Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If you’re a paralegal and you’ve asked yourself, where do I want to take my career from here or if you’ve ever questioned if the skills that you’re obtaining as a paralegal working in a law firm could eventually transfer to a career that’s outside the typical law firm this interview will give you great insights. Melissa Andrews was a paralegal for around 15 years and is now working in health care compliance and privacy.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

ChatGPT can figure out how broken Citizens United was, but then it's not actively on the take. The post Harvard Law School Professor Finds ChatGPT Invents Fake Law Less Than The Supreme Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In what it appears would be a first for a federal circuit court, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering adoption of a rule change that would require lawyers and unrepresented litigants to provide a certification regarding their use of artificial intelligence in preparing court filings. Lawyers and other filers would be required to certify either that they had not used AI in drafting the document or that, if they did, “a human” had reviewed the document for accuracy.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Remember when Dave Bowman couldn't get the HAL-9000 to open the pod bay doors? Yeah. The post The New Mantra For Lawyers: Don’t Rely On AI appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

There needs to be better communication, a focus on clinically appropriate care and more empathy when it comes to treating the mental health of the incarcerated population, executives said during a recent panel discussion.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Share The argument on Wednesday in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy will present a remarkable spectacle of three entirely distinct constitutional challenges to wholly disparate attributes of the SEC. Ordinarily, the ability of the justices to control their docket would allow them to wait on each question for the development of a circuit conflict and select a suitable case in which to resolve each issue.

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LDA PRO

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The legal landscape can be complex, and when it comes to matters like probate, having the right professionals by your side is crucial. In this detailed article, we’ll delve into the world of probate paralegals, highlighting their role, the intricacies of their expertise, and the essential services provided by LDA Pro Legal. Throughout this exploration, we’ll touch on related topics, including non-payment eviction notices, living trusts preparation in Roseville, the availability of pa

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Lee Yoon-seop, a 68-year-old man from South Korea, was sentenced to 14 months in jail Monday for writing a poem that praised North Korea and entering it into a competition organised by a North Korean propaganda website, according to the Yonhap News Agency. He was charged with breaching South Korea’s National Security Act which, under Article 7, bans praising, inciting or propagating activities of an antigovernment organization.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Most professionals believe business development is difficult for women lawyers — but it's getting easier. The post Is Business Development Getting Any Easier for Women Lawyers? appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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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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Above The Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Is it wrong to approach a party represented by counsel and urge them to sign away their rights? Who can say! The post Alina Habba, You Got Some ‘Splainin’ To Do! appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, is advising law firms involved in a kerfuffle over double-spacing that they should spend less time “figuring out how…

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2023

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk condemned on Thursday the Russian Supreme Court’s decision to outlaw the LGBTQ+ movement in the country and label proponents of the movement “extremists” under new legislation. The court’s decision is the most recent development in Russia’s ongoing crackdown against LGBTQ+ people within the country.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Share Wednesday’s argument in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy was oddly distant from the decision of the lower court and the briefs and arguments of the parties. The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit – vigorously defended by George Jarkesy, the target of long-running SEC proceedings – accepted three separate constitutional challenges to the SEC’s apparatus.

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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

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Illinois indicates that the Machiavellian machinations of corporate colluders over œufs were the culinary culprit in this sense-scrambling story. The post There Really Was A Corporate Conspiracy To Inflate Egg Prices, And It’s Been Proven In Federal Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Updated: A Connecticut lawyer charged with third-degree assault for slapping another lawyer has received a suspended sentence after pleading no contest.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Ernesa Shala is a JURIST staff correspondent in Kosovo and a recent graduate of the University of Pristina Faculty of Law. She files this dispatch from Pristina. Due to concerns that the unresolved situation between Kosovo and Serbia could increase instability in the region, NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels this week are discussing the tensions in the Western Balkans, amid calls for increasing the alliance’s military presence.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Holiday parties can be more awkward than meeting the parents. Try these tips to become confident. The post How to Take the Awkward Out of Holiday Parties appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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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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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Risk-taking is necessary to implement widescale change. The post Actually, Your Reputation Isn’t Everything appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

If I had to pick a case as the potential “sleeper” of the term—a case which is not getting a great deal of attention but that could have a huge impact—I’d select Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, scheduled for argument Nov. 29.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A federal judge ruled on Thursday to temporarily block Montana’s ban on TikTok from coming into effect in the state. In issuing the preliminary injunction , US District Judge Donald Molloy found that Senate Bill 419 violates the US Constitution “in more ways than one” after determining that the ban “oversteps state power and infringes on the Constitutional rights of users and businesses.

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Attorney at Work

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Brian Greene | The idea of being a jack-of-all-trades is appealing, but we found our sweet spot really getting to know a specific industry. The post How Narrow Focus Can Lead to Broad Opportunities for a Small Law Firm appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Amy Wax invited a white nationalist to campus and one of her students wants everyone to be more polite about it. The post Law Student Writes Dean To Complain Classmates Aren’t Nicer To The White Supremacist On Campus appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Once upon a time, in a magical city called San Francisco, three former lawyers came together to develop an innovative legal research platform, as an alternative to traditional legal research services such as Thomson Reuters Westlaw and LexisNexis. They called their new company Casetext. Their original idea was to create a free, comprehensive library of primary legal research materials, supplemented by crowdsourced annotations and edits contributed by users, like a Wikipedia for law.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The federal trial of Carlos Orense Azocar (Orense) began this week, where he faces accusations of shipping tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States with suspected ties between Venezuelan oil and military leaders. With certain court documents sealed, Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press had access to the courtroom on Monday.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A lawyer who is fed up with insults against the legal profession asked advice columnist Miss Manners how to “politely, yet firmly, respond to people…

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