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Morning Docket: 11.05.24

Above The Law

* "Several Big Law firms treat nonequity lawyers as full partners for tax purposes" without giving them the share of profits the actual partners in the firm receive. Bloomberg Law News ] * Texas loses bid to bar DOJ from sending monitors to ensure the state abides by voting laws.

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Former BigLaw operations manager pleads guilty to using law firm credit card for personal purchases

ABA Journal

A former office operations manager at Morrison & Foerster pleaded guilty to felony mail fraud Wednesday for using a law firm credit card to make…

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How to Communicate Criminal History to Potential Employer

Paralegal.edu

Law firms typically refrain from reviewing or selecting candidates with a misdemeanor or felony conviction for drugs, assault, theft, burglary, trespass, and any offenses involving weapons. These are considered crimes of “moral turpitude.”

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Paralegal Career Choice: Public Service or Private Practice

Paralegal Bootcamp

The bureaus are often divided into divisions, Felony Trial, Special Prosecutions, Sexual Violence / Child Protection, and Investigations. As a graduate of Bradley University, she began her legal career at the law firm of McDermott, Will and Emery in Chicago. Each office and District is unique and will vary.

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Washington State Faces Defense Attorney Shortages

The Crime Report

The county’s Office of Public Defense has a waiting list of around 80 felony cases, and this is the third month without any qualified attorneys to assign to new cases. Judges also have the power to assign private law firm attorneys, with the counties having to foot the bill.

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Botched robbery leads to latest test of what constitutes “crime of violence”

SCOTUSBlog

Under the so-called “elements clause,” a crime of violence is any felony that “has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another.” United States (which trimmed the definition of “violent felony” in the Armed Career Criminal Act). law firm in 2019.

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Public Defender Shortages Reaching Critical Levels: Report

The Crime Report

As a result of the shortages of public defenders in New Mexico, attorneys have had to represent 156 cases per year and work about 13 hours per case, regardless of whether the case is a misdemeanor or felony, the report details. . ” New Mexico and Oregon. hours per workday, and lawyers in Oregon would need to put in 26.6

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