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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. Pew researchers examined pandemic-related emergency orders issued by the supreme courts of all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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PARAGRAPH GLUE: A MICROSOFT WORD FEATURE EVERY LEGAL USER SHOULD MASTER

Colin S. Levy

For example, in the foregoing acknowledgment, I want the state and county to stick to the “Be it remembered…” paragraph, I want the lines of the paragraph in the middle stuck together on a page "and I want the paragraph to also adhere to the signature blank for the Notary.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

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The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. Pew researchers examined pandemic-related emergency orders issued by the supreme courts of all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

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We help lawyers make evidence-based decisions about the venues they choose and the arguments they make by focusing on the jurisprudence of the judges and courts they interact with. Traction: Active in all 50 states, we have a network of over 12,000 attorneys, 12,000+ expert witnesses, 300+ court reporters, and 150+ interpreters.

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

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We help lawyers make evidence-based decisions about the venues they choose and the arguments they make by focusing on the jurisprudence of the judges and courts they interact with. Traction: Active in all 50 states, we have a network of over 12,000 attorneys, 12,000+ expert witnesses, 300+ court reporters, and 150+ interpreters.

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Justia Legal Resources: Estate Planning Legal Center

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If the testator and the witnesses sign an affidavit before a notary public, the witnesses will not need to testify about the validity of the will when probate begins. Either type of guardianship may continue indefinitely, unless a court finds that the ward no longer needs a guardian.

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What are Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs): A Complete Guide

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Even though it is called a nondisclosure agreement, NDAs do not always need to be notarized to be upheld in a court of law. Nevertheless, there is always a possibility to notarize the NDA and attach to it the notarys certificate, which gives the guarantee of the signatures of the parties and may be useful in court.