Attorney at Work
APRIL 22, 2025
Ask the Experts at 2Civility.org: How should I balance priorities when everything for everyone seems to be a top priority? The post Time Management Methods for Lawyers and the Duty of Diligence: Prioritizing with Purpose appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
Above The Law
APRIL 21, 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at lightning speed, and law is no exception. In Season 10, Episode 8 of “ Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I sat down with Tom Martin, founder and CEO of LawDroid, to discuss how AI legal assistants are changing the game for law firms. Toms mission is clear: help lawyers work smarter, not harder, with the power of AI.
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Attorney at Work
APRIL 22, 2025
It's an ideal time to launch a career as a freelance lawyer, but is it right for you? The post Here’s What You Need to Know About Being a Freelance Lawyer appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
NCBA
APRIL 24, 2025
By Lakisha Chichester Forging an Unconventional Path Savannah Croxton-Zweigart didnt set out to work in the legal field. With a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW), she envisioned a future in music therapy. But life had other plans. A severe case of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder forced her […] The post Paralegal Spotlight: Savannah Croxton-Zweigart first appeared on NCBarBlog.
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Get ready to master the art and science of trial preparation organization that top attorneys rely on in this exclusive webinar! Attorney and law professor, Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk through proven systems for creating comprehensive trial notebooks and binders that transform scattered case materials into a powerful command center. Learning Objectives: Strategic Organization 📊 Learn the essential sections every trial notebook needs and how to structure them for maximum clarity and acce
The Estrin Report
APRIL 21, 2025
by Chere Estrin I recently finished a chapter in my upcoming book, Power Plays for Legal Professionals: Strategies to Move Your Career Forward. It was supposed to be about dealing with authority figures in the workplace. You know, the green-eyed monster with a fancy title and a corner office. But somewhere between writing about emotional intelligence and dodging metaphorical daggers, I remembered: This wasnt a personality clash.
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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
APRIL 19, 2025
One of the primary ways that Google and other search engines connect legal consumers to law firms, is through domain authority, which is attributed to your website. You can check yours for free here. Domain authority is effectively a measure of the extent to which a search engine views you /your business (through the lens of your website) as providing relevant expert ise in your space.
Above The Law
APRIL 24, 2025
Finding Purpose Beyond Practice Many lawyers struggle with the idea of retirement. After devoting decades to building a successful practice, often working seven days a week, the thought of stepping away can feel like losing a part of your identity. The legal profession provides not just a livelihood, but a sense of purpose and standing in society. Instead of viewing retirement as the end of your career, consider it a transition to the next chapter of your professional legacy.
Attorney at Work
APRIL 24, 2025
Teddy Snyder | Even if you never utter whom or whomever aloud, you need to use it correctly in your writing. The post A Less Common But Conspicuous Mistake: Who or Whom Came Up With This? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
APRIL 19, 2025
Lawyers can get taken advantage of by vendors from time to time, in at least a couple of ways. First off, most vendors know that attorneys are really busy & just want someone else to handle things for them. That means that lawyers will often not dig into the elements of a specific contract, or learn enough about a topic to ask relevant questions.
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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
APRIL 23, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday warned that the latest wave of threats on journalists and media outlets in Indonesia has escalated, leading to a severe impact on press freedom across the country. According to HRW, these actions are against the fundamental principle of democracy and have led to nationwide outrage, with journalists criticizing the government’s unconstitutional actions.
Above The Law
APRIL 22, 2025
(Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) You’ve heard about Luigi Mangione? Of course you have — his likeness has been all over your Twitter feed, Saturday Night Live , and those Altar Candles that were in vogue for a little while. And while that shared knowledge base might make it easy for you to throw #FreeLuigi on your dating profile to show off your politics and whimsy, it makes it damn hard to compile a neutral jury to adjudicate at trial.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 23, 2025
Dear SCOTUSblog readers, As one era ends, an exciting new one begins. SCOTUSblog is delighted to announce that it has been acquired by Dispatch Media, Inc., and will round out The Dispatch s coverage of the Supreme Court and the rule of law. This blog began nearly a quarter of a century ago as a way to promote our legal work. Over the years, it has evolved into a resource on all things related to the Supreme Court, from soup-to-nuts coverage of the cases argued at the court to retirements, confi
HowAppealing
APRIL 25, 2025
“Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by federal authorities at Courthouse”: Daniel Bice of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article that begins, “Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested April 25 by federal authorities who are investigating whether she tried to help an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest after he appeared in her courtroom last week, officials confirmed.
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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
JURIST
APRIL 24, 2025
Turkish authorities brought charges on Wednesday against Joakim Medin, a Swedish journalist for Dagens ETC, for insulting the president. Medem was also charged with terror crimes, with a potential sentence of 12 years of imprisonment. Medin travelled extensively to conflict-ridden areas in Trkiye , while according to Turkish authorities allegedly promoting pro-PKK sentiments on his social media accounts and possessing promotional material to support the group.
Above The Law
APRIL 23, 2025
Unaware that you’re supposed to rip the band-aid off all at once, the embattled officials behind the California Bar Exam decided they hadn’t had enough of the non-stop cavalcade of disastrous headlines about February’s exam, so they just casually threw out there that they used AI to come up with some of the questions. Everyone’s going to be chill about this, right?
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
APRIL 19, 2025
Have you ever thought to yourself: I never can get any work done; Im always getting interrupted. Well, you feel that way, because its true. Its impossible to concentrate, when youre being interrupted constantly. On average, simply checking an email will get you off-task for 17 minutes! If you dont get any focus time, its really hard push through any project; and, the world as presently constituted, is rife with distractions.
HowAppealing
APRIL 23, 2025
“6 beers, 1 plane: Alaska Supreme Court upholds aircraft forfeiture in bootlegging case.” Patrick Gilchrist of Alaska Public Media has this report. And James Brooks of Alaska Beacon reports that “ Alaskas seizure of a bootleggers plane was legal, Supreme Court says; A decision released Friday says even a six-pack of beer causes grave societal harm.
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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
APRIL 23, 2025
A New York federal jury on Tuesday found The New York Times (NYT) not liable for libel against 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. The former Alaska governor filed suit in 2017, stating that the NYT damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her to a mass shooting in an editorial piece. The editorial piece, titled “ America’s Lethal Politics ,” written by James Bennett, included a statement saying that Palin’s political rhetoric helped incite the 2011 mass sh
Above The Law
APRIL 24, 2025
Every year, tens of thousands of students enroll in law school, each with a dream in their hearts of saving the world. Whatever their public-interest cause may be, only a select few will go on to accept a position that goes hand-in-hand with their do-gooder career goals. Some law schools, of course, are better than others when it comes to getting their graduates a leg up on the competition for one of these coveted jobs — but which ones?
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
APRIL 19, 2025
Theres usually just one time every year, when law firm owners review their revenue and profitability. Thats at the end of the year otherwise known as the time when you cant do anything about your revenue numbers, that you dont like. So, the better strategy is to review your revenue and profitability, on a regular & recurring basis. You know, so you can actually do something about what you see.
HowAppealing
APRIL 23, 2025
“Federal court temporarily blocks NC from taking steps to throw out ballots in Griffin-Riggs lawsuit; Federal courts will allow NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs to pursue her claim that her colleagues on the state’s highest court are violating voters’ constitutional rights by ruling in favor of election claims by Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin”: Will Doran of WRAL has this report.
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JURIST
APRIL 25, 2025
Amnesty International condemned Thursday the Dominican Republic’s new health protocol that requires migrants to provide documentation and pay fees to access public health services. The group argued that the new protocol is discriminatory and may violate international human rights standards. On April 6, the government announced a new health protocol consisting of 15 migration measures.
Above The Law
APRIL 23, 2025
Rankings season is officially upon us, and this time around, even U.S. News & World Report has rolled out additional rankings on top of their influential law school rankings. Given that a legal education can land the average law school graduate in up to six figures of debt, it makes sense that would-be lawyers are eager to snag Biglaw jobs, where salaries at leading firms begin at $225,000.
LawSites
APRIL 23, 2025
Eve, an AI platform for plaintiffs’ law firms, is today introducing an AI Reasoning Mode that it says can perform complex legal analysis through sophisticated step-by-step reasoning capabilities, on a par with a senior-level lawyer.
HowAppealing
APRIL 22, 2025
“Federal judges block NC Supreme Court election cure process — for now”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report. And at his “Election Law Blog,” Rick Hasen has a post titled “ 4th Circuit, on 2-1 Vote, Halts Likely Unconstitutional ‘Cure’ Order in North Carolina Supreme Court Election Contest.
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