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5 Inspiring Legal Professionals Making Positive Change for Lawyers in the LGBTQ Community

Legal Talk Network

Lawyers, in particular, have played a critical role in solidifying and protecting rights, like in the landmark Bostock v. Gavin Alexander Gavin Alexander is a founding member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s standing committee on lawyer well-being and serves as the director of wellness at Jackson Lewis P.C.,

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From Law School to the Courtroom: The Path to Becoming a Criminal Defense Lawyer

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Criminal defense law is a highly specialized area of law that involves the protection of criminal defendants. Unlike other areas of law, defense attorneys are responsible for the entire range of tasks that go into defending a client. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the path to becoming a defense attorney.

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From Law School to the Courtroom: The Path to Becoming a Criminal Defense Lawyer

CaseFox

Criminal defense law is a highly specialized area of law that involves the protection of criminal defendants. Unlike other areas of law, defense attorneys are responsible for the entire range of tasks that go into defending a client. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the path to becoming a defense attorney.

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Learning a New Language

Legal Talk Network

My guests were Chris Ritter, the director of the Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program, or TLAP, and Terry Bentley Hill , a Dallas criminal defense attorney whose personal saga with mental health and suicide led her to champion awareness of mental health issues for lawyers. Think you might know a lawyer who is depressed?

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JusticeText Raises $2.2M Seed Round to Advance Its Mission of Building Police Accountability

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The product allows public defenders and other criminal defense lawyers to store, analyze and share video from a single platform. JusticeText addresses this problem by automatically generating transcriptions of audiovisual evidence that is synchronized with the video files.

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How Many Leads Does It Take to Get a Client?

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Every lawyer understands that generating leads is critical to the success of their practice. In other words, the sense of urgency may be greater for a person who needs a criminal defense attorney than for someone searching for an estate planning lawyer. So, how many leads does it take to get a new client?

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What to do if You’ve Been Charged with a Crime in Toronto

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If you cannot afford a lawyer, you will be provided with one. Bail Hearing The next step is a bail hearing. The overseeing judge will take into account your connections to the community, the gravity of the alleged offense, and your criminal record. Note, that not all cases get a preliminary hearing.