Attorney at Work
JANUARY 29, 2025
2Civility.org's Mark C. Palmer challenges lawyers to embrace GenAI policy development and explore and integrate AI into daily practice. The post Generative AI for Lawyers: From Fear to Functionality, How Lawyers Can Ethically Integrate AI into Their Practice appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
JANUARY 29, 2025
The Council of Europe’s Venice Commission has published an urgent report on the conditions and legal standards whereby constitutional courts can invalidate elections following a Romanian Constitutional Court ruling. The report, published Monday, was in response to a request from Theodoros Rousopoulos, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 29, 2025
In 2020, the Arizona Supreme Court established its Alternative Business Structure (ABS) program which allows nonlawyers to have an economic interest or decision making authority in a law firm. According to the 2019 Task Force on the Delivery of Legal Services report which recommended the creation of the ABS program, there is a decline in the representation of individuals in the people law sector.
JURIST
JANUARY 29, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Ethiopian authorities for shutting down two prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks, deepening an ongoing crackdown against civil society, in a statement on Wednesday. An Ethiopian government body overseeing civil society ordered the halt of the operations of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council and Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center in December 2024.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 29, 2025
Charlie Adelson Earlier this month, Charlie Adelson’s lawyer argued that his client should be resentenced over a counting error. After what is a very short turnaround considering how drawn out these cases have been, a judge has ruled on if the bad arithmetic should change Adelson’s sentencing. WCTV has coverage: Judge Stephen Everett issued the order last week, saying while there were two errors on Adelsons scoresheet it did not affect his ultimate sentence.
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CARET Legal
JANUARY 29, 2025
By leveraging templates, law firms can reduce the risk of errors, save time on repetitive drafting tasks, and improve the consistency of their filings across multiple jurisdictions. Traditional prenuptial agreement drafting methods are often bogged down by repetitive tasks, version control issues, and the need to manage multiple interconnected documents.
JURIST
JANUARY 29, 2025
The Supreme Court of India granted a final opportunity on Tuesday for states and union territories to comply with its directives to eradicate caste discrimination within prisons. This development marks a significant step in addressing systemic inequalities in the Indian criminal justice system. The court initiated these proceedings suo moto (on its own accord) after recognizing the pervasive nature of caste-based discrimination within the prison system, which has been historically entrenched.
Above The Law
JANUARY 29, 2025
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which 233-year-old Am Law 100 firm has partners in the office four days a week, while associates are only required to come to the office Tuesday though Thursday? Hint: The Biglaw firm was also the first top 100 firm to release their 2024 financials, revealing a 15 percent increase in revenue.
JURIST
JANUARY 29, 2025
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was put under investigation on Tuesday for the release and repatriation of Lybian police chief Osama Almasri Njeem. Prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi opened investigations against Giorgia Meloni for allegedly aiding and abetting Almasri. This occurred following a lawsuit issued by Italian lawyer Luigi Li Gotti. Li Gotti stated he filed the lawsuit out of dignity.
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Above The Law
JANUARY 29, 2025
It turns out being a partner in a law firm in 2024 is still a pretty sweet gig assuming youre in the right firm, charging the right clients, and actually having some equity to go with that title. Wells Fargos Legal Specialty Group just dropped its year-end survey, and the results are in: the legal industry is making money hand over fist. Again! Total revenue shot up 12.5 percent, nearly double more than doubling last years 6 percent growth (UPDATE: counting is hard).
JURIST
JANUARY 29, 2025
India’s Supreme Court strongly criticized the Allahabad High Court on Monday for failing to grant bail in a case involving alleged forced religious conversion. The Supreme Court questioned the High Court’s reluctance to exercise its discretion in granting bail to Maulvi Syed Shad Kazmi, who was accused of unlawfully converting a mentally challenged minor to Islam.
EvidenceProf Blog
JANUARY 29, 2025
A few days ago, I posted about the Supreme Court's landmark opinion last week in Andrew v. White, which recognized a Constitutional right to exclude evidence. Specifically, the Supreme Court concluded that it is clearly established federal law that the.
Day on Torts
JANUARY 29, 2025
Where the seller of real property was found not liable for negligent misrepresentation, the trial courts finding of liability for negligence was reversed, as a sellers liability for the failure to disclose such material facts in a real estate transaction is coextensive with a partys liability for fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation. (internal citation omitted).
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CosmoLex
JANUARY 29, 2025
When it comes to keeping accurate records of your law firms accounts, its essential to use tools that give you a clear picture of your firms performance and meet your legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements. Many legal practices , however, use outdated accounting methods or an assortment of industry-agnostic tools that dont account for the unique requirements of law firm accounting.
Patently O
JANUARY 29, 2025
by Dennis Crouch In a pair of significant decisions issued today, the Federal Circuit upheld preliminary injunctions blocking the launch of biosimilar versions of Regeneron's blockbuster drug EYLEA (aflibercept). Regeneron Pharms., Inc. v. Mylan Pharms. Inc. , No. 2024-1965 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 29, 2025) (precedential); and Regeneron Pharms., Inc. v. Mylan Pharms.
LawSites
JANUARY 29, 2025
Paxton, an artificial intelligence platform serving the legal industry, has raised $22 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $28 million, it said today. The round was led by Unusual Ventures, with participation from Kyber Knight, 25Madison, and WVV Capital.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 29, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Courts decision on Jan.
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LawSites
JANUARY 29, 2025
The American Arbitration Association today released the first in a planned series of free AI-driven handbooks, which the AAA calls AAAi Chat Books, that allow users to ask questions and get answers about various aspects of arbitration.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 29, 2025
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
HowAppealing
JANUARY 29, 2025
“Amid Big Bets, Tom Goldstein Argued ‘Poker Is Not Gambling”: Jeff Overley and Cara Salvatore of Law360 have this report (subscription required for full access). And Jon Sofen of PokerNews reports that “ Court Orders Indicted Lawyer to Stop Playing Poker While Awaiting Trial.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 29, 2025
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
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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?
Patently O
JANUARY 29, 2025
by Dennis Crouch Three new amicus briefs were recently filed supporting EcoFactor in the pending en banc case against Google over patent damages methodology. Risch Brief USIJ Brief Dolin Brief The briefs - one from Law Professor Michael Risch along with a group of patent trial attorneys and another from the Alliance of U.S. Startups and Inventors for Jobs (USIJ) argue that Google's position - further limiting expert damages testimony - threatens to undermine core aspects of patent damages law wh
ABA Journal
JANUARY 29, 2025
Although the 118th Congress may be remembered as one of the turbulent and least productive in modern history, the ABA Governmental Affairs Office achieved notable…
LawSites
JANUARY 29, 2025
To this day, one of my most popular and viral posts ever involved the 2017 launch of LegalBoard, a keyboard designed for lawyers by lawyer Brian Potts, who is now a partner at Husch Blackwell. Hits to that post went through the roof, far exceeding any post Id ever before published.
ABA Journal
JANUARY 29, 2025
Iowa cant enforce a law making it a crime for immigrants to be in the state if they reentered the country illegally after formerly being denied entry or ordered deported, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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