EvidenceProf Blog
APRIL 18, 2021
On Monday, there will be closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial. In this post, I will break down the three charges that Chauvin faces in connection with the death of George Floyd. Second Degree Murder First, Chauvin is charged.
Paralegal Bootcamp
APRIL 7, 2021
The skills that you’ve acquired throughout your paralegal career have opened the door to unlimited employment opportunities if you are looking for a paralegal career path that does not have the title “paralegal” that utilize your paralegal skills and experience. Here are 15 Alternative Careers for Paralegals: Legal Staffing Recruiter.
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Attorney at Work
APRIL 29, 2021
The road to attorney burnout is the same as the road to success — the difference is attitude and perspective. I burned out after 27 years of being a trial attorney. I thought I was doing everything right. Not so. I was working longer and longer hours and enjoying my practice less and less. I couldn’t sleep and, as a result, I was irritable. I suffered from stress, anxiety and depression, and I felt exhausted mentally, emotionally and physically.
JURIST
APRIL 10, 2021
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico signed a law on Wednesday which eliminates the defense of qualified immunity for public officials, including police officers. Qualified immunity protects government officials from being held personally liable for constitutional violations. The new law provides: In any claim for damages or relief under the New Mexico Civil Rights Act, no public body or person acting on behalf of, under color of or within the course and scope of the authority of a publ
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Diane Drain
APRIL 20, 2021
Arizona Bill wants Judgment Creditor to get paid before homeowners when house is refinanced (something Arizona law has not allowed since mid 1950s). Concerns about Arizona HB 2617, especially with the amendments: will allow old and new judgments to attached to homesteads. What the bill and amendments do: There are three parts to the bill & amendments.
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EvidenceProf Blog
APRIL 19, 2021
Today, the judge in the Derek Chauvin trial gave an implicit bias jury instruction. Here was the instruction: I think these instructions are a good addition to the standard jury instructions. Indeed, in my new article, "The Constitutional Right to.
Paralegal Bootcamp
APRIL 29, 2021
What is Ediscovery? Some terms, concepts, products, and services make sense to us instantly. This happens before we ever even truly use or experience them. These are things that we don’t need to know the “how” to know the “why.”. For example: Ridesharing, Edible Arrangements, solar panels, and fabric softener. Then there are the concepts we could…eventually understand, but we know they have a dizzying and mind-numbing amount of technicalities, variables, and nuance.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 23, 2021
According to the annual Mindbody Wellness Index , more than 40% of Americans say the pandemic has negatively affected their physical health, and 53% say it has negatively affected their mental well-being. With this in mind, we wanted to know what health and wellness trends we can expect to see in 2021. What can we expect to help us feel better, mentally and physically, in this coming year?
JURIST
APRIL 29, 2021
A commission of human rights experts asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague on Tuesday to investigate the pattern of systemic police violence against Black people in the US. This comes shortly after the commission released a 188-page report detailing the crimes against humanity committed by police and prosecutors in the US. Commissioners investigated 43 cases of police murder, including the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tamir Rice, as well as Jacob Blake, who was
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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?
Diane Drain
APRIL 15, 2021
Are you planning on refinancing your home? If so, you could lose protections from creditors under bill at Legislature. Russ Wiles, Arizona Republic, Arizona Republic Interviews Diane L. Drain about Arizona homestead protection and exposure to creditors. Pub li shed 6 : 1 3 p. m. M T A p r. 1 3, 2021. Homeowners who refinance their mortgag es could lose protections from debt collectors and other creditors under a bill that’s quietly making its way through the Arizona Legislature.
The Fashion Law
APRIL 29, 2021
Hermès has fared relatively well in the midst of a pandemic-ravaged market. Analysts celebrated the Paris-based brand when FY20 results were posted early this year , as the Birkin-bag maker’s revenues amounted to 6.39 billion euros ($7.7 billion) – down by just 6 percent, which is quite a bit less than rivals LVMH and Kering, which saw their 2020 sales fall by 16 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
EvidenceProf Blog
APRIL 16, 2021
Federal Rule of Evidence 803(1) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement describing or explaining an event or condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it. So, how much time can pass after an.
Paralegal Bootcamp
APRIL 22, 2021
Use the “SMARTER” Goal-Setting Method. As a new paralegal or someone who has been working as a paralegal for a few years, this is a great time to set S.M.A.R.T.E.R. goals. Even though it’s springtime, regardless of what time of the year you’re reading this or watching the video presentation below, you probably are already acutely aware of how fast the years go by (especially as you get older!).
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Attorney at Work
APRIL 26, 2021
Instead of regretting the connections you’ve failed to tend, try these tips for rekindling your relationship with a cold contact. Recently, I was talking with a lawyer about his contacts and potential targets for new business. He told me one of his law school friends had recently become the general counsel of a Fortune 10 company … but that they hadn’t talked in more than 20 years.
JURIST
APRIL 24, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – As a second wave of COVID-19 rages across India, with more than a million new infections officially reported in the past few days, JURIST staff correspondent Neelabh Bist writes his first letter from Delhi reflecting on the profound constitutional challenge the surge of disease represents for India’s courts in their relationship to the executive as a new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India takes office.
Diane Drain
APRIL 25, 2021
There is so much mis-information about bankruptcy and how it works, or does not work. Know your options before making any decision to file or not to file bankruptcy or participate in a “debt workout scheme” Below is a YouTube video presented by John Oliver, who does a fairly decent job describing the challenges with filing bankruptcy, including the history of our current bankruptcy laws.
MyCase
APRIL 22, 2021
Convenience is the driving factor for consumer decision-making in the modern economy. For law firms that want to compete, delivering an intake program that respects the emphasis consumers place on convenience is essential. Oftentimes, convenience is driven by systems, which must rely on consistency and speed. Not only do law firm systems provide a hedge against malpractice (checklists limit mistakes), but the application of systems also provides for a more consistent (and improved) experience fo
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The Fashion Law
APRIL 26, 2021
Early this year, counsel for Kanye West’s Yeezy LLC filed a trademark application for registration for a stylized sun rays graphic. Consisting of “eight dotted lines, each comprising three totally shaded circles, with a total of 24 circles, arranged at equal angles as rays from a sun,” Yeezy LLC’s asserts in its application that it intends to use the mark in connection with everything from clothing and retail store services, and musical sound recordings and streaming to hotel services and the co
The Crime Report
APRIL 30, 2021
Photo by booturtle via Flickr. Black victims of crime in America are under-represented in the media, and as a result rarely get the institutional and legal recognition given their white counterparts, according to a forthcoming study in the Lewis & Clark Law Review. . “Through their definition as non-ideal victims, Blacks have been systematically excluded from law and policy aiming to improve victims’ rights, and more broadly have not been recognized—socially and institutionally—as legitimate
Attorney at Work
APRIL 27, 2021
Lately, I’ve had to accept the truth that I’m a workaholic lawyer. Catch up on Ruth Carter’s posts here. Even when my to-do list feels overwhelming, I don’t hesitate to take on another matter. Even when I try to set boundaries with my work, I fail horribly. So, earlier this year, I gave myself permission to take more time away from the office to work on personal projects.
JURIST
APRIL 27, 2021
The Jewish Community of Vienna (IKG) recorded the largest-ever number of Austrian anti-Semitic incidents in 2020, detailing more than 580 incidents in its 2020 annual report released Monday. These incidents ranged from physical attacks and vandalism to verbal abuse and anti-Semitic commentary online, and notably included incidents linked to coronavirus lockdowns.
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Diane Drain
APRIL 4, 2021
In prison? If You Are Going to File Bankruptcy, You Must Follow the Rules – No Exception. In re Harrell , BAP No. EC-20-1091-BTL (9th Cir BAP, 3-20-21) Harrell is incarcerated at Folsom State Prison in California. He filed a “skeletal” chapter 7 bankruptcy case on March 2, 2020. Later that day, the clerk issued a Notice of Incomplete Filing (“Notice”), instructing Harrell to file by March 9 a Statement of SSN (Form 121) and Verification and Master Address List, an
Patently O
APRIL 5, 2021
by Dennis Crouch. The following chart provides one look at USPTO historic patent grant rate for patent applications filed over the past 20 years. The chart groups together patent applications as of their filing-month and then simply reports the percentage patented, abandoned, and still-pending. The red-line in the chat excludes the still pending applications and thus reports the grant rate of disposed-of applications.
MyCase
APRIL 20, 2021
Lawyers have an ethical obligation to preserve client confidentiality. For that reason, the need to protect client confidences has always been a top priority for lawyers. This means that when lawyers and their staff work remotely – a practice that has become commonplace due to the pandemic – it’s all the more imperative for lawyers to ensure that confidential client data is protected when communicating electronically.
The Crime Report
APRIL 29, 2021
A major new study of more than 250 miscarriages of justice that have occurred in England and Wales over the last 50 years suggests that unreliable witness testimony has caused the most harm to the pursuit of justice than any other circumstances examined, reports Phys.org. The research also suggests that regulations governing the powers of police have been effective in reducing wrongful convictions caused by unreliable confessions and has led to a new publicly available database of over 350 convi
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