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New Approaches to Outsourced Labor

Employees are the lifeblood of an organization. Companies, including law firms, are rightfully attempting to navigate what the past two years have meant to the labor force and make sense of the changes to the landscape so that they can successfully manage their businesses. Included in this mix are outsourcing service providers.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Three Big Things for the Florida Legal Recruiting Market

Florida has the fourth largest economy in the country and poised to have a boon over the next few years due to many factors. There is a lot of legal work coming down the pike. Strategically recruiting talented lawyers should be on every law firm's agenda for 2022 and 2023.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In Novel Ruling, Superior Court Finds Mask Mandates Didn't Violate Defendant's Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation

The defendant claimed his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was violated when the judge "refused to modify COVID-19 procedures consistent with surrounding jurisdictions," because the jury "could not assess the witness['] credibility by observing their behavior," the opinion said.
4 minute read

International Edition

'Question Your Lawyers' To Improve Firms' Legal Ops Offerings, General Counsel Urged

At this week's Women, Influence and Power in Law conference, one panel discussed their best advice to implement legal operations into a law department.
2 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Denies Law Grad's Claims That She Was Held To 'a Higher Standard Than a Simple Pro Se Litigant'

"Plaintiff pro se may have graduated from law school but she has never practiced one day of law, and in fact, has never been licensed to practice due to her having failed the bar exam five times, however the defendant and this court seem to want to attribute to her the very skills she has been told by private bar exam tutors she lacks, and are the cause of her repeated bar exam failures, especially the capability to read, understand and comply with the rules, while utilizing those rules to express her contentions and communicate effectively," the plaintiff argued.
4 minute read

Law.com

Following State Disbarment for Alleged Misuse of Funds, Veteran Attorney Is Also Disbarred in Federal Court

Richard W. Gannett has maintained that his due process rights were violated during state ethics proceedings because his counsel was ineffective.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Parley Pro CEO Olga Mack Builds More Bridges With LexisNexis Deal

"Allowing business and legal professionals to understand what they have and what they can do today to make their future better is what you should expect from this partnership," Mack said.
6 minute read

The Recorder

State Bar Pushes Ahead With Paraprofessional Program Despite Opposition

Trustees endorsed changes to the proposal, which still must be reviewed by the California Supreme Court and the Legislature.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Father and Mother Know Best: Juggling Parenting, Working and Learning Your Firm's Work Policies

An associate thinking of making a lateral move—and thinking of starting a family—should review potential firms' parental leave policies.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Honor Slade McLaughlin by Taking Care of Yourself

We all have the joy and burden of the professional human experience. But that experience provides us lessons we can incorporate into our mindset and into our perspective so that we can continue to grow as human beings.
11 minute read

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