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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.
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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

Legaltech News

Address or Eliminate? Legal Service Providers Diverge on Change Management Approaches

Given the change management and the training challenges that comes with legal tech adoption, some vendors are beginning to include service management in their offerings, while others are looking with doing away with the need for training altogether.
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Legaltech News

Legal Tech Must Shift Focus from Cutting Legal Costs to Controlling Them

Software providers should refocus on helping lawyers deliver more value from every dollar spent on legal services, rather than the traditional focus on cutting costs.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Legal Departments Could Cut Costs by Sending More Work to Paralegals, Report Says

"The question is, 'If they see paralegals as a great way to save money for insourced work, why do they not also see that for outsourced work?'" said legal ops analyst Nathan Cemenska.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

A Busy Legal Tech Week: The Product and Company Announcements You May Have Missed

This week, in conjunction with the first in-person Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) conference since 2019, has been one of the busiest legal tech news weeks in a while. Here's what came through LTN's inbox in recent days.
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