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How to Solve Unmet Legal Needs and Restore Public Trust – A Justice Blueprint

Colin S. Levy

Frequently individuals do not even recognize when a lawyer or legal services provider might be able to help them, and those who do try to navigate the civil justice system on their own encounter insurmountable complexities. Litigation. Just as the American Bar Association amended Model Rule 1.1 Regulatory Reforms.

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2024 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

If you haven’t been watching the litigation tsunami over Meta Pixels, it’s been a sight to behold. Privacy Lawyers May Be Why We Can’t Have Nice Things. A shortened version republished in Marquette Lawyer, Fall 2024 , at 16 Speech Nirvanas on the Internet: An Analysis of the U.S. Pixel Cases. IP & Tech.

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Alcohol Abuse Among Lawyers

Legal Talk Network

The demanding work hours and challenging court cases that lawyers deal with can make them particularly vulnerable to substance use, both legal and illegal. More than 45% of lawyers experience depression during their careers. Of these individuals, almost 12% have reported suicidal thoughts. Today, Ward is sober.

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In Its First Acquisition, Paladin Picks Up Pro Bono Net’s Pro Bono Manager, A Platform Used By Large Law Firms

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In a marriage of pro bono platforms, Paladin , a company whose platform connects lawyers with opportunities to provide free legal help, has acquired Pro Bono Manager , a product developed by Pro Bono Net to enable large law firms to manage and measure their pro bono programs. Read more about Paladin on the LawNext Legal Technology Directory.

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Executive Director Erika Harold Joins Teaching Faculty for Harvard Law’s Winter Trial Advocacy Workshop

Legal Tech Monitor

“I appreciate Professor Ronald Sullivan including me in this important workshop and look forward to collaborating with and learning from my fellow faculty, who are some of the most accomplished lawyers and judges in the nation.” She graduated from Harvard Law School in 2007, where she won a Boykin C.

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Paralegal Regulation in Ontario, Canada: A Northern Experience

Legal Tech Monitor

Overview of Regulation Since 2007, the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has regulated paralegals alongside lawyers. Pursuant to LSO regulation, paralegals can provide specified legal services independent of lawyers.(1) 1) Lawyers, by contrast, are licensed to practice law, pursuant to a general license.

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New Director Named to Lead Illinois Commission on Professionalism, As Jayne Reardon Retires

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A commercial litigation attorney with the firm Meyer Capel P.C. legal system as part of the Lawyers in the Classroom program, coached students in city-wide mock trial competitions and served on the teaching faculty of Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop. Champaign, Ill., She was Miss Illinois 2002 and Miss America 2003.

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