In A Marriage of Legal Education Companies, BARBRI Acquires SkillBurst Interactive
BARBRI, one of the leading companies in the field of legal education, has acquired SkillBurst Interactive, a company that provides on-demand learning programs for law firms and corporations. “The integration…
Read More »Massachusetts Revises Its Workers’ Compensation Notice Requirement
Stephen T. Melnick discusses the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA)’s revised workers’ compensation notice for employees, which Massachusetts employers will start using Sept. 16, 2024. SHRM View (Subscription required)…
Read More »
When it comes to using generative AI and contracts, the devil is in the details
Riding the waves of ChatGPT’s explosive entrance in late 2022, a host of vendors have developed generative artificial intelligence-powered tools for use throughout the contract life cycle. “It is not…
Read More »
How to Maintain Compliance with Employment Screening Regulations
Background screening assists potential employers in identifying mismatches in culture, unqualified candidates, dishonesty, and other risks during the hiring process, traits that could trigger significant negative consequences within the organization…
Read More »
Diddy Even Bother Proof Reading? – See Also
Sean “Diddy” Combs (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images) Sean Comb’s Attorneys Didn’t Turn Off Track Changes: Not sure what they were going for! This Calls For Drastic Measures: Tradition goes…
Read More »
D.C. Circuit Reverses District Court Summary Judgment for EPA
Quick Hits The D.C. Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the EPA, finding that an employee’s blanket refusal to accept remote work as the only offered…
Read More »
India Supreme Court orders Wikipedia to remove name and photo of victim in Kolkata rape-murder case – JURIST
The Supreme Court of India directed Wikipedia on Tuesday to immediately remove the name and photograph of the victim involved in the RG Kar Medical College Hospital rape and murder…
Read More »
Immigrants’ Rights Clinic Student Reflects on Zealous Advocacy and Thoughtful Lawyering – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
Zealous Advocacy on Behalf of Clients Madison Villarreal, ’24, and Cristian Pleters Escobar, ’24, outside San Francisco Immigration Court on the day of their client’s hearing. Representing our client, D,…
Read More »
Staff Transition & Organizational Transformations • Education Law Association
Dear Colleagues, Last fall, the Education Law Association formed a strategic alliance with the public charity 1791 Delegates so that Nathan C. Walker, Ed.D. and Edwin J. Greenlee, J.D., Ph.D., and their team could provide…
Read More »“Surreal to Hear” – University Professor David Driesen on Donald Trump’s Support of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán During the Presidential Debate
University Professor David Driesen provided feedback to The Guardian on Donald Trump’s support of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and other autocratic leaders. “Viktor Orbán is known for destroying Hungarian…
Read More »
The Shrinking Ownership of Law Practice Management Technology (Part 3 of 4): Future Development and Market Opportunities
In the first two posts in this series, I have talked about the consolidation of ownership that has occurred in recent years for law practice management technology. Whereas this market…
Read More »
Workplace Law After ‘Loper’: Workplace Safety and Health Enforcement
Transcript Melanie L. Paul Principal and National Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group Leader Hi, I’m Melanie Paul. Joining me today on the microphone is Jeremy Fisher, who is of…
Read More » Generative AI could revolutionize e-discovery—but buyer beware
Typically cautious with new technology, attorneys are dipping their toes into “a sea change” of new generative artificial intelligence tools for e-discovery, says Mary Mack, CEO and chief legal technologist…
Read More »
What is Pain and Suffering Compensation Following a California Car Accident?
Did you know that about 31 million people are injured yearly across the United States because of car accidents? In California, nearly 200,000 automobile accidents result in injury annually, and…
Read More »
OECD Report on Perfluoropolyethers PFPEs Life Cycle and Data Gaps
On September 12, 2024, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a report entitled Synthesis report on understanding Perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) and their life cycle. OECD states that the report…
Read More »
UN probe finds that Venezuela authorities committed human rights violations amid post-election demonstrations – JURIST
A United Nations (UN) report revealed on Tuesday that the Venezuelan authorities’ repression of the protests against the results of the July 28 elections reached an unprecedented level of violence,…
Read More »
The Importance of Field Work in International Human Rights – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
As someone with experience studying and working in the international human rights space, dedicating an entire quarter to the Clinic was what I had most looked forward to in law…
Read More »Conference Submissions Open on February 14th! 💡💼 • Education Law Association
The Education Law Association (ELA) is excited to solicit proposals for members and non-members to offer concurrent paper presentations, roundtable discussions, poster sessions, and panels at the 70th Annual Conference…
Read More »
On LawNext: Live from Filevine’s LEX Summit: Interviews with Three of Its Leaders
In today’s episode, we feature three impromptu conversations with leaders of the case management company Filevine. Last week, I was in Salt Lake City to attend LEX Summit, the Filevine…
Read More »
What Responsibilities Do Employers Have Under New York State’s Retail Worker Safety Act?
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Retail Worker Safety Act (S. 8358B/A. 8947C) into law on Sept. 4, 2024. The Act will require covered retail employers to: Adopt a…
Read More »