Paralegal Bootcamp

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Is a paralegal internship worth the time? Yes! Put yourself in this situation: you have recently finished your academic studies and are set up at a local law firm to intern as a paralegal for the next few weeks. You have all the knowledge you could hope to have, but no experience- or at least a minimal amount. The National Association of Colleges and Employers estimates that you have approximately a 44% chance of getting a full-time offer – if this is your first internship at that firm (Intern t

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called Wednesday for a moratorium on artificial intelligence (AI) systems that threaten human rights until enough safeguards are in place. Bachelet said in a press release: “Given the rapid and continuous growth of AI, filling the immense accountability gap in how data is collected, stored, shared and used is one of the most urgent human rights questions we face.” As a part of its work on technology and human rights, the UN Huma

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Criminal jury trials, as part of everyone’s Sixth Amendment right, have been declining for decades, down from approximately 20 percent of all federal cases to two percent between 1988 to 2018. The pandemic has exacerbated the decline, making the prospect of fair and impartial justice by a “jury of your peers,” increasingly elusive, according to a forthcoming paper in the Marquette Law Review.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Legal Secretaries are being phased out and now look very differently. Is your job next? This article is a great read – Chere Estrin. The older, traditional role of a legal secretary is pretty much gone, said one industry observer. The secretary of the future needs to have really strong IT skills … and more multitasking than … Highlights.

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EvidenceProf Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In August, three proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence were released for public comment. The public comment period closes on February 16, 2022. This is the third in a series of three posts about these amendments. The second.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The use and sale of artificial intelligence systems should be suspended until governments can establish “guardrails” to protect privacy, says the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR). Meanwhile, any AI systems found to be “incompatible” with human rights protections should be banned outright, said Michelle Bachelet. “Artificial intelligence can be a force for good, helping societies overcome some of the great challenges of our times, but AI technologies can have negative, ev

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Amy Coney Barrett murders irony with Mitch McConnell looking on.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The Court of Justice of the European Union clarified Thursday that the protected designation of origin (PDO) “champagne” and similar designations are protected “vis-à-vis prohibited conduct in respect of both products and services.” The Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC), an organisation that protects the interests of champagne producers, brought an action in Spanish courts against tapas bars in Spain for using the the sign “CHAMPANILLO” to d

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Speaker: Anne Post, CEO North America, Xakia Technologies

Do you know that 40% of U.S. Legal Departments now have a formal legal intake process? With that in mind, where does your legal department stand today? Many legal teams still struggle with a flood of incoming requests, leaving everyone overwhelmed and frustrated. Implementing a formal legal intake process can seem like an obstacle between the business and the legal department, but it doesn’t have to be!

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Over the course of two months this summer, New Jersey courts have successfully expunged 362,000 low-level marijuana cases from individual’s records, giving many citizens a chance at starting a new life without a harmful criminal record, NJ.com reports. . When marijuana was recently decriminalized in New Jersey, the state did away with fines and penalties for possessing — and selling — small amounts of marijuana.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Yeah, *originally* the Constitution didn't include women.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

President Joe Biden’s plan to require businesses with more than 100 workers to require vaccinations or testing relies on a little-used provision of a 1970…

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

LGBTQIA+ youth in South Korea are threatened by the country’s failure to enact non-discrimination provisions, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday. The report, entitled “I Thought of Myself as Defective”: Neglecting the Rights of LGBT Youth in South Korean Schools , interviewed students in the country who identify as LGBTQIA+ as well as prominent figures in students’ lives such as teachers and parents.

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Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Get ready to uncover what attorneys really need from you when it comes to trial prep in this new webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will share proven techniques for anticipating attorney needs, organizing critical documents, and transforming complex information into compelling case presentations. Key Learning Objectives: Organization That Makes Sense 🎯 Learn how to structure and organize case materials in ways that align with how attorneys actually work and think.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Photo by inmate_stripes via Flickr. Congress should ban the use of restraints on pregnant women in all corrections institutions, barring “substantial security or safety concern[s],” argue Sierra Wollen and Angelique Day of the University of Washington School of Social Work. In an online paper posted in Academia Letters , Wollen and Day maintain that shackles and other restraints on pregnant women in custody pose health and development risks to both mothers and babies.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

OMG, the whining!

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A Maryland judge facing a federal charge of child exploitation apparently killed himself before FBI agents entered his home to arrest him Friday.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held Wednesday that workers in California will not be forced into arbitration as a condition of employment. In 2019, California passed Assembly Bill 51 (AB51), to limit workplace arbitration agreements. It prohibits employers from requiring employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment.

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Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Using legal data for strategic law firm planning is no longer reserved for BigLaw. With the improved access to litigation data from numerous vendors in the exploding legal tech ecosystem, solo practitioners, small law firms, and regional and midsize firms can take advantage of insights from data to position themselves as leaders and market movers in their respective practice areas and jurisdictions.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Make sure you're fully optimized, robust, and ripe for a legal job search in the digital age.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

The Tallahassee Division of the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction blocking Florida’s controversial “anti-riot” bill, delivering a blow to one of Governor Ron DeSantis’s central election promises and a victory to civil rights groups. HB1, “Combating Public Disorder ,” was signed into law by DeSantis in April and severely criticized for its heavy-handed approach to demonstrations and treatment of protestors.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The Justice Department has moved to block a bankruptcy plan that grants broad legal immunity to the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, creator of the drug OxyContin, filing a motion in federal court to halt confirmation of the settlement while the department appeals the judge’s decision to approve the deal, reports the New York Times. William K. Harrington, the U.S. trustee for the Justice Department, said that the court should grant his request for a stay because the federal government “has

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It is hard to believe that there’s still an American state where people could go to jail for this widely accepted family-building option.

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that marijuana and cocaine seized after police arrested a juvenile should be suppressed because the pot smell emanating from…

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a lawyer in Kabul offers his observations and perspective on a new Taliban decree relating to civil servant recruitment which overtly discriminates against women, requiring termination of existing female employees of the Afghan government and prohibiting their future hiring.

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