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OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Apr 12, 2024 at 1:56 pm George Sheetz at his home in El Dorado County, Calif. (Pacific Legal Foundation) California homeowner George Sheetz won a victory at the Supreme Court on Friday in his challenge to the constitutionality of a fee that he was required to pay the county…
Welcome to your first day as a partner. Congratulations! This significant milestone marks the start of a new chapter, where the skills and expertise you’ve refined as an associate lay the groundwork for a greater challenge: building and managing your own book of business. With revenue targets often ranging from $1 million to $2 million…
What trends are shaping consumer protection in 2024? From kids on social media to fake reviews and junk fees, state AGs are working across state (and partisan) lines on initiatives that promise to mold the consumer protection landscape for years to come. In this post, we reflect on our conversation with Todd Leatherman, who works…
While the concept of the “client journey” originated in the retail industry, savvy lawyers have picked up on it as well. The trouble is, many don’t realize when the “journey” begins — or when it should end. According to Matthew DeFrain of the legal business development platform Law Ruler, a legal “client journey” starts with…
Major changes to the environmental protection regime in NSW have passed Parliament unopposed and entered into force, doubling maximum penalties for environmental crime and substantially expanding the investigatory powers of the NSW Environment Protection Authority. Snapshot On 3 April 2024, the Environment Protection Legislation Amendment (Stronger Regulation and Penalties) Act 2024 (EPLA Act) entered…
(Photo by Ali Shaker/VOA) As Donald Trump awaits a new trial next week with no delay in sight and a later hearing on the janky quasi-bond he’s put up in the civil fraud case, the prospect that the New York AG’s office will have to start seizing Trump assets to satisfy the roughly half-billion dollar…
A product that makes time tracking simple benefits attorneys irrespective of practice area or fee structure. For attorneys who bill by the hour, easily entering, editing, and reviewing times holds obvious advantages. But what about flat fee and contingency firms? While those practices need not always record time (unlike hourly attorneys, time is not directly…
12 April 2024 NovoTech Patent Firm To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Under 35 U.S.C. § 287, often referred to as the patent marking statute, there exists a critical framework for patent owners in the United States regarding the marking of patented …
In this episode, I interview Catherine Dawson, General Counsel at Affinipay, where she discusses her career transition from Biglaw to in-house counsel, emphasizing her interest in technology. She also talks about the benefits of using AI in legal practice, such as task automation and increased efficiency. Dawson recounts her experience of working part-time while starting…
I. GUIDE: POLISH LABOR LAW REGULATION Labor law in Poland is regulated primarily by the Polish Labor Code from 1974. Polish Labor Code provides comprehensive regulations of: employment contract types, remote work remuneration, leaves from work, working time, employee benefits, health &…