Attorney at Work
MARCH 7, 2025
Attorney Susan Cohodes shares wisdom from her long career in small firm practice and her transition to "less-than-full-time" practice. The post ‘Wait, It’s Not All About Me?’ In and Out of the Firm, Part-Time Law Practice Is Feeling Awesome appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
JURIST
MARCH 7, 2025
The Australian justice system is failing to support victims in seeking justice and holding perpetrators accountable, according to the final report presented by the Australian Law Reform Commission to the parliament on Thursday.The report , titled, Safe, Informed, Supported: Reforming Justice Responses to Sexual Violence, concluded that the Australian justice system is failing to support victims in seeking justice and holding perpetrators accountable.
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SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 7, 2025
Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Heres the Friday morning read: Texas tells Supreme Court it shouldn’t be ‘left holding the bag’ for US nuclear waste (Maureen Groppe, USA Today) Oklahomas dirty political laundry on full display as U.S. Supreme Court takes interest in state (Emily Stacey & Christine Pappas, Oklahoma Voice) MAGA world turns against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett (Lawrence Hurley,
JURIST
MARCH 7, 2025
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected a request to overturn a Romanian court’s annulment of the presidential election, declaring the application inadmissible on Thursday in the case of Clin Georgescu v. Romania and ruled that the decision was final. The application was submitted on December 16, 2024, by Clin Georgescu, the main ultra-nationalist and pro-Russian candidate in Romania’s electoral race, challenging the Romanian Constitutional Court’s ruling that annull
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Above The Law
MARCH 7, 2025
Ed. Note: Welcome to our da ily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Leopard Solutions’ Feb. 2025 Law Jobs Report, total open jobs increased by how much year over year? Hint: Leopard reports a strong job market with firms actively expanding their workforce or replacing talent at an accelerated clip. See the answer on the next page.
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CARET Legal
MARCH 7, 2025
Explore the actionable strategies insurance defense firms can implement to reduce fee reductions and protect their bottom line. Insurer fee reductions can rapidly erode revenue and profitability, often triggered by billing discrepancies, non-compliance with guidelines, or disputes over the value of legal services provided. Fortunately, fee reductions dont need to be an unavoidable reality.
JURIST
MARCH 7, 2025
UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause of child marriage. The organization pointed out that child marriage remains a serious issue in Montenegro, particularly affecting girls from Roma and Egyptian communities.
Above The Law
MARCH 7, 2025
To understand the challenges legal teams face, our friends at LegalOn surveyed 286 GCs, in-house counsels, contract managers, and legal operations professionals to understand the challenges legal teams face. The results? Legal teams spent an average of 188 working days on contract review last year. In 2025, theyre taking a different pathAI adoption is up 75% in just one year.
JURIST
MARCH 7, 2025
Sudan instituted proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday. The claim alleged that the UAE had directly supported the paramilitary group Rapid Support Force (RSF) and its militia in West Darfur, violating the Genocide Convention. Sudan’s claim against the UAE is based on the weapons seized by the Sudanese Military Forces in active war zones.
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The difference between a paralegal and an exceptional paralegal isn't just competence—it's the bold initiative to anticipate needs, master hidden firm dynamics, and transform challenges into opportunities that showcase your indispensable value. Join this webinar with attorney Joe Stephens to get an insider's perspective into how you can become a strategic asset to your practice!
Above The Law
MARCH 7, 2025
Many partners at law firms do everything they can to increase the number of hours billed by associates since this has a substantial impact on the financial health of a firm.Unless law firms have explicit incentive systems in place, partners do not have many tools at their disposal that they can use to convince associates to bill more hours.At some of the shops at which I worked before opening my own practice, partners explicitly guilted associates into billing more hours.Although partners may be
LawSites
MARCH 7, 2025
There has been a significant increase in the adoption of artificial intelligence-based tools among law firms, with 30% of respondents now using AI technology compared to just 11% in 2023, according to the just-released 2024 edition of the American Bar Association’s Legal Technology Survey Report.
Above The Law
MARCH 7, 2025
In this episode, I chatwith special guest Alreen Haeggquist , an attorney and author of Fired Up! Fueling Triumph from Trauma. Discover Alreens inspiring journey of turning personal trauma into a powerful legal career advocating for abuse survivors. Its a heartfelt discussion on resilience, the therapeutic power of speaking out, and finding balance in emotionally charged legal work.
Law 360
MARCH 7, 2025
ESPN made news in the past week with a five-year, $100 million contract for talking head Stephen A. Smith, but so did Netflix, where chief legal officer David Hyman pulled in more than $100 million worth of stock sales in just seven days. Meanwhile, Honeywell revealed that its general counsel is busy figuring out how to create new subsidiaries where the company hopes to stash its asbestos and environmental liabilities.
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
Above The Law
MARCH 7, 2025
"Eliminating probationary employees will destroy a pipeline of top talent essential for hunting and eradicating [People's Republic of China] threats, Rob Joyce, former director of cybersecurity at the NSA said.
Patently O
MARCH 7, 2025
by Dennis Crouch The fine line between construing claims in light of the specification and improperly importing limitations from the specification represents one of patent law's most persistent interpretive challenges. The Federal Circuit in Phillips v. AWH Corp., 415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) ( en banc ) established that while claims "must be read in view of the specification," courts must avoid "reading a limitation from the specification into the claim" absent express definition (lexicograph
HowAppealing
MARCH 7, 2025
“US Insists Cryptocurrency Wallets Make Goldstein a Flight Risk; One wallet transacted $100 million since late 2022, US says; Goldstein denies ownership, seeks looser release conditions”: John Woolley of Bloomberg Law has this report. You can access a redacted copy of the brief that the federal government filed yesterday at this link.
Law 360
MARCH 7, 2025
A former senior official in the Federal Trade Commission's competition group, who helped oversee the agency's healthcare-related anticompetitive enforcement, has joined the antitrust team at White & Case LLP, the firm recently announced.
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HowAppealing
MARCH 7, 2025
“The Assault on the Independent Judiciary”: Justice Clint Bolick of the Supreme Court of Arizona has this essay online at RealClearPolitics. And in news coverage, Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services reports that “ Arizona Supreme Court Justice Bolick says the independent judiciary ‘is under grave attack.
Law 360
MARCH 7, 2025
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority including a look at widespread antitrust litigation surrounding the National Association of Realtors broker rules, the role contracts may play in combating a trade war, and the implications for real estate if casinos come to the Lone Star State.
HowAppealing
MARCH 7, 2025
“Arkansas Supreme Court orders chief justice to hand over HR report in dispute with administrator; Chief Justice Karen Baker has until noon Tuesday to give the court information about her actions in the Justice Building on Dec. 4-5, 2024”: Tess Vrbin of Arkansas Advocate has this report.
Conflict of Laws
MARCH 7, 2025
The Japanese Yearbook of International Law (JYIL) is a leading reference publication that provides in-depth analysis and commentary on developments in international law from a Japanese perspective. Published by the International Law Association of Japan since 1957 (originally as the Annual Yearbook of Private International Law until 2007), the JYIL covers a broad spectrum of topics, from public and private international law to comparative law, bringing together insights from top scholars and le
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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?
HowAppealing
MARCH 7, 2025
“Griffin opposes full Appeals Court hearing, Murry recusal in election dispute”: The Carolina Journal has this report.
Law 360
MARCH 7, 2025
Two Robinhood units on Friday agreed to pay $29.75 million to settle a sprawling series of supervisory and disclosure failures in a case brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, including that they failed to establish proper protocols to curb money laundering and give customers accurate disclosures about a particular options strategy.
HowAppealing
MARCH 7, 2025
“Oklahomas dirty political laundry on full display as U.S. Supreme Court takes interest in state”: Professors Emily Stacey and Christine Pappas have this essay online at Oklahoma Voice.
Law 360
MARCH 7, 2025
MGM Resorts International on Friday dismissed its D.C. federal court lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission after the agency dropped its investigation into the hospitality giant's data security practices.
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