Paralegal Bootcamp

OCTOBER 16, 2023

How School Helped Me Build a Strong Foundation 1. Legal Research and Writing In my first year of studying Paralegal Studies, my school provided us with Westlaw/LexisNexis (legal research software) that we used for legal research purposes. Get tips on improving your paralegal writing skills.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It was a bathroom break that inspired Bradley Neal , a 3L at The George Washington University Law School , to develop a product that uses generative AI to help law students better understand and brief cases. Returning to class after a visit to the bathroom, he had lost the thread of the case the professor was discussing.

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LLRX

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Justia’s mission is to make the law and legal resources free for all. In keeping with this mission, the Justia Portal offers free access to statutes from all 50 states, cases from federal courts and the highest state courts, legal guides, and more! law schools and the law school admissions process.

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Above The Law

MAY 8, 2024

CNN ] * Columbia Law School still feels good about its graduates despite clerkship boycott from 13 conservative judges. Hey, as long as Columbia grads understand how to perform basic legal research they're still a leg up on the judges themselves. Bloomberg Law News ] The post Morning Docket: 05.08.24

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LawSites

DECEMBER 14, 2021

5, 2011, LexisNexis formally launched Lexis Advance , its next-generation legal research platform, which succeeded the research platform formerly called Lexis. But with its formal launch of Lexis Advance, Lexis dropped those various targeted offshoots for a single Lexis Advance designed for legal professionals in any setting.

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LLRX

AUGUST 27, 2024

David Colarusso founded and co-directs the Suffolk University Law School's Legal Innovation & Technology (LIT) Lab. By training he is an attorney and science educator. LLRX is pleased to share what Colarusso states is not a traditional syllabus, because this class he is teaching is not a traditional class.

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C|M|LAW Library

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Want to practice your legal research skills and learn some new ones? Well if you answered yes, you should get a Lexis Legal Research Certification. The certification is an excellent way to prove you can perform online legal research efficiently and effectively to potential employers.

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C|M|LAW Library

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Want to practice your legal research skills and learn some new ones? If you answered yes, consider Lexis Legal Research Certification. The certification is an excellent way to prove you can perform online legal research efficiently and effectively to potential employers.

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 13, 2021

Lucy Bassli | ( @lucybassli ) | Founder and Principal at InnoLaw Group, PLLC ; Law Department Management Consultant at NextLaw In-House Solutions ; and Legal Strategy Advisor at LawGeex. Rebecca Benavides | Director Legal Business and Strategy at Microsoft.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 9, 2022

They are responsible for: Drafting documents/agreements Corresponding with clients Meeting with clients for the signing of documents Legal Research Using eDiscovery software Representing individuals in small matters Administrative duties. Here’s the interesting part. The duties change significantly depending on the province you are in.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Let me give you an example: A couple of months ago, my client, one of the biggest law firms in the world, called me and told me they wanted a “Professional Development Innovative Specialist.” I had no idea what this was, who hires, what industry it was in much less why it belonged in a law firm. Starting next week??? Seriously??

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Just three weeks after introducing its generative AI legal research product Lexis+ AI , LexisNexis is keeping the momentum going, today introducing two more products that use generative AI. Also, after testing of the product by a core group of law school faculty, LexisNexis is now expanding access at U.S.

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C|M|LAW Library

MARCH 22, 2022

The Legal History and Rare Books Special Interest Section (LHRB) of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), in cooperation with Gale , a Cengage Company, is conducting its annual Morris L. Essays may be on any topic related to legal history, rare law books, or legal archives.

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MyCase

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

While your time in law school gave you a strong legal foundation, chances are you didnt learn much about the numerous lawyer tools that can simplify your job. For instance, marketing may not seem essential when youre pontificating about substantive issues in law school.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

That would also help you figure out whether you want to use your paralegal certificate working in a law firm or look at alternative options for paralegal careers. You will likely make a higher salary if you go to work for a larger law firm, but the problem is that it’s harder to get that job at a larger law firm.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 28, 2022

Attorney at Work’s “Women in Law” series focuses on successful women lawyers who have carved a path for themselves in the legal industry and beyond. Associate Regional Chief Legal Officer. Stetson University College of Law, J.D. It was this experience that first ignited my passion for the law. Meet Elena Kohn.

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LawSites

MARCH 11, 2024

Reasonable minds can quibble over that number – some say it is exaggerated – but no one doubts or disputes that the legal system falls dramatically short of serving those who need it, not just for those with low incomes, but also for the middle class and small businesses. The other is the continuing lack of public access to the law.

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LawSites

JULY 19, 2023

I say “fortunately” because, as I wrote when last year’s list was announced, the Fastcase 50 is probably the best-available roster of those who are leading the charge on innovation in law. Ben Alarie , Professor & Osler Chair in Business Law, University of Toronto Faculty of Law; Founder & CEO, Blue J Legal.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, are often a methodological opportunity for socio-legal research. We hope to explore the ways Covid-19 restrictions affect cross-border families, and the role of the law, in different countries, in shaping this impact and in challenging it. Yuko Nishitani, Kyoto Univiertys Law School.

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LawTechnologyToday

MARCH 17, 2021

Every Monday and Wednesday, we will be featuring a woman from our class of 2021. Jennifer Wondracek is the Director of the Law Library, Professor of Legal Research and Writing at Capital University Law School. As my career progressed, I accepted more and more challenges and opportunities in legal tech.

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LawSites

AUGUST 9, 2023

As the American Association of Law Libraries wrapped up its annual conference in Boston last month, I checked out of my hotel and made my way through the Prudential Center shopping mall that connects the Hynes Convention Center to the various hotels that hosted the conference’s attendees.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Chloe Field joined the Sabin Center as a Legal Fellow to contribute to the Center’s work addressing climate risk and resilience in the financial sector. Working with the Initiative on Climate Risk and Resilience Law she will focus on federal and state regulatory efforts to address climate-related financial risks. She received her J.D.

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Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Lets dive into the details to ensure your submission demonstrates your strengths and legal acumen perfectly. Indicate whether it was a law school assignment, part of your work at a law firm, a published article, or another type of legal writing.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This is why most law firms don’t hire a paralegal graduate without experience right out of paralegal school. You only learn how to be a professional and a very basic understanding of legal research and some drafting. It will not enable you to be a paralegal without proper training and experience.

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SimplyLawJobs

JULY 7, 2021

Russell Sandberg is a Professor of Law at Cardiff University, we recently caught up with Russell who kindly shared with us an insight into his average day as a professor of law and advice for those looking to pursue a legal career. Why did you choose to pursue a legal career? And I haven’t stopped since!

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LawTechnologyToday

AUGUST 3, 2022

Dyane O’Leary is the Associate Professor of Legal Writing; Director Legal Innovation & Technology Concentration at Suffolk University Law School. Three points to summarize you and your work in legal tech. How did you become involved in legal tech? How did you become involved in legal tech?

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Avianca , and in the wake of all the publicity those cases have received, you would think most lawyers would have gotten the message not to rely on ChatGPT for legal research, at least not without checking the results. Farwell , the lawyer filed three separate legal memoranda that cited and relied on fictitious cases.

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Patently O

JANUARY 4, 2024

Hsuanyeh Law Group v. 2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. In American Institute of Physics v.

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LLRX

JANUARY 18, 2024

Duke Law School Center for the Study of the Public Domain, Director Jennifer Jenkins heralds that on January 1, 2024 thousands of copyrighted works from 1928 entered the US public domain, along with sound recordings from 1923. How is trademark law involved? They will be free for all to copy, share, and build upon.

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Legal Writing Launch

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Choosing the perfect legal writing sample can determine your success in a job application, whether for a law firm or a governmental agency. Your submitted writing sample not only represents your ability to construct logical arguments but also reflects your attention to detail, technical proficiency, and overall legal acumen.

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CARET Legal

APRIL 12, 2024

The answer lies in law firm management software. Running a law firm is no small feat. Amidst all these responsibilities, it’s important to remember that your attorneys are there to do what they do best – provide exceptional legal advice, represent clients, and win cases.

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LawSites

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Yesterday, Allen & Overy , one of the world’s largest law firms, announced that it had integrated the legal artificial intelligence product Harvey into its global practice, where it will by used by more than 3,500 lawyers across 43 offices operating in multiple languages. And that’s kind of the point.

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C|M|LAW Library

MARCH 7, 2023

The Legal History and Rare Books Special Interest Section (LHRB) of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), in cooperation with Gale , a Cengage Company, is conducting its annual Morris L. Essays may be on any topic related to legal history, rare law books, or legal archives.

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Legal Research is Easy

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

T he other day as I was doing my Librarian thing, I happened to stop and talk with a student here at the law school. Unofficially, AmJur Trials is was awesome - simply one of the best resources a legal practitioner can use to prepare for trial. Seems she was freezing. Except that laying right next to her was a jacket.

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LawSites

JANUARY 2, 2024

Their decisions often turn on whether a lower court has abused its discretion or on questions about how the law should develop. It was not until 1989, he notes, that the judicial branch finally provided PCs to secretaries in judges’ chambers and ensured there was at least one PC available to be shared by each judge’s law clerks.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 23, 2022

We are thrilled to welcome Matthew Eisenson to the Sabin Center, where his work will focus on leading and expanding the Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative (RELDI), which uses legal research and engagement to support siting utility- and community-scale renewable energy facilities and associated transmission and storage equipment.

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Legal Research is Easy

MARCH 5, 2020

For those not in the know, I'm no longer with the county law library helping the legions of pro se litigants, attorneys, judges, senators, representatives who would walk through the front door. Nope, now I work at a law school trying to help in-grateful students understand the "how" of legal research.

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