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Thanks to the pandemic, law firms have embraced remote e-discovery

Three years after the reviews went home, law firms are discovering that the remote model they once viewed with great suspicion can enhance rather than endanger their projects. As a result, reviews are showing no signs of ever returning exclusively to the back room.

Aug 1, 2023 2:30 AM CDT

Return-to-office push prompts law firms to reconsider child care benefits

As calls for a return to the office grow, the stressor of juggling child care weighs heavily on working parents at law firms—namely for those whose livelihoods are often tied to billable hours.

Aug 1, 2023 1:20 AM CDT

Congressional budgeting error could slash funds for federal public defenders

Federal public defenders may have to lay off as many as 500 people as a result of a congressional budgeting error in pending spending bills.

Jul 20, 2023 11:25 AM CDT

Most class of 2019 law grads are satisfied with their jobs, but debt still affects life choices, new study says

Forty-seven percent of class of 2019 law graduates are “extremely satisfied” with their current job, up from 42% of class of 2018 graduates who were surveyed a year ago, according to a new report by the National Association for Law Placement and the NALP Foundation.

Jul 20, 2023 8:34 AM CDT

Is Biden’s latest plan to cancel student debt vulnerable to legal challenges?

President Joe Biden’s latest plan to cancel some student debt is based on a different law than the one before the Supreme Court, when it struck down a program in June. But some conservative commentators say the new plan remains vulnerable to legal attacks.

Jul 17, 2023 11:50 AM CDT

Employers not liable for spread of COVID-19 to workers’ homes, California high court says

Employers are not responsible for the spread of COVID-19 from their employees to their employees’ family members, according to a ruling from the California Supreme Court.

Jul 7, 2023 9:55 AM CDT

Judge curbs US effort to battle disinformation on social media; will ruling withstand appeal?

The federal government has appealed a federal judge’s curbs on the Biden administration’s efforts to stop misinformation on social media.

Jul 6, 2023 11:58 AM CDT

Leadership, growth and profitability in a post-pandemic era explored in new report

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Lydia Flocchini, the chief marketing officer at SurePoint Technologies, Debbie Foster, the CEO at Affinity Consulting, and Laura Wenzel, the global director of product marketing at iManage.

Jun 26, 2023 8:47 AM CDT

Law students older than 30 more likely to promote online law school courses, new report finds

According to a report released June 20 by the AccessLex Institute and Gallup, law students with different backgrounds had distinct perceptions of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jun 21, 2023 3:23 PM CDT

Lottery lawyer’s ‘luck has run out’ after sentencing judge says he is responsible for $62M in client losses

Self-described lottery lawyer Jason Kurland has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for participating in a scheme that allegedly cost his clients more than $100 million in net losses.

Jun 16, 2023 3:30 PM CDT

We ‘live on a pro se planet;’ 5th Circuit allows parents to sometimes represent children without lawyers

A federal appeals court is giving a pro se parent a chance to persuade a federal judge that she may represent her minor children without a lawyer in a federal lawsuit filed against a Texas school district.

Jun 6, 2023 12:39 PM CDT

Municipal ordinances can banish low-level offenders for petty offenses

Although St. Louis is not the only U.S. city with an exclusion law for low-level offenders, critics say these types of measures raise constitutional concerns and result in sending troubled people elsewhere—often within the same municipality—while acute social problems are ignored. Proponents of the laws say they help deter illegal activity.

Jun 1, 2023 12:50 AM CDT

Thanks to the pandemic, law firms have embraced remote e-discovery

Return-to-office push prompts law firms to reconsider child care benefits

Congressional budgeting error could slash funds for federal public defenders

Most class of 2019 law grads are satisfied with their jobs, but debt still affects life choices, new study says

Is Biden’s latest plan to cancel student debt vulnerable to legal challenges?

Employers not liable for spread of COVID-19 to workers’ homes, California high court says

Judge curbs US effort to battle disinformation on social media; will ruling withstand appeal?

Leadership, growth and profitability in a post-pandemic era explored in new report

Law students older than 30 more likely to promote online law school courses, new report finds

Lottery lawyer’s ‘luck has run out’ after sentencing judge says he is responsible for $62M in client losses

We ‘live on a pro se planet;’ 5th Circuit allows parents to sometimes represent children without lawyers

Municipal ordinances can banish low-level offenders for petty offenses

Gorsuch’s Title 42 statement is ‘a remarkable jeremiad against COVID mitigation policies,’ law prof says

Creating circuit split, 9th Circuit rules Biden had power to require vaccines for federal contractors

Removing unvaccinated potential jurors didn’t violate defendants’ Sixth Amendment rights, 4th Circuit rules

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