JURIST

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Elizabeth Healthcare, a healthcare provider in Cincinnati, has authority to require employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This appears to be the first ruling in the US involving a request for an injunction against a private employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. A federal judge ruled Friday that St. The employees of St.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Four high-ranking members were expelled from Mexico by Mexican authorities and sent to Houston where they were immediately arrested by the FBI. The other members are soon to be extradited out of El-Salvador and the surrounding areas through cooperation between US and Central America law enforcement.

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JURIST

JUNE 29, 2024

The operation revealed that over the past two weeks 193 individuals, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners and other licensed medical professionals, have been charged in federal courts nationwide. In a sweeping crackdown, authorities have confiscated over $231 million in cash, luxury vehicles, gold and various other assets.

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JURIST

AUGUST 16, 2024

A US federal judge in Florida ruled on Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) impending ban on non-compete clauses in employment contracts is likely unlawful and enjoined it. In such a scenario, the judge continued, Congress must have authorized the agency to issue such rules. Natural Resources Defense Council.

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The Estrin Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

After becoming a bit more seasoned in my role, I then wandered off to seek a new position, to further my learning into other fields of law. Feeling Undervalued I began to dwell on the thought, well if that’s what other people are paying, why has my employer not offered to pay me that? I was shocked by the number that came up.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 15, 2020

You submit your paralegal resume to us in a Word file with identifying information removed, such as: your name, contact information, and employer names. That video will be emailed to you and posted on our blog for other paralegals to watch and obtain resume tips and advice that could help them draft their resume. About the Author.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday ruled that searches conducted by Russian authorities in flats and prayer halls of 14 Jehovah’s Witnesses more than ten years ago violated their fundamental rights to freedom of religion and liberty.

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JURIST

JULY 12, 2023

Eleven other prominent corporations operating within Canada are also currently undergoing scrutiny. Canada—along with other nations—aligns with this endeavor, prompting investigations to curtail the prevailing trend of human rights violations.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ethiopian authorities arrested French journalist Antoine Galindo for allegedly “conspiring with armed groups to create chaos” in the country, his employer announced Monday. The authorities accused Galindo of conspiring with two armed groups, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and Fano militia, to spread chaos in Ethiopia.

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Above The Law

MAY 15, 2025

A subscription includes access to a vast and continually updated library of over 20,000 Practice Notes authored by leading practitioners and subject-matter experts. In the example below, a query for confidentiality agreements is auto-populated with practice notes, checklists, templates, and other relevant resources.

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JURIST

MAY 27, 2022

” Among other evidence, the authors cite Russia’s denial of “the legitimacy of a distinct Ukrainian identity to the Russian public,” efforts to label Ukrainians as “Nazis” and the many allegations of war crimes against civilians carried out by Russian soldiers.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A paralegal’s role is to know the objectives of each case, to employ systems to efficiently drive it toward resolution and to keep attorneys, clients, experts, vendors, and all other stakeholders informed and invested throughout the case’s trajectory – in other words, to work their cases like a project manager.

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Attorney at Work

JULY 21, 2021

This push to return to “normal” is inevitable, even as many employers, including law firms, struggle with evolving guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and local authorities. Should employers be open to continuing the work-from-home model, a hybrid model, or simply fast-track the return to full-time office occupation? “If

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MAY 5, 2025

Yes, one could argue that there are other ways to bill clients and that it is working for some firms, depending on the type of work they do. What it means for your career growth Understanding the importance of billable hours isn’t just about doing a good job for your employer. This can lead to higher bonuses and raises.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to organizations, Algerian authorities have progressively employed the Algerian penal code’s wide definition of terrorism to prosecute activists and human rights defenders and targeted other critics among the Algerian diaspora with travel bans and extradition.

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JURIST

JULY 25, 2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW), along with 13 other human rights organizations such as Access Now and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), called on the Jordanian government on Monday to withdraw a proposed cybercrime law currently under discussion in Parliament. Article 24 increases online censorship and hinders free expression.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 4, 2022

In December 2021, Dave Ries, a frequent co-presenter with the authors, wrote an excellent summary of the cybersecurity portion of the ABA’s 2021 Legal Technology Survey Report. If a vendor tells you they can make you 100% secure, run the other way. She is a co-author of 18 books published by the ABA. . What We Learned in 2021.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

After becoming a bit more seasoned in my role, I then wandered off to seek a new position, to further my learning into other fields of law. Feeling Undervalued I began to dwell on the thought, well if that’s what other people are paying, why has my employer not offered to pay me that? Why do they feel I am less valuable?

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JURIST

AUGUST 24, 2023

.” This statement comes after a Tuesday report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) which found that Taliban de-facto authorities had been committing extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, torture and other forms of maltreatment against former members of Afghanistan’s government and security forces.

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JURIST

MAY 12, 2023

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), along with 20 other human rights organizations, issued a joint statement on Thursday calling out Lebanon’s deportation of Syrian refugees. Some of these deportees were thereafter arrested or have disappeared upon returning to Syria.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The case was brought by the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition and several plastics manufacturing companies against the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Minister of Health and the Attorney General of Canada, who argued that the government did not have the authority to add PMIs to Schedule 1.

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Above The Law

MAY 27, 2025

It’s a shame that the firm decided to scrub its site of AI mentions like a Biglaw firm talking about equal employment , because this post is exactly the sort of article that lawyers need to read. Thankfully, the Wayback machine preserved this moment in unintentionally hilarious timing for posterity.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 14, 2025

The goal is to be a paralegal that is fully developed in all aspects, so branch out even further and explore other areas of law. We receive all sorts of CLE opportunities through our local paralegal organizations or through our employers. As if one is more important than the other. Why not take them?

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

recruited and hired Motorola Solutions employees and directed them to take proprietary and trade secret information from Motorola without authorization. [W]hile The indictment alleged that Hytera.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The Taliban’s Supreme Leader, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, has issued a decree allowing his government’s courts and other prosecution authorities to enforce strict Islamic laws across the country. A large number of instances show that domestic violence causes escape from home by women in Afghanistan.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Share Gary Waetzig filed an age discrimination suit against his former employer, Halliburton. For him, the limitations on the authority of a court to act under Rule 60(b) otherwise would infringe a courts inherent and distinct power to revise its own interlocutory rulings. Alito goes on to explain why that exclusion makes sense.

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JURIST

MARCH 14, 2024

Libraries are vital institutions to each and every community in this country, and library professionals, who have dedicated their lives to protecting our right to read, are facing threats to their employment and well-being.

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JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2021

Vaccination records are to be made available upon request by a local health authority in the event of an investigation. The tests must be authorized for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or operate in accordance with Laboratory Developed Test requirements of the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 17, 2022

Gretchen Whitmer has signed two bills ( HB 4631 and HB 4632 ) that expand civil forfeiture at airports, making it much easier for law enforcement to seize, and permanently keep, cash and other valuables from travelers without requiring a conviction, Forbes reports.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Let’s start with the current state of unemployment and hiring challenges that employers are having right now. For example, when you’re reading the discovery responses and the other side objects or they say they will respond at a future date with more complete information, make a note to follow up to see if that ever happened.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In the latest iteration of its crackdown against individuals and organization viewed as unfriendly to the Kremlin, Russia on Thursday designated a disparate group of activists, satirists, and others as “foreign agents.” Among those named were Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Veronika Nikulshina of the activist group Pussy Riot.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

JANUARY 25, 2022

Your resume is not the same as an employment application. Your resume is not an employment application – it’s a mechanism to get you to the point of the job search where you’re filling out an employment application. Maybe you only list the last 10 years to show job stability and some other transferrable skills.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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. In other words, the U.S would have about 370,000 prisoners and 1.1

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The Estrin Report

MAY 13, 2024

It implicitly suggests that only licensed attorneys hold value or expertise within the legal realm , while others are relegated to a subordinate status.” Paralegals, legal assistants, and other support staff are relegated to a subordinate position by the very language used to describe them. The post Non-Lawyer?

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 10, 2023

Employers value things such as this because it shows that you can be committed and follow through, which are essential qualities needed to be a successful paralegal. Even if you know it’s not the one for you, take something from each job you’re at while keeping an eye out for other opportunities. Go into the meeting confident.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

APRIL 8, 2022

These are the qualifications that clients, attorneys, and other professionals see in day-to-day interactions with the paralegal. Attending webinars presented by paralegal associations , bar associations, and other providers on subjects outside a paralegal’s field of law is a great way to broaden their legal understanding.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 7, 2021

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of legislation on Tuesday to enable the Employment Development Department (EDD) better detect and prevent fraud, and protect unemployment benefits claimants from identify theft. The governor hopes these bills will better prepare the state to respond to future economic downturns.

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