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How to Solve Unmet Legal Needs and Restore Public Trust – A Justice Blueprint

Colin S. Levy

Public opinion of the nations judicial system and courts fell to a record-low in 2024, according to the latest Gallup poll. Litigation. Another component of the blueprint involves reform through litigation challenging restrictions on who is authorized to provide legal services and how they may do so. Regulatory Reforms.

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Alcohol Abuse Among Lawyers

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The demanding work hours and challenging court cases that lawyers deal with can make them particularly vulnerable to substance use, both legal and illegal. Ultimately, he was forced to take control of his health by retiring from litigation and seeking professional help. It’s clear that the stakes are too high for us to remain inactive.

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In Its First Acquisition, Paladin Picks Up Pro Bono Net’s Pro Bono Manager, A Platform Used By Large Law Firms

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By contrast, Pro Bono Manager, first launched in 2007, is a product designed for large law firms to manage their pro bono work. LawHelp Interactive to help self-represented litigants obtain essential legal forms. LawHelpNY.org, providing legal information in New York on pro bono services, legal rights, the courts, and more.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.

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Executive Director Erika Harold Joins Teaching Faculty for Harvard Law’s Winter Trial Advocacy Workshop

Legal Tech Monitor

Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Executive Director Erika Harold was selected as a member of the teaching faculty for Harvard Law School’s Winter 2024 Trial Advocacy Workshop (TAW). She graduated from Harvard Law School in 2007, where she won a Boykin C.

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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

In re: StubHub Refund Litigation , No. The district court said that the buyers who made their purchases on the website had to go to arbitration, but the buyers who made their purchases on their mobile devices could stay in court. The court sees it differently. 22-15879 (9th Cir. Citing Sellers v. Sadlock v.

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New Director Named to Lead Illinois Commission on Professionalism, As Jayne Reardon Retires

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A commercial litigation attorney with the firm Meyer Capel P.C. Since 2015, she has served on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Equality. At Harvard Law School, from which she graduated in 2007, she won a Boykin C. Wright Memorial Award for appellate advocacy in the Ames Moot Court Competition. Champaign, Ill.,

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