Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 12, 2022

Bookmark? Must be a boomer who wrote this, you are thinking–now we have Google, and we don’t need long nested lists of bookmarks. Just tell Google what you want and it will take you there, at least most of the time, right? While that is often true, as paralegals we are in the information business. If attorneys need non-legal information about anything, I’m sure to find an email asking me to find it, and yes, they’ve usually already tried a Google search.

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JURIST

MAY 9, 2022

A Paris appeals court Monday upheld former prime minister François Fillon’s conviction for the misuse of public funds. The conviction resulted from a scandal where Fillon paid his wife, Penelope Fillon, over €600,000 for work that she never performed. However, the court decided to shorten Fillon’s initial sentence of five years in prison to four years with three years suspended, meaning that the former prime minister will likely not spend any time in prison.

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The Crime Report

MAY 11, 2022

A new University of Michigan study has found that increases in public school funding early in children’s lives can reduce adult crime, reports Phys.org. The study authors tracked two groups of students from kindergarten to adulthood and concluded that students who attended better-funded schools were 15 percent less likely to be arrested through age 30. “While many policies focus on the crime-deterring effects of additional policing or tougher criminal justice sanctions, our findings

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 11, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Arizona to execute a man who suffered from severe mental illness and, according to his lawyers, did not understand why the state wanted to put him to death. No justices indicated dissent from the court’s brief order declining to postpone the execution of Clarence Wayne Dixon, who was sentenced to death for the 1978 killing of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old student at Arizona State University.

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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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Above The Law

MAY 11, 2022

The Court's legitimacy is 'clearly in question.'. The post Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe Says What We’re All Thinking About The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

MAY 13, 2022

After a media investigation last year exposed the fact that juvenile detention facilities in Tennessee were locking children in their cells for more than 23 hours a day, state lawmakers approved laws to ban the practice. But a watchdog group claims that nothing has changed, NewsChannel 5 reports. The watchdog, taxpayer-funded Disability Rights Tennessee , said the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) is deliberately ignoring the laws prohibiting this treatment.

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Patently O

MAY 13, 2022

by Dennis Crouch. Hyatt v. USPTO (Supreme Court 2022). Following a failed en banc petition, famed inventor Gilbert Hyatt hired a new Supreme Court counsel (the famed Erwin Chemerinsky) who has now filed a petition for writ of certiorari focusing on standards for dismissing Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claims. According to the USPTO, there are a couple of hundred patent applications still pending that were filed prior to the June 1995 patent term transformation (GATT).

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Above The Law

MAY 10, 2022

Slight exaggeration, which OAN is no doubt entirely comfortable with. The post OAN Settles One Election Defamation Suit, Only One Million To Go appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MAY 10, 2022

Clearview AI (Clearview) Monday settled a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The ACLU alleged “that Clearview repeatedly violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a law adopted in 2008 to ensure that Illinois residents would not have their biometric identifiers – including faceprints – captured and used without their knowledge and permission.” Clearview still denies and disputes all claims in the complaint.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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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The Crime Report

MAY 12, 2022

A 36-year-old man walked out of an Illinois prison last May in a pair of joggers and a T-shirt. Coming off a 10-year prison sentence, he had no money. He had nothing but the joggers and a T-shirt. But the man, who asked only to be identified as Richard, heard about the Jobs Partnership Program at the Joy Care Center in Bloomington, Ill., a program that assists mostly ex-incarcerees with finding jobs , housing and essential items like clothing and food.

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ABA Journal

MAY 12, 2022

Prosecutors and two lawyers accused in a Molotov cocktail attack on an unoccupied police car have reached a plea deal that would spare the defendants…

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Above The Law

MAY 11, 2022

The Real Reason Behind The SCOTUS Leak: Conservatives don't want the John Roberts treatment. Legitimacy Crisis Rocks The Supreme Court: Because *gestures broadly at everything.*. Everything Old Is New Again: That goes for legal tech AND reproductive rights. Law Schools Rolling Out The Red Carpet: For graduation. Majorie Taylor Greene Will Be On The Ballot: This is why we can't have nice things.

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JURIST

MAY 10, 2022

Former US President Jimmy Carter Monday filed an amicus brief to state his disagreement with a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, calling the ruling “deeply mistaken” and “dangerous.” In March, the Ninth Circuit reversed a decision by the United States District Court for the District of Alaska setting aside a land exchange agreement approved by then-Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.

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The Crime Report

MAY 13, 2022

Art design by Mandi Mobley, courtesy Texas Center for Justice and Equity. Incarceration is “uniquely detrimental” to women, particularly if they are mothers, and authorities should consider alternative approaches to punishment for them, says a Texas justice advocacy group. “With a fraction of the money it costs to incarcerate a mother, we can support her with tools to address underlying needs, as well as keep her with her children and in the community –in turn preventing trauma and loss for the

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The Process Street

MAY 13, 2022

While 52% of senior managers feel the annual engagement survey is an accurate assessment, 48% of employees do not. Factor in that 1/4 of managers think the surveys are pointless and you have a problem. Annual surveys encompass such a long period of time that it becomes difficult to accurately measure which initiatives have been effective and which are not.

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Above The Law

MAY 11, 2022

Some firms are asking summers to work from the office three or four days each week. The post Biglaw Firms Want Summer Associates Working In Person — Which Means Lawyers Need To Show Up, Too appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2022

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Thursday passed a resolution to initiate an investigation into possible war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine. The investigation will be conducted by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry, an independent commission under the UNHRC responsible for coordinating and reporting upon national and international investigations.

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Your auto accident clients don’t realize that they have lost value in their vehicle because the insurance company covered their repairs and gave them a rental to drive until their vehicle was “brand new.” When they realize that loss in value is when they go to trade or sell their car.

The Crime Report

MAY 11, 2022

In December 2020, foreign hackers penetrated major U.S. government agencies, including the Pentagon, the State Department and the Treasury Department, after breaking into SolarWinds , a major Texas-based US information technology firm, and added malicious code into the company’s widely used Orion software. The attack went undetected for months, during which time approximately 18,000 customers downloaded the compromised software.

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Broadcast Law Blog

MAY 9, 2022

The FCC released a Public Notice last week setting the date for comments on the results of GeoBroadcast Solutions tests of their “ zonecasting ” system that would allow FM boosters within a primary FM station’s protected contour to originate limited amounts of programming different than that carried on the main station. Comments on the tests are due by June 6 , with replies to the comments due by June 21.

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Above The Law

MAY 9, 2022

Lawyers are always expected to be credible and reliable sources of information. The post From Lawyer To Trusted Advisor: 5 Strategies For Building Trust appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MAY 11, 2022

Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a former Afghan law teacher now outside of Afghanistan shares her views on a strict new Taliban decree issued Saturday requiring Afghan women to wear full hijabs under threat of sanction against themselves or their male “guardians”.

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Speaker: Kaitlyn "The Persnickety Paralegal" Story

Deposition preparation is a critical aspect of a paralegal's role, requiring meticulous attention to detail and proactive management of the case timeline. In this session, participants will explore how effective deposition preparation not only contributes to the success of the legal team but also helps maintain a balanced workflow, minimizing last-minute crises.

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The Crime Report

MAY 11, 2022

Camden County in New Jersey has agreed to a $10 million settlement in a federal excessive force lawsuit filed by Xavier Ingram, who was paralyzed following a 2014 police encounter, reports New Jersey.com. It is allegedly the largest settlement of any police brutality case in the state’s history. Ingram was fleeing from police on June 12, 2014 because he had an outstanding warrant when he was caught and beaten by three officers, one of whom stepped on his neck, damaging his spinal cord and displa

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The Process Street

MAY 11, 2022

Perhaps you’ve heard about The Great Resignation, the record number of employees quitting their jobs. In September of 2021, 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs. Each industry has experienced a varying level of employees leaving their positions, though certain ones, like the foodservice industry, were particularly hard hit. In this post for Process Street , We’ll explore this phenomenon affecting the working world and look at some ways your business can continue to onboard top talent despite th

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Above The Law

MAY 13, 2022

It can't keep kicking the cannabinoid can down the road for much longer. The post How Many More Warning Letters Will The FDA Issue Before Promulgating Meaningful Regulations? appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MAY 13, 2022

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Thursday reported more than six million people have fled Ukraine due to the Russian invasion. A total of 6,062,665 Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries like Poland, Romania and Russia. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, UNHCR has tracked refugee data from Ukraine. The agency uses variety of sources, including official data from border crossing points.

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Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader

In today’s competitive market, pricing is more than just a number — it’s the cornerstone of profitability. The right pricing strategy ensures that you capture the true value of your offering, paving the way for sustainable growth and long-term success. Join Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader, in this exclusive session where he will explore how a well-crafted pricing approach balances customer perception with business objectives, creating a powerful tool for securing both competitive advantage a

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