ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Utah , Illinois and Colorado also put in place fees for permits prior to the commencement of sequestration activities, and for the operation of sequestration itself. Alabama , Pennsylvania , Illinois , Utah all established propose funds, which among other things, are used to monitor and govern sequestration activities.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Winners have been named for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico. Justice Deno Himonas , Utah Supreme Court. Priori Legal. Startup Legal Garage. Honorable Mention. Neota Logic.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 29, 2025

According to the 2019 Task Force on the Delivery of Legal Services report which recommended the creation of the ABS program, there is a decline in the representation of individuals in the people law sector. Specifically the lack of legal services for low-income individuals and rural communities.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The online behemoth has been authorized to dispense legal advice in Arizona and Utah.

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ABA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A Stanford Law School study published today of regulatory reforms in Utah and Arizona finds that they are “spurring substantial innovation,” that they are critical to serving lower-income populations, and that they do not pose any substantial risk of consumer harm. Who will be served by those innovations?

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LawSites

JUNE 6, 2023

That set her down a path that led her last year to found Rasa Legal , an innovative justice tech company, licensed under Utah’s legal services sandbox, that is making the process of expunging a criminal record simple and affordable. Last month, Inc.

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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Bob Denney was a kind, generous and insightful man who had his finger on the pulse of the legal profession like no one else. For nearly 30 years, Bob published a newsletter under the banner of “What’s Hot and What’s Not” in the legal profession. Legal fees paid by cryptocurrency. No Reading Yet. Regulatory reform.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As I survey the legal profession broadly, and the world of legal tech and innovation specifically, I see uncertainty and inertia. It is as if we are serving time in a legal tech limbo. After all, it was a good year for the legal tech industry. Overall, the legal tech industry saw unprecedented growth.

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CourtTechBulletin

MARCH 11, 2021

Legal technology writer Molly McDonough posted an article about the Utah Outreach Court ( [link] ). That court takes a courtroom to the litigants, in some instances to the homeless person's campsite, using a repurposed mobile command center vehicle and tents. Read more ».

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LawSites

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Similar to regulatory reform initiatives in Utah and Arizona, the Washington Supreme Court has entered an order approving a pilot program that will allow companies and nonprofits that are not owned by lawyers to provide legal services under carefully monitored conditions. The court’s order (Order 25700-B-721), entered Dec.

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LawSites

MARCH 13, 2024

Training kicked off last month in Arizona for a new class of legal advocates who will work at community-based organizations throughout the state to provide free limited-scope legal help to clients in domestic violence and housing matters. Related: LawNext Episode 60: Innovation for Justice Director Stacy Rupprecht Jane.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Constandinos (Deno) Himonas, the Utah Supreme Court justice who spearheaded the state’s first-of-its-kind regulatory sandbox to license new forms of legal services and providers, is retiring from the court. 29 letter to Utah Gov. 29 letter to Utah Gov. ” Listen: I interviewed Himonas and John R. .”

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LawSites

JANUARY 6, 2025

5, in a move to enhance access to justice, the Supreme Court of the state of Washington issued a historic order authorizing a regulatory reform pilot program by which entities not owned by lawyers will be able to deliver legal services. The move makes Washington only the third state, after Utah and Arizona, […]

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Paralegal Bootcamp

AUGUST 19, 2021

This involves client representation, offering legal advice (solicited or otherwise), and drafting legal documents. Offering Legal Advice. The definition of legal advice as a concept tends to be vague and ambiguous. The definition of legal advice as a concept tends to be vague and ambiguous. Negotiating Client Fees.

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LawSites

MARCH 15, 2023

During his tenure, he drove a number of innovations around innovation and technology, including the launch of LawX, a legal design lab committed to tackling access-to-justice issues with solutions that address pressing legal problems such as debt collection, eviction and asylum.

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LawSites

APRIL 29, 2021

Eight students in the LawX legal design lab at BYU Law have developed an online resource, called Goodbye Record , that is designed to address flaws in the process for expunging criminal records in Utah and potentially other states as well. Plans To Go National. “It is such a powerful example of design thinking and application.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Current restrictions on how lawyers structure their businesses stand in the way of meaningful access to justice for many Americans, so states should follow the lead of Utah and Florida and test out innovative law firm business models through regulatory sandboxes, says Zachariah DeMeola at the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System. (..)

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Broadcast Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

On February, 18, 2010, David Oxenford conducted a seminar for the Utah Broadcasters Association on legal issues that affect radio and television broadcasters. First, David summarized the various broadcasting legal and policy issues pending before the FCC and Congress. David's PowerPoint presentation will be available here soon.

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LawSites

AUGUST 12, 2021

Innovation for Justice , a legal innovation lab focused on social justice, launched at the University of Arizona James E. Innovating Legal Services, in which students will create a Medical Debt Policy Scorecard that inventories the medical debt policies in all 50 states and ranks states based on existing consumer protections.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 25, 2022

Regulatory reform is needed to make sure there is coverage for “legal deserts” where citizens have access to few or no law firms. Legal experts call these “legal deserts.” ” What Do Legal Deserts Mean for Citizens Who Need Help? Access to legal services is going down. There are 1.3

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Mississippi has legalized medical marijuana for debilitating conditions. Utah's clean slate law might be a bit of help. Utah's clean slate law might be a bit of help. Who lives in Utah, of course. [ Californians look to legal solutions to deal with their feral hog problem. Bleeding Cool ]. Record keeping you down?

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

With both Arizona and Utah now allowing nonlawyers to deliver legal services through alternative business structures, the American Bar Association today issued a formal ethics opinion that addresses the question of whether lawyers outside those states may passively invest in an ABS. may the lawyer passively invest in an ABS?

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Legal Research is Easy

MAY 2, 2025

The problem is that what Friend was doing was providing legal advice. Specifically, under California Business and Professions Code (BPC) section 6126 , UPL occurs when someone who is not a licensed attorney provides legal services or advises clients on legal matters and is punishable for up to 6 months in jail.

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Diane Drain

JANUARY 22, 2023

September 1, 2023: TILA Disclosures re Index Rates; California Garnishment ; Minnesota Debt Collection December 1, 2023: Bankruptcy December 31, 2023: Utah Data Privacy Musings by Diane Consumer legal protections are rare.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Among the most divisive issues facing the legal profession today is that of revising the rules that regulate law practice – and more specifically the questions of whether to liberalize the rules to allow those who are not licensed lawyers to own law practices or to engage in the practice of law. Now, Stanford Law School’s Deborah L.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

* Missouri's “Make Murder Legal Act” was kind enough to not actually become a law. Prescriptive law is just what the doctor ordered: Utah has lower rate of crashes after setting a more restrictive blood alcohol limit. [ Had us worried there for a bit. [ USA Today].

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Broadcast Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2011

Last week, I conducted two sessions in Salt Lake City for the Utah Broadcasters Association, one on the legal issues to be considered in connection with broadcasters' use of the digital media, and a second updating broadcasters on all the legal and regulatory issues that they face from Washington with their over-the-air operations.

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LawSites

APRIL 14, 2022

Filevine , a Utah-based case management company founded in 2014 with an initial focus on litigation and personal injury law, has raised $108 million in a Series D funding round that it says will help fuel its expansion more deeply into big law, insurance defense, corporate, governmental, and nonprofit legal counsel teams.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Nationally, slavery is still legal in the United States for people in prison. Three states have already passed similar legislation, including Nebraska, Utah and Colorado. Jimmy Jackson (front) with a work crew at Angola prison. Photo by Ron Levine/Prisoners of Age.

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

He will also oversee the company’s alternative business structure initiatives in the UK and as part of the Utah regulatory sandbox, seek ABS designation in Arizona, and play a key role in executing Rocket Lawyer’s plans to use artificial intelligence to accelerate lawyer productivity. We are excited to have him join our team.”

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ABA Journal

MARCH 4, 2025

At least 27 law firms and businesses may be leaving a Utah program that permits nontraditional legal services providers to operate in the state, including…

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Above The Law

MARCH 27, 2023

* "This is our third major financial crisis," said Sullivan's Mitchell Eitel describing his experience weathering the legal fallout of economic troubles. Courthouse News Service ] * "Utah governor: Social media law limiting minors' access not 'foolproof.'" Maybe we were all onto something. Maybe we were all onto something. percent.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

Now, over the course of time, cracks have been made in that armor, as organizations like LegalZoom have addressed services for legal consumers in an entirely different way – by focusing on products (document delivery), at more cost-effective prices than most law firms are willing to offer.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Utah will receive $750,000, Massachusetts will receive $732,000 and Rhode Island will receive $50,000. Your gift of $50, $100, $200 or $500 will help JURIST to keep its legal news and commentary free and accessible to a worldwide public. It’s an important month for nonprofits like JURIST that rely on donor support. DONATE NOW.

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LawSites

JULY 27, 2022

During a question-and-answer session following her speech, I asked her about the stalled efforts to bring about reform in California and what the Supreme Court could do to move the issue forward, particularly in light of the leading roles taken by the supreme courts of Arizona and Utah to bring about reforms in those states.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For some employees of legal tech companies, the holidays have been far from merry, as their employers have trimmed headcounts and sent out layoff notices. The exact number of layoffs in legal tech are unknown. So, although this may not be a comprehensive list of recent legal tech layoffs, here are the ones that have been reported.

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