The Estrin Report
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
by Sonya Sigler. Have you seen a colleague get promoted over you and wondered why? Or thought to yourself, ‘What are they doing that I’m not?’. The truth of the matter is that they know how to self-promote. I know, we’ve all been given messages that self-promotion is bad, or it feels icky and profoundly uncomfortable. That means we don’t do it, or we avoid it, or if we attempt it, we do it awkwardly.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Project management tools can help lawyers with ongoing, chaotic, unpredictable workflows. Nicole Clark points to nine applications to consider for the task. In 1931, Neil H. McElroy at Procter & Gamble circulated a memo that envisioned an employee who would be responsible for every facet of brand development — everything from tracking sales to advertising, promotion and product development.
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Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
It's time to do even more work -- if there's any available, that is. The post This Is How Biglaw Associates Can Avoid Getting Laid Off appeared first on Above the Law.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
If you’re looking for ways to increase your leads and improve the website experience you provide, consider the pros and cons of live chat and chatbots for lawyers. While transactional relationships were once the go-to, conversational relationships are becoming more common. Live chat and chatbots are helping law firms have those conversations with potential clients.
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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
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Share. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will take the bench next month as the court’s newest member. Amy is joined by Marin Levy, a professor at Duke Law School, to talk about what it’s like to join the court. Levy runs a popular Twitter account where she chronicles the history of the federal judiciary. You can find her at @marinklevy. Send us a question about the court at scotustalk@scotusblog.com or leave us a voicemail at (202) 596-2906.
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The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
According to a report by researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF), parole officers and clients benefit from training programs that refocus community supervision, reports Phys.org. The study appears in Justice Quarterly. The programs seek to teach officers how to better incorporate effective rehabilitative practices into their daily interactions with clients, attempting to be less invasive, which leads some to favor incarceration over parole. . “Given the considerable amoun
LawSites
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
A new partnership between Free Law Project , a nonprofit devoted to making legal information publicly and freely available, and vLex , the international legal research platform, will enable Free Law Project to complete its goal of collecting every precedential court decision from the federal courts and state appellate courts and making them available to the public as a free resource. vLex will provide Free Law with financial and technical support, as well as editorial and research support.
LegalReader
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Instances of domestic violence have an impact on many things, not just child custody determinations. They also impact whether the accused parent will have access to visitation rights.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Where do you start when you need a law firm logo? Check into these common options used by entrepreneurs. Unless you were a graphic designer before going to law school or you’ve recently developed this skill, it’s best to outsource when your firm needs a logo. But where should you start? How can you get a quality logo that you will like when you can’t necessarily afford to hire a design firm —while assuaging any fears of being ripped off?
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?
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennet Monday issued a special report indicating the country is experiencing a deepening human rights crisis. Bennet’s report focused on changes which have occurred in the country since the Taliban took power in August 2021. Bennett cited the severe restriction on the rights of women and girls , attacks on minorities and the clampdown on the media as some of the most pressing concerns.
Paralegal Bootcamp
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
In our latest podcast episode, I interviewed Kim Bookout who I’ve known for 17 years! She was one of my first new hires after taking on a paralegal manager position in 2004. Whether you’re a new litigation paralegal or have been on your litigation career path for years, Kim’s story is the perfect inspiration for welcoming mobility into your paralegal career and seeing the possibilities of where it can take you.
ABA Journal
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Monday judges can “create legitimacy problems for themselves” by appearing to be political.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
I was reading a recent study about free time. The conclusion? We need between two and five hours of free time every day to be our happiest. I shared this finding with two friends of mine, a working couple with three kids. They laughed, saying they were lucky to get two to three minutes of free time every day. I agree. Two free hours every day? Finding time for anything other than obligations can be challenging when there’s work and home and family and friends and household responsibilities and d
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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.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission (UNHRMM) Friday accused Russia of arbitrary detentions and forced disappearances in Ukrainian territory controlled by the Russian Federation and preventing Ukrainian war prisoners from accessing basic human rights. The UNHRMM documented cases of torture and ill-treatment of prisoners of war. Russian authorities have prevented U krainian prisoners of war from contacting their relatives or sharing their locations or health conditions with loved o
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
As the metaverse is still in its early stages, there are several legal issues that still need to be addressed. The post The Technology And Legal Issues Behind Metaverse appeared first on Above the Law.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Albert Woodfox courtesy allbc.com. Albert Woodfox, a noted prison activist and celebrated author, died on Aug. 4, 2022 in New Orleans at the age of 75 from COVID complications. He spent 42 years in solitary confinement at Angola prison, a sentence considered the longest in U.S. history, for a crime he did not commit. Here’s how I know. While I never met Albert Woodfox, we were both in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola at the same time, and a lawsuit I filed set off the chain of events t
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Thomson Reuters has launched Westlaw Precision, its most dramatic update to the Westlaw research platform since Westlaw Edge in 2018. For this new version, Westlaw tackled the underlying issues that slow down legal research — namely lack of precision in search results, which leads to extra hours reviewing cases that aren’t relevant. Westlaw Precision, says the company, will help lawyers conduct research more than twice as fast while also reducing the risk of missing relevant cases.
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Uncover the secret to breaking language barriers and expanding your e-learning reach! This powerful use case reveals how Cesco Linguistic Services transformed 19 training modules for the Colorado Department of Early Childhood into culturally relevant courses in Arabic and Spanish—delivered on time and exceeding expectations. Learn how to localize your content seamlessly, avoid costly pitfalls, and connect with diverse audiences like never before.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
The United States and the Kingdom of Sweden Thursday filed declarations of intervention in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case of Ukraine v. Russian Federation. Human rights experts in Ukraine and across the world have accused Russia of genocide during its invasion of Ukraine. Under Article 63 of the Statute of the Court , states may intervene in the proceedings if the outcome will bind them.
LegalReader
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
According to current case law, even one employee working in the EU can activate the GDPR’s current trigger mechanism.
SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Share The court’s newest justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, omitted information regarding reimbursements and teaching income when she filed her 2014 and 2016 financial disclosures as a federal district court judge. On a newly released disclosure form , Jackson wrote that she “inadvertently omitted” the information from the previous years’ forms. Jackson’s new disclosure form, known as a “nomination filing,” was first revealed by the watchdog group Fix the Court on Wednesday.
Attorney at Work
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
The pandemic has presented opportunities to cut law firm overhead while increasing the quality of life for your people and your clients. Ah, the pandemic. It taught us so many lessons. There is a black market for toilet paper. Sourdough starter takes almost as much care as a newborn. You can make hand sanitizer at home. And every business owner learned new acronyms — PPP, EIDL and ERC, just to name a few.
Speaker: Andrew Klein
Are there mysteries lurking in your family tree? 🕵 No, not a long-lost half-brother - I'm talking about a patent family tree! IP paralegals need fast and easy ways to verify and report on essential data about foreign equivalents of US assets. Join us to master the global scope of key assets to support prosecution, portfolio management, litigation, licensing, competitive monitoring and more!
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
A European Union court Wednesday upheld a ruling that Google violated European Union (EU) competition rules. While the General Court largely upheld a European Commission (EC) decision that Google engaged in anti-competitive practices, the court lowered the previously imposed €4.3 billion fine to €4.1 billion. The EC fined Google in 2018 for anti-competitive practices in violation of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU and Article 54 of the European Economic Arena Agreement.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Every year, on your malpractice insurance application, you’re asked to identify a ‘backup attorney’ – another attorney who can help you to manage your practice for short-term (or, long-term) absences. Now, most lawyers just write down any old name, often without much thought – and, usually without asking the subject whether or not they even want to be a backup attorney.
HowAppealing
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
“What Chief Justice Roberts misses”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The Washington Post. The post “What Chief Justice Roberts misses” appeared first on How Appealing.
The Crime Report
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
If the U.S hired more police officers, the human, social and economic costs of incarceration would diminish, argue Christopher Lewis and Adaner Usmani in the American Journal of Law and Equality. In an essay entitled, “The Injustice of Under-Policing in America,” the authors argue that increasing the ratio of police officers to population would also lead to a decline in homicide and other serious crimes, as well as in officer use of force incidents.
Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor
Ready to cut through the AI hype and learn exactly how to use these tools in your legal work? Join this webinar to get practical guidance from attorney and AI legal expert, Joe Stephens, who understands what really matters for legal professionals! What You'll Learn: Evaluate AI Tools Like a Pro 🔍 Learn which tools are worth your time and how to spot potential security and ethics risks before they become problems.
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