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(Image via Getty) The State Bar of California’s Paraprofessional Program Working Group (CPPWG) is soliciting public comments on a proposal to allow nonattorney paraprofessionals to practice law in a limited capacity. They will be allowed to advise and represent clients only in limited landlord-tenant, family law, debt collection, and criminal law cases. The goal is to provide a lower-cost leg...

PERRY TWP. – After a pair of trustees were sworn into office Tuesday night, the board made its first significant decision of 2022 by tapping a new law director. More:Perry's longtime law director resigns, cites infighting and strains of the job The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve James Mathews as the township law director, replacing longtime official Charlie Hall who resigned...

This piece originally appeared in the January 2022 edition of DS News magazine, online now. It took the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States to revolutionize how we practice law, and the “how” is still evolving. Even prior to the pandemic, due to increasing innovations in technology, everyone has been using internet communications more and more. As the California Bar stated in 2012, “The le...

Toombs County School District (Toombs County School District) TOOMBS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A weapon was found at Toombs County High School on Wednesday. According to a Facebook post from the school’s official account, two students reported that another student had a weapon on campus. The student and weapon were removed by law enforcement from campus, according to the school. The school entered...

The Western District of Texas maintained its status as the country’s top patent court in 2021, but all signals indicate that a change is coming for a considerable number of patent cases in 2022. The question is: Will Congress force that change, or will the federal courts lead the charge themselves? Substantial calls were made in 2021 to address concerns of venue- and judge-shopping in patent ...

BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of KE Holdings Inc. (“KE Holdings” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BEKE) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws. On December 16, 2021, Muddy Waters Research, a market analyst, released a report alleging multiple problems with KE Holdings, stating that the...

Columnist Vivia Chen I’m gazing at my crystal ball to divine what’s in store for Big Law—from return-to-office to DEI and more. It’s that time of the year when I gaze into my crystal ball to see what lies ahead for Big Law. Here’s what I predict for this new year: Lawyers will never, ever return to the office full time. The big day for the big return will be set back—indefinitely. Senior part...

Activists in Jacksonville are removed from the Florida Department of Health in Duval County's administrative building ahead of a press conference with Gov. Ron DeSantis and state health officials on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. No open government laws were broken when a group of activists were forced to leave a public building in Jacksonville shortly before a scheduled COVID-19 news conference wi...

Leen Hooites is a tax and insolvency partner with PlasBossinade Advocaten in Groningen in the Netherlands, which is also an ILN member firm. In this episode, Lindsay and Leen consider the benefits of the firm's ability to renovate and invest in technology at the start of the pandemic, the importance of in-person engagement despite the efficiency and effectiveness of remote working, and our col...