Juliette Gillespie is Law Editor at the New Jersey Law Journal. She is responsible for contributed content and special sections. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @JGillespieNJLJ.
May 27, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Are Young Associates Losing Out in the Legal Industry's 'New Normal'?Newer lawyers will have to work harder to be seen and get the mentoring they need to flourish. Firms, for their part, must recognize the limitations inherent with remote work and provide ample opportunities for their young talent to make personal connections.
By Darin Morgan
7 minute read
May 26, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Letter Perfect: Ethics by InitialsFor the past 10 years, my work has brought me regularly into the backyard of the Office of Attorney Ethics, where, in a surprising demonstration of modernity, acronyms have littered the landscape since deep in the last century.
By Marc Garfinkle
6 minute read
May 26, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Title Insurance: Coverage for the Right of Vehicular AccessThere are occasions when we as practitioners may be confronted with a client who has purchased land only to discover—after the fact—there is no means of vehicular access. What are the potentially applicable "covered risks" and defenses?
By Stephen Hankin
8 minute read
May 24, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
BAR REPORT - NJSBA installs new slate of officersCarmagnola becomes Association president; Lawrence is president-elect; Yonta is immediate past president
By New Jersey State Bar Association
4 minute read
May 21, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
In Municipal Court, the Times They Are A-Changin'Seemingly, nothing less than a catastrophic event, some natural disaster, would have had to occur before it would be possible to disabuse us of the concept of "home rule" in our municipal court system. But that event did occur—the coronavirus pandemic.
By Peter H. Lederman
5 minute read
May 20, 2021 | Corporate Counsel
The Secret Life of Lawyers: Legal Comes Under the Digital MicroscopeFor better or worse, and whether lawyers like it or not, with the advent of the Digital Transformation revolution, the Legal isolation bubble has finally burst.
By Tom Barnett
5 minute read
May 20, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
How to Prove a Claim Pursuant to the NJ Nursing Home ActThe Appellate Division recently provided a roadmap for proving a claim and obtaining an award of attorney fees pursuant to the New Jersey Nursing Home Responsibilities and Residents' Rights Act.
By Richard J. Talbot and Abbott Brown
10 minute read
May 19, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Need a Referral? The Virtual Lawyer in the Time of COVID-19The age of the virtual lawyer, office staff, judiciary, etc., is in full swing and, by many accounts, embraced. Unfortunately, it took a pandemic to get us here.
By Thomas D. Baldwin
8 minute read
May 17, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Law and Severe Mental Illness in the Child-Removal Decision Making ProcessWhen Child Protective Services becomes involved in a case in which either the parent and/or child may have psychiatric issues, how well trained and prepared are they to make informed, reasonable decisions about removal?
By Christine M. Sarteschi and Daniel Pollack
7 minute read
May 17, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
BAR REPORT - Meet NJSBA 2021–2022 President Domenick CarmagnolaA committed advocate ready to help profession emerge from pandemic, address well-being crisis and nurture new attorneys
By New Jersey State Bar Association
8 minute read
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