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Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad leads Yazidi-Americans in lawsuit against French cement manufacturer

JURIST

the world’s largest cement manufacturer, pleaded guilty in a New York federal court for paying $5.92 ” Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and veteran US diplomat Lee Wolosky represent the plaintiffs in this case. In 2022, French conglomerate Lafarge S.A.,

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Being an Innovative Lawyer 

The Estrin Report

By Lawrence Pascoe Compared to other businesses, lawyers have not evolved in how they serve their clients Let’s be honest; the way lawyers serve their clients has not changed much , not just from the late 1970s when I started practicing law but probably since the 1200s when England passed laws regulating the conduct of the legal profession.

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Top Lawyers: Sheila Murphy of Focus Forward Consulting On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law

The Estrin Report

Lawyers must be able to be strong advocates for themselves, as well as their clients. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? How important is it for a lawyer to go to a top-tier school? And it worked.

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Uvalde shooting victim’s father and school employee take legal steps against gunmaker

JURIST

The father of an Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim and a school employee Friday took legal steps against Daniel Defense, an American arms manufacturer whose AR-15 style rifle was used in the Robb Elementary School shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead. ” This includes any marketing geared towards teens and children.

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Targeting an Industry Niche

Attorney at Work

I recall a lawyer who wanted to pursue a niche of trademark issues related to T-shirts. Unfortunately, there were no clothing manufacturers in his city. The beauty of industry organizations is you sometimes find yourself as the only lawyer, or one of just a few lawyers, in the group. Evaluate potential opportunities.

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Retired NFL player’s lead counsel removed for attempting to ‘manufacture discord,’ judge says

ABA Journal

A Mississippi judge on Thursday removed one of retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s lawyers in a state civil lawsuit involving misspent welfare funds. In her…

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In the post-AI legal world, what will lawyers do?

LLRX

Jordan Furlong writes - the legal profession is about to go through what manufacturing already has. In the next few years, legally trained generative AI will replace lawyer labour on a scale we’ve never seen before. Today, the machine needs lawyers to carefully review its efforts. Within two years, I doubt it will.

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