The Estrin Report
APRIL 2, 2023
by Chere Estrin I’m jaded, I know it. Right now, I’m cynical, sarcastic and frustrated. Even I wouldn’t want to work for me. But – (and there’s always a “but”, isn’t there?), I have had just the most straining, draining and downright paining time trying to hire a couple of people. Let me explain, please.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 5, 2023
Brooke Lively | When your firm isn’t growing fast enough, focus first on these five areas. The post Law Firm Profits: 5 Ways You May Be Sabotaging Your Firm’s Growth appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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Above The Law
APRIL 4, 2023
We hope your jobs are safe but at this rate, you never know. The post Are More Layoffs Ahead? Industry Expert Says Biglaw Is In ‘Wait-And-See’ Mode appeared first on Above the Law.
ALPS
APRIL 5, 2023
When I was young, I tried to bake cookies on my own as a surprise for the rest of my family who was away for a few hours. I had yet to appreciate the difference between t and T as units of measurement and that baking soda and baking powder were two entirely different things. To this day my siblings still refer to those cookies as “clunkers” because they came out of the oven hard as a rock!
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LawSites
APRIL 5, 2023
From appointment reminders to case updates, here are the six types of emails that ensure you’re providing top-notch service to your clients. Email communications are a cornerstone of running a modern law firm. According to the American Bar Association, 41% of law firms use email marketing. As one of the most commonly used law firm marketing tools, emails are expected by clients as part of their legal experience.
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My Shingle
APRIL 3, 2023
In October 2022, I wrote about the rise of nano-influencers and how lawyers might use them to market their law firms. Turns out, I was ahead of the curve. As Forbes reports, influencer marketing is becoming more important than ever to boosting SEO. The Forbes article recommends: Ask the influencers you work with to link… The post Starting a Law Firm: Is Influencer Marketing for You?
JURIST
APRIL 6, 2023
The US Department of Justice Wednesday reached a $144.5 million settlement with families of those injured and killed in the 2017 mass shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. In 2017 Devin Kelley opened fire during a church service, killing 26 and injuring 22 others. Kelley later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The survivors and families of the victims joined in a lawsuit against the US government, alleging negligence under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Ac
Above The Law
APRIL 4, 2023
"DeSanctimonious" vows to lay siege to the Magic Kingdom. The post After Taking One On The Chin From The Mouse, DeSantis Struggles To Land A Punch appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 3, 2023
Share Over a dissent from the court’s three liberal justices, the Supreme Court turned down a request from a Louisiana man on death-row to weigh in on when someone else’s confession is the kind of evidence that the Constitution requires prosecutors to turn over. The court’s denial of review in Brown v. Louisiana came at the end of a list of orders from the justices’ private conference last week.
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ABA Journal
APRIL 6, 2023
A law professor was surprised to hear that he had been accused of sexual harassment during a class trip to Alaska sponsored by his law…
JURIST
APRIL 1, 2023
A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday temporarily blocked a controversial law that would have imposed strict limits on drag performances in the state. Earlier this month, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a statute prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors or on public property in the state — reflecting a recent legislative trend among GOP-led states across the US.
Above The Law
APRIL 7, 2023
Maybe all those years of him not speaking on the court was just another form of him not reporting. The post Judge That Received Millions In Unreported Gifts Over Two Decades Had The Gall To Sit On A Bribery Case appeared first on Above the Law.
LawSites
APRIL 4, 2023
It is a day of major legal tech deals. Following news earlier today of the merger of Fastcase and vLex , now comes news from Thomson Reuters that it is selling off a majority stake in Elite, its suite of law practice management and financial products for larger law firms, to TPG, a global asset management firm, making Elite a standalone legal technology business.
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Patently O
APRIL 3, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corp., — F.4th —, 21-2296 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 3, 2023) The recent decision in Ironburg Inventions Ltd. v. Valve Corp. has significant implications for post-IPR estoppel under 35 U.S.C. § 315(e)(2). In this case, the Federal Circuit adopted a “skilled searcher” standard to determine whether grounds not raised in the original IPR “reasonably” could have been raised at the time.
JURIST
APRIL 4, 2023
The North Dakota House of Representatives Monday failed to override Governor Doug Burgum’s veto of Senate Bill 2231 , which would restrict the treatment of transgender students in the state’s grade schools. The chamber needed a majority two-thirds vote in both chambers of the state legislature to override the veto of the bill. The House of Representatives fell short of that by a small margin with a 56-36 vote.
Above The Law
APRIL 6, 2023
Without an H-1B visa, the associates have to transition out of the firm. The post Goodwin Associates Who Lost The Visa Lottery Lost Their Job appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
APRIL 4, 2023
A Delaware judge has ordered Reed Smith to station two lawyers at the courthouse Tuesday with “Please See Me” signs, after the law firm failed…
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Patently O
APRIL 4, 2023
by Dennis Crouch Bertini v. Apple Inc. , — F.4th — (Fed. Cir. 2023) Apple Records was founded by The Beatles in 1968 and quickly became a success, producing many hit records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Apple Computer Company was founded in the mid-1970s and almost immediately sued for trademark infringement by Apple Corps (the parent company of Apple Records).
JURIST
APRIL 7, 2023
The US Supreme Court Thursday refused to reinstate West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented. They would have granted the state’s application and allowed the law to be enforced. The justices also reproached the lower courts for staying the law without explanation. In 2021, West Virginia passed a law that prohibited people assigned male at birth from competing on girls sports teams.
Above The Law
APRIL 5, 2023
Scoreboard. The post WI Supreme Court Loser Blasts Opponent Who Walloped Him By 11 As Unworthy And A ‘Serial Liar’ appeared first on Above the Law.
ABA Journal
APRIL 7, 2023
A Johnson & Johnson unit is back in bankruptcy court again, after its first attempt to settle looming talcum powder cases failed because it wasn’t…
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The Crime Report
APRIL 7, 2023
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court has shifted from a conservative majority to a liberal majority for the first time in 15 years, following the recent victory of Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz in the spring election, Temia Fowikes reports for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Protasiewicz, who has more than 25 years of experience as a prosecutor and teaches at Marquette Law School, is pro-choice and protested against Act 10 during her campaign.
JURIST
APRIL 3, 2023
Amnesty International reported Monday that authorities in El Salvador are “systematically committing human rights violations” as a result of the country’s aggressive new anti-gang policies. The crackdown, which began in March 2022, has resulted in the detention of 66,000 people as well as 132 deaths in state custody. The Salvadoran government has been accused of not adopting sufficient measures to prevent human rights violations amid the large scale anti-gang efforts.
Above The Law
APRIL 7, 2023
How *not* to respond to an ethics crisis. The post Should ‘Cartoonish’ Corruption Get You Impeached? Probably! But Clarence Thomas’s Job Is Safe. appeared first on Above the Law.
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 4, 2023
Note from David Oxenford: Seth Resler of Jacobs Media yesterday wrote on his Connecting the Dots blog about the ease of synthesizing the voice of a celebrity, and the temptation to use that replicated voice in an on-air broadcast. Last week, in an article on policy issues raised by AI , we mentioned that some states have adopted laws that limit the use of synthesized media in political advertising.
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