, coinciding with the eve of President Daniel Noboa’s first year in office and the commencement of the UN Human Rights Committee’s review of the country in Geneva. The human rights organization reports that President Noboa has implemented a stringent security policy, designating drug-trafficking organizations as “terrorists” and declaring an “internal armed conflict.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 29, 2024
“Gun Owners’ Challenge to D.C. Magazine Limit Fails on Appeal; Plaintiffs sued over ban on magazines with more than 10 rounds; D.C. prohibition has historical analog, D.C. Cir. says”: Mike Vilensky of Bloomberg Law has this report. And Ryan Knappenberger of Courthouse News Service reports that “ DC Circuit swats Second Amendment challenge to ban on extended magazines; The challenge, which followed a 2022 Supreme Court decision requiring certain gun restrictions to have a
JURIST
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Iran executed dual Iranian-German citizen Jamshid Sharmahd on Monday. German Foreign Minister Annalaena Barbock stated, “ I condemn the murder of Jamshid Sharmahd by the Iranian regime in the strongest possible terms. Jamshid Sharmahd was abducted to Iran from Dubai, held for years without a fair trial, and has now been killed.” Sharmahd was first arrested in 2020 in Dubai, where he was kidnapped by Iranian authorities and promptly accused of leading a monarchist dissent group within
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?
Paralegal.edu
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Most hiring decisions are not arrived at quickly, but there is no one-size-fits-all answer to determine exactly how long it will take. Hiring is a multi-step process. It includes screening, interviewing, and communicating with candidates. Before making a final decision, hiring managers will interview more than one candidate to compare their skills, experience, and cultural fit.
Intelligize Blog
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division on October 10 announced approval of long-awaited changes to a premerger notification form that provides information used to screen proposed deals. Critics fear updating the form could also double the filing burden and costs for businesses. The final rule’s changes represent the first significant updates to the form – known as the HSR form – since it was established in 1978 following passage of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitr
Rocket Matter
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Every attorney’s day goes about the same: juggling client meetings, court deadlines, and endless rounds of document revisions… not to mention managing team members and collaborating with other attorneys. And let’s not forget business-related tasks like time tracking, invoicing, marketing, and the dreaded month-end reconciliation. Legal work is complicated, and finding time to breathe—let alone be productive—can seem overwhelming.
Conflict of Laws
OCTOBER 29, 2024
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024, the Hamburg Max Planck Institute will host its monthly virtual workshop Current Research in Private International Law at 11:00-12:30 (CET). Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dennis Solomon, LL.M. (Berkeley) ( University of Passau ) will speak, in German , about the topic The foreign element in Private International Law and International Civil Procedure Law: same same, but different?
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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.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
A federal judge had inherent power to impose a $1.05 million sanction against a Maryland law firm for asking state courts to order an end to U.S. district court litigation, a federal appeals court ruled last week.
LawSites
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Ever since Startup Alley first launched in 2017, the pitch competition has helped catapult the success of a long list of legal technology startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s annual TECHSHOW.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
For America! The post PA Judge Tosses Effort By GOP Congressmen To Throw Out Military And Overseas Ballots appeared first on Above the Law.
Day on Torts
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The following graphs demonstrate the resolution of personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort cases in Fentress County, Tennessee during the last six fiscal years ending June 30, 2023. BirdDog Law shares this information for every county in Tennessee. Click on BirdDog’s County Pages , go to the county of choice, and click on Court Statistics.
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ABA Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
“Anti-originalist” law professors dominate law schools, and they aren’t equipping students with the practical knowledge that they need to make originalist arguments, a conservative federal…
Above The Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Don't forget the government's cut! The post Former Moody’s General Counsel Gets Prison Time For Tax Evasion appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
The New Jersey Supreme Court has tossed a pending ethics complaint against a judge who sometimes allowed his secretary to work remotely in violation of…
Above The Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Microsoft's CoPilot could become the default AI for business. who will make it work for legal? The post Building CoPilot’s CoPilot (For Lawyers) appeared first on Above the Law.
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!
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Average compensation for partners in larger law firms is $1.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
ACLU NorCal is gearing up for some cuts. The post Layoffs Are Headed For Public Interest Attorneys In Northern California appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Updated: The former general counsel at the Moody's Corp.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Four months later is better than not at all. The post Biglaw Associates Are Getting Ready For A Big Payday appeared first on Above the Law.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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