JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Here is my annual list of Halloween torts and crimes. Halloween of course remains a holiday seemingly designed for personal injury lawyers around the world and this year’s additions show why. Halloween has everything for a torts-filled holiday: battery, trespass, defamation, nuisance, product liability and more. Particularly with the recent tragedy in South Korea, our annual listing is not intended to belittle or ignore the serious losses that can occur on this and other holidays.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

You just landed your first paralegal job at a local personal injury firm. Or maybe you transferred from another firm. Congratulations! But what do you do when your first day starts with 60 active pre-litigation files assigned to you? Don’t panic. It’s doable. I’m not going to sugarcoat it, though. It’s not going to be easy, but these tips for managing your personal injury cases will make it doable.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In news that had me checking my calendar to see if it is April 1, the practice management company Filevine says that, as part of a new Document Assembly feature, it has developed a proprietary document format, “ vine,” that it believes will replace Microsoft Word and Google Docs in the legal industry. “We believe that Document Assembly and.vine will become the new standard in the legal industry, replacing word processors that are ill-equipped for the job,” said Ryan Ander

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Share Nearly 100 amicus briefs were filed in Students for Fair Admissions v. the University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard College , the cases questioning the use of affirmative action in undergraduate admissions at both public and private universities. Thirty-three briefs support SFFA and 60 briefs support the universities.

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

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!

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MyCase

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Organization is a lawyer’s best friend. A tidy virtual and physical work environment enables you to work efficiently. Well-managed time results in greater productivity. Streamlined workflows ensure better team collaboration and client communication. An intuitive filing system allows everyone to find what they need. . Simply put, lawyer organization can help your firm run like a Swiss watch.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

J udge Jennifer Dorow faces off against Darrell Brooks. Still from Court TV. Nearly a year ago, Darrell Brooks drove his red Ford Escape SUV into the Waukesha, Wisconsin holiday parade, killing six people and injuring 61 others. The horrific tragedy was punctuated by a bizarre, recently concluded, four-week trial. The trial, which began October 3, was presided over by Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As we enter another, possibly worse recession, immigrant talent can bring economic growth to American cities everywhere. The post How Harnessing International Talent Can Help Drive Economic Growth appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The metaverse is hard to regulate because there are no national laws or boundaries in interlocking digital spaces. The post Lawyers — Our Only Hope In The Metaverse! appeared first on Above the Law.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Provisur Technologies, Inc. v. Weber, Inc., Docket No. 5:19-cv-06021 (W.D. Mo. Feb 22, 2019). A jury has sided with Provisur and issued a $10 million verdict against its food-processing machinery competitor Weber Maschinenbau. This is about half what Provisur requested. The patents cover various various high-speed slicers, conveyors, and packaging equipment.

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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.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

ContractPodAI's CTO discusses how low code is changing the way the legal industry carries out work. The post Why Legal Teams Are Joining the Low-Code Revolution appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) Friday reported they received 76,000 cybercrime reports between July 2021 and June 2022, an increase of 13 percent since last year. In the third Annual Cyber Threat Report , the organisation broke down Australian cybercrime from the most recent financial year, reporting “an increase in the number and sophistication of cyber threats”.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Okay, Boomer. The post John Eastman Demands Court Block Release Of Those Emails We All Read This Morning appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Across the country this week, corrections officers have been indicted and sentenced for accepting bribes from inmates at detention centers and smuggling in contraband items in Pennsylvania, New York and Texas. In a Philadelphia city jail, a corrections officer allegedly worked with an incarcerated man to create a black market among detainees for cell phones and drugs, Samantha Melamed reports for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With these three simple tips, you can shave hours off your document drafting process. The post 3 Keys to Drafting Faster In Microsoft Word appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A UK court Thursday ordered Swiss multi-national commodity trading and mining firm Glencore to pay a £280 million ($400 million) fine after a UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation revealed the company paid over $29 million in bribes to gain preferential access to oil in Africa. Glencore pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in the same court on June 23.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Truth is an absolute defense to defamation, buddy. The post Devin Nunes Finds That Filing Garbage SLAPP Suits Is Way Less Fun Than Defending Them appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As we head into the holiday season, consider what you want your celebrations to look like, rather than meeting everyone else’s expectations, says Laurie Besden,…

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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

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?

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Get to the Point | You can get your point across without these extra words. The post A Two-Word Phrase You Seldom Need appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) Andrea Enria and Vice President of the ECB Luis de Guindos Friday criticized proposed EU banking regulations in a joint publication. The regulators argued that compliance with the Basel III accord is needed for strong banks, claiming “strong rules lead to strong banks, and strong banks are better able to serve firms, citizens and the economy at large,” and “the current geopolitical disorder shows how important it

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

That said, I'm sure her questions for the case would have been amazing but for her caring about impartiality. The post Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Already Proving To Be A More Legitimate Judge Than Clarence Thomas And Amy Coney Barrett appeared first on Above the Law.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Every law firm owner is aware that outside actors can breach data, and cause a host of problems. Hackers are the bogeyman, in this situation. And so, much concern is spent over password management , encryption and email scams, including ransomware and phishing. But, to have a truly effective data security program, law firms also need to consider the access that internal staff enjoys.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Ebooks can help your law firm showcase its experience while improving the number of leads for new clients. You have likely read ebooks, but writing one is a different matter. Fortunately, the process is not nearly as complicated or harrowing as you might expect. Keep reading to learn why you should consider publishing an ebook for your law firm. Table of contents The Benefits of Publishing an ebook Build Your Brand Educate Potential Clients About Your Services Collect Potential Leads How to Use

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

US Inspector General Michael Horowitz Thursday recommended that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) establish guidelines on the use of inmate statements in administrative misconduct investigations of BOP employees. In an inquiry by the Office of the Inspector General, the BOP Office of Internal Affairs (OIA) stated it does not rely on inmate testimony when adjudicating misconduct findings that do not rise to the level of criminal prosecution unless there is corroborating evidence like forensic e

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A patient affected by a data breach at Advocate Aurora Health has sued the healthcare […].

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

It’s 2022, and everybody is still kind of bad with passwords. Many passwords, in fact, still contain the word. password. That can’t be good. However, there are three simple moves that you can make to ensure that your passwords are more impressive, and difficult to hack. That will, in turn, better secure the systems that you are using passwords to protect – which, at this juncture, are pretty much all your systems.

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