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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

When most people think of a law degree, they envision a career in traditional fields such as litigation,corporate law, or criminal defense. However, a law degree offers a versatile skill set that can be applied across various industries and professions. However, only 51% were working in law firms. 2 The ABA reported 7.6%

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What is the Stored Communications Act? Understanding the SCA & Subpoena Compliance

Percipient

When law enforcement serves a warrant or a civil litigant serves a subpoena seeking your company’s electronically stored information, is your organization prepared to properly respond? With the prevalence of computer use by the 1980s, the original law became outdated and needed to be revised. See e.g. Low v. LinkedIn Corp.,

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Building a Digital Future: Is America Ready for a Federal Digital Bill of Rights?

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

California , mandating that law enforcement obtain a warrant before searching digital information and underscoring the critical need for privacy protections in the digital age. [1] Even enforcement of online privacy law at the state level has had its struggles. 2] A nationwide digital bill of rights could be the solution.

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Section 230 Once Again Immunizes Google’s Search Results–Metroka v. PA Law Enforcement

Eric Goldman

” The court summarizes: “Google has immunity from her state law claims, as it cannot be held liable for search engine results showing a third party’s statement.” 2012 WL 4863696 (D. 2012); Merritt v. Lexis Nexis, 2012 WL 6725882 (E.D. 2012); Nieman v. 2012 WL 3201931 (C.D.

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Where Do Lawyers Work Today? The Ethics and Acceptance of Working Remotely

Attorney at Work

In small law firms, where lifestyle mattered somewhat more, there was pushback against remote teams, too. A larger concern was for lawyers who wanted to work while physically present in a state where they were not licensed. There was a legitimate unauthorized practice of law issue to analyze.

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2023 Quick Links: Section 230

Eric Goldman

Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. Therefore, as MindGeek’s motion to dismiss concerns only questions of law, no discovery is required to rule on the motion to dismiss.

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eDiscovery and Technology

Discovery Advocate

In 2012, the ABA modified Rule 1.1 To refresh your recollection, in 2009, the American Bar Association (ABA) created the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 to review the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the U.S. system of lawyer regulation regarding technology advancement and global legal practice developments.