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Judges Chime in on Proposed E-Discovery Amendments
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Nothing draws a crowd of lawyers like the chance to listen to judges, especially when the agenda includes the likes of United States District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin and Magistrate Judge James Francis IV , both of the Second District of New York, and Circuit Judge Peter Flynn, Circuit Court of Cooke County, Chancery Division, Illinois State Courts.
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Ten Lessons From Athletes to Excel in the Boardroom: Part I
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, May 20, 2013
I had lunch recently with a lawyer who had been a standout athlete. The conversation underscored a realization, based on almost 30 years in the legal profession, that many of the most successful partners, CEOs, general counsel and law firm leaders who I have worked with have athletic backgrounds.
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American College of Trial Lawyers Leads the Way on Access to Justice
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, May 17, 2013
In 2009, at the instigation of then-Chancellor Sayde Ladov, the Philadelphia Bar Association created a Civil Gideon Task Force to study problems of access to justice.
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Subsequent Mortgagees Get No Satisfaction From Forged Statement
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, May 17, 2013
In Secured Lending 101, we learn that the general rule is "first in time, first in right." Well, how does one determine who is "first in time"? Generally, secured lenders may rely on state and county recording offices to determine the priority of their lien against a borrower's property.
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Lean in and Promote the Future of Women in the Profession
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, May 16, 2013
We have all read the myriad articles recounting the depressing statistics about the gender gap in the legal profession. We could lament that, despite the fact that more than half of incoming law school students are women, barely 15 percent of equity partners and just 26 percent of nonequity partners at the nation's most prestigious law firms are women. We could sigh as we hear that nearly half of the women in the profession leave mid-career and do not return to the practice. Or, as Sheryl Sandberg suggests in her new book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead — which was recently released to much fanfare and has caused quite a stir in executive suites and feminist circles — we could "lean in" and figure out how to get women a seat at the table in leadership positions in the legal profession.
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How the Predictive Coding Process Will Affect Paralegals
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Technology-assisted review and the predictive coding process have transformed the discovery process of litigation in ways that were inconceivable even a decade ago. In fact, if you look up the definitions of technology-assisted review and predictive coding in Black's Law Dictionary, Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage, or the Wolters Kluwer Bouvier Law Dictionary, you will be forced to look elsewhere. This lack of definition does not minimize the importance of these concepts, but instead reflects the speed at which technology is changing.
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What to Do When Property Seized in a Criminal Case Lives and Breathes
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Criminal sentences usually, but not always, provide for the forfeiture of the animals upon a conviction for animal cruelty but that usually occurs months, and sometimes years, after the animals are seized.
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Workplace Bullying: Managing the Organizational Playground
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Workplace bullying is a pervasive problem that often precipitates harassment and discrimination claims and, in more extreme cases, workplace violence. Although there is currently no state that prohibits workplace bullying, it can expose employers to significant legal risk and damage both productivity and employee morale.
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CBP Automates Arrival/Departure Records for Foreign Nationals
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Long lines at the airport are not an unusual sight, as travelers queue up to apply for admission to the United States, and to receive proof of their lawful entry to the United States.
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Next Pa. Justice Can and Should Be More Than Just a Tiebreaker
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Now that former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's resignation from that court has become official, Governor Tom Corbett has 90 days in which to nominate a successor.
