InHouseBlog
MARCH 21, 2023
Changing the legal industry is typically something that takes decades or more of time. But the proliferation of AI tools in daily life and business settings is set to change all that. Many were concerned about job-stealing robots years ago , but it has taken some time for AI to evolve into more useful and practical tools that even the most ardent Luddite lawyer could understand and use on a day-to-day basis.
Attorney at Work
MARCH 22, 2023
Wendy Merrill | The easiest way to break down the management styles and needs of Boomers, Xers and Millennials is through this thirst analogy. The post It’s Time to Address and Eliminate Generational Friction in Your Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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Above The Law
MARCH 21, 2023
The items go on sale later this week. The post Items From The Murdaugh Double Murder Estate To Be Auctioned appeared first on Above the Law.
Patently O
MARCH 21, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Petitioners in Thaler v. Vidal ask the Supreme Court one simple question: Does the Patent Act categorically restrict the statutory term ‘inventor’ to human beings alone? Thaler Petition for Writ of Certiorari. Only a court with substantial hubris would be willing to take-on this case, but I’m confident that the Supreme Court is up for the task.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
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Above The Law
MARCH 22, 2023
This flavor of misrepresentation by churches and politicians is not going to be prosecuted. The post Churches And Politicians Lie To People To Get Money When For Anyone Else, That Would Be Fraud appeared first on Above the Law.
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Intelligize Blog
MARCH 23, 2023
The implosions of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank this month may have come as a surprise to KPMG LLP, one of the so-called Big Four accounting firms. Both banks collapsed within two weeks of KPMG signing off on their audits. In the wake of the failures by SVB and Signature, the firm has defended […] The post SEC Taking an Interest in Accounting Enforcement appeared first on Intelligize.
Attorney at Work
MARCH 22, 2023
How can your website remain relevant and stand out from the competition? Karin Conroy points to the biggest law firm website design trends of the year. The post Top Law Firm Website Design Trends for 2023 appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
MARCH 23, 2023
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Wednesday released statistics demonstrating 3,697 antisemitic incidents in the US during 2022, a 36 percent increase from the 2,717 incidents recorded in 2021. This is the third year in five years that the number of antisemitic incidents has been higher than the year previous, save for a slight dip in 2020 during stay-at-home orders for COVID. 2022 saw an average of seven antisemitic incidences a day.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 21, 2023
Share What water the United States owes the Navajo Nation under the 1868 Treaty of Bosque Redondo formed the crux of the argument in Arizona v. Navajo Nation. The treaty, known by the Navajo people as the Naal Tsoos Sani , or the Old Paper, established the Navajo Reservation as a “permanent home” for the Nation. The justices on Monday wrestled with the scope of the government’s responsibility to ensure that the reserved land has enough water.
Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA
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Above The Law
MARCH 24, 2023
But did then they get high? That's a better explanation than the arguments in the complaint. The post Cops Sue Afroman For Sharing Video Of Their Unfounded Raid Of His House appeared first on Above the Law.
My Shingle
MARCH 24, 2023
Six and a half years after arguing that women’s success in legal doesn’t matter if they don’t work at Biglaw, Vivia Chen is back with this interview with Beth Wilkinson, who left biglaw at Paul Hastings back in 2016 to launch her own firm. Reading the interview, you can tell that Chen still doesn’t get… The post Big Law Still Isn’t Big Enough for Women Who Want to Make It Big appeared first on My Shingle.
JURIST
MARCH 24, 2023
UK charity organisation Refugee Action Thursday reported that the UK’s asylum housing system is “cruel by design,” and outlined the poor conditions and systems of racialised segregation towards the asylum seekers. The report chronicles one hundred interviews with asylum seekers situated in hotels in London, Manchester, West Midlands and Bradford.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 24, 2023
Share For four years, Helaman Hansen falsely promised undocumented immigrants that they could, for a substantial fee, become U.S. citizens through “adult adoption.” Although Hansen persuaded more than 450 people to pay him for his services, the program was a ruse that would not lead to citizenship. On Monday, in United States v. Hansen , the Supreme Court will consider whether 8 U.S.C. §1324(a)(1)(iv) , the federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing unlawful immigration,” violates th
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Above The Law
MARCH 24, 2023
Feel free to craft your own 'in a pickle' joke. The post Middle School Sued After Getting Stupid About ‘Justice For Lil Pickle’ T-Shirts Worn By Students appeared first on Above the Law.
LawSites
MARCH 21, 2023
Few legal professionals are using or planning to use generative AI tools in their legal work, according to a survey conducted March 15-16 and published this week by LexisNexis Legal & Professional. The survey finds that legal professionals — the survey polled 1,176 U.S. lawyers and 1,239 law students — are generally more aware than the general public of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, with 88% of legal professionals having heard of them compared to 57% of consumers.
JURIST
MARCH 24, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Thursday upheld the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as constitutional. The court found the CFPB is funded by Title X of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The court’s finding rejected the argument of the plaintiff in the case, the Law Offices of Crystal Moroney P.C., which argued that the agency’s ability to recover documents relating to debt collection violated the Appropriatio
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 21, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a deaf student’s lawsuit against a Michigan school district that failed to provide him with a qualified sign-language interpreter. In a unanimous opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices ruled that federal education law did not require the student, Miguel Luna Perez, to fully pursue his claims against the school district in administrative proceedings before going to federal court.
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Above The Law
MARCH 22, 2023
Prominent Pennsylvania family law attorney Helen Casale characterized the ruling as a total travesty. The post Another Court Sends Shock Waves By Denying Parental Rights To Lesbian Mom appeared first on Above the Law.
LawSites
MARCH 23, 2023
This week marked the annual Legalweek show in New York, one of the world’s largest and most prominent legal technology conferences. Although COVID kept me from attending, it is not keeping me from covering the news coming out of the show. Previously, I posted part one of my roundup of Legalweek news, featuring news from Reveal-Brainspace, Casepoint, DISCO, ContractPodAi, Haystack ID and the newly launched Repario.
JURIST
MARCH 23, 2023
The American Library Association (ALA) Wednesday released a report quantifying the dramatic increase in demands for book censorship last year. The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom compiled data on the number of attempts to restrict access to certain library books. 2022 saw the highest number of demands to censor library books and materials since the organization started compiling censorship data more than 20 years ago: more than 1,200 censorships requests were made last year.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 20, 2023
Share It is fair to expect Wednesday’s arguments in Jack Daniel’s Properties v. VIP Products to be heated, as the justices consider the possibility that protection for parodies requires an exception to traditional trademark protections. The case involves a dispute between Jack Daniel’s (the largest American whiskey manufacturer) and VIP Products (the second-largest American dog toy manufacturer).
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.
Above The Law
MARCH 23, 2023
White & Case is suing a former client over unpaid bills. The post When You Stiff A Biglaw Firm, They’re Probably Going To Come After You appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
MARCH 21, 2023
Rare is the client who looks to litigators, alternative dispute resolution specialists or even corporate counsel as the “go to” persons for providing services that…
JURIST
MARCH 19, 2023
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Friday ruled that Proposition 22 (Prop 22), which requires platforms like Uber, Postmates and Lyft to provide evidence to classify their workers as independent contractors rather than employees, must face claims of unconstitutionality. The court reversed and remanded in part the US District Court for the Central District of California’s ruling that Prop 22 is constitutional and allows companies to treat their workers as independent contractors.
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 23, 2023
Share Two pharmaceutical giants head to the Supreme Court on Monday in a dispute over a patent covering cholesterol-lowering antibodies. In Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi , the justices will consider whether Amgen’s patent is too broad to be valid under federal patent rules. Amgen has patents on monoclonal antibodies that lower LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol. The antibodies work by binding to a particular protein in the body (PCSK9), which then blocks that protein from destroying receptors that extract choles
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