Paralegal Bootcamp
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Tips for Improving the Situation When You Work for a Difficult Boss. As paralegals, we often get difficult cases and even more difficult opposing counsel. However, when your boss is more difficult than either of those, it is time to reflect on the situation and what can be done to make the predicament better. We all know that paralegals work in an industry where stress is par for the course.
The Estrin Report
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
An Interview With Chere Estrin. Be amazingly responsive: This involves having the technology to be able to receive, identify and respond to calls, emails and, nowadays most importantly, text messages incredibly fast. So often, clients and referral partners comment on how quickly I respond to their questions or concerns. People aren’t used to this — especially from lawyers.
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EvidenceProf Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2021
Federal Rule of Evidence 706(a) provides that On a party’s motion or on its own, the court may order the parties to show cause why expert witnesses should not be appointed and may ask the parties to submit nominations. The.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Let attorneys be attorneys and leave the admin work to those who get paid to get it done. It’s a battle as old as WordPerfect versus Word: Should lawyers type? Since lawyers have keyboarding skills, how many can be assigned to one admin assistant? Two? Three? Five? Imagine all the cost savings … right? Wrong. Instead, imagine all the headaches. All the extra stuff that you, the lawyer, get to do — or worse, pile up because you are too busy to handle it.
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Why does it take 20-40 hrs. to create a compliant legal brief? TypeLaw analyzed 10,000+ briefs to determine the anatomy of the average brief—how many words, paragraphs, citations to the record, and more. See the research results in this infographic.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced Monday that it recovered over $56 million and that over 6,000 workers were offered reinstatement during the 2021 fiscal year, which was a dramatic increase from the previous fiscal year. The NLRB Office of Public Affairs confirmed that it recuperated $56,801,407 between October 2020 and September 2021.
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The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
Just as protests spread across the country in response to the killing of George Floyd, I was arrested—a white, middle-class, suburban mom with no criminal record. While the appalling circumstances surrounding my arrest and dismissal of my case didn’t make headline news, the event introduced me firsthand to the long-lasting harm caused by law enforcement agencies’ practice of publishing booking mugshots online.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The benefits of living your life and building your practice in the service of others. Being of service is at the heart of a business trend known as servant leadership. It’s a phrase we’re hearing a lot about these days, yet the principles are as old as the ages. The term, however, was first coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in a 1970 essay, “ The Servant as Leader.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Facebook announced Tuesday that it is shutting down its facial recognition program. As part of the closure, it will delete more than one billion users’ biometric data. This constitutes more than one-third of Facebook’s user base. Although the company will delete user data, it intends to keep Deep Face, the facial recognition software it developed.
Patently O
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
by Dennis Crouch. We’ve been writing a lot about venue and mandamus petitions at the Federal Circuit. The cases continue to flow to the court, and will continue so long as appellate panels continue to entertain them. In October 2021, 10 new mandamus petitions were filed to the Federal Circuit in patent cases. 22-100 In re: Overhead Door Corporation (E.D.
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!
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Elijah Anderson, whose pioneering studies of “street-corner culture” in Chicago and Philadelphia increased understanding of inner-city violence, and two scholars whose research changed thinking about the rehabilitation of former incarcerees, were named winners of the 2021 and 2022 Stockholm Prizes in Criminology. The awards, the most prestigious in the field of criminology, were announced simultaneously because of delays caused by the pandemic.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Here are a few reasons to make building your network a priority early in your legal career. . I spent the first four years of my legal career at a “just keep your head down and do good work” law firm where billable work rained down on everyone. It’s all I focused on. There seemed to be little incentive to do otherwise. And it may have been fine if all I wanted was to work at one law firm my entire career.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Judge Carl J. Nichols of the US District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed claims against prominent technology companies Apple, Google, Tesla, Dell and Microsoft related to child labor. The lawsuit concerned the role of these companies in cobalt mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A class of child laborers harmed by those mining operations and their relatives brought suit against these companies under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act ,
The Fashion Law
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
If a handful of newly-filed trademark applications for registration is any indication, Nike is preparing to head back into the metaverse. On the heels of partnering with gaming platform Roblox back in the 2019 and also receiving a utility patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for a “system and method for providing cryptographically secured digital assets” that same year, the Beaverton, Oregon-based sportswear titan filed four new intent-to-use applications late l
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.
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 31, 2021
? ? ? ? ? ?. Setting out of office reply in outlook. If your firm’s email is running via Microsoft Exchange Server, you can set up a separate outgoing out of office email to go to internal and external contacts — and even get it to turn itself off automatically when you’re scheduled to return. Using Microsoft Exchange’s Out of Office Feature.
JURIST
OCTOBER 30, 2021
The European Parliament launched a lawsuit Friday against the European Commission for a mechanism that allows the freezing of EU payments to member states which failed to respect the rule of law principles. The mechanism in question links EU funds to the rule of law breaches. The lawsuit brought by the European Parliament will put countries including Poland and Hungary under investigation for potential violations.
ABA Journal
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Maine’s vaccine mandate for health care workers, which doesn’t allow religious ememptions, is being enforced after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene Friday.
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Analyzing contract trends with manual contract management is like sifting through a pile of papers in a dimly lit room, trying to find clues manually. Advanced CLM software’s contract data analytics, on the other hand, is like having an AI-based, intelligent magnifying glass that not only highlights key clues but also connects the dots for you. With innovative, AI-powered contract data analytics, you can solve the mystery of trends faster and with greater accuracy, making informed decisions base
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Trying to keep the awkward conversations to a minimum.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Abacus Payment Exchange (APX) is a proprietary tool that has been built from the ground up and engineered exclusively for law firms. If queried, most law firms would point to March of 2020 as the point in time that everything changed. Not that you need to hear this again, but this was when the coronavirus pandemic began to shut down modern life in a truly disruptive way.
JURIST
OCTOBER 30, 2021
Srinivas Kodali, a Hyderabad-based privacy researcher, issued a legal notice Friday to the Commissioner of Hyderabad Police, Anjani Kumar. The release demands a halt to the illegal searches of mobile phones being carried out by police personnel across the city. The Internet Freedom Foundation , an organization dedicated to safeguarding the online freedoms and rights of Indian citizens, also assisted in sending the notice.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
America’s harsh sentencing polices over the past three decades have condemned individuals to lengthy prison terms that offer little opportunity for rehabilitation, fail to provide them with a path for a successful return to civilian life, and have little impact on public safety, a webinar was told Wednesday. The emerging debate over changing the U.S. justice system’s emphasis on retribution and revenge at the expense of rehabilitation offers a long-awaited opportunity to reduce mass incarceratio
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?
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
New sanctions motion alleges the attorney sat on some problematic emails.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Be prepared to make the most of today’s job market; keep these job interview basics in mind. Lawyers have a reputation for being prepared. Yet it never ceases to amaze me how poorly lawyers prepare for job interviews. Although I have no hard proof of this, my experience working with lawyers has shown they’re typically woefully unprepared. Instead of preparing, they wing it, thinking they’re smart enough to impress whoever is on the other side of the table or, nowadays, whoever is on your Z
JURIST
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
US Air Force Inspector General Lieutenant General Sami Said Wednesday provided his findings and recommendations on the August 2021 US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians. He stated that the drone strike was caused by a series of errors, including not noticing a child right before the strike, not by criminal negligence. . On August 29, a drone strike on a white Toyota Corolla sedan in Kabul killed 10 civilians, three men, and seven children.
The Crime Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Participants in the Center for Empowering Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Kansas, one of nine projects designated as “rural innovation sites” by the RJC. A program to recruit and train new attorneys in South Dakota and a center that helps survivors of trafficking and domestic violence in Kansas become entrepreneurs are among nine “rural innovation” sites which will receive support under an initiative to promote justice reform in the U.S. heartland.
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Modern trial practice has evolved beyond basic organization. With technology reshaping courtrooms and attorneys expecting more than ever, paralegals need to elevate their capabilities while mastering the fundamentals of trial excellence. This comprehensive guide from Steno, built from author Joe Stephens' real-world experience as both a practicing attorney and law professor, provides a blueprint for delivering exceptional trial support in today's complex legal environment.
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