Sat.Jun 08, 2024

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Is the Goal of Becoming a Solicitor the Exclusive Focus for Paralegals?

Ward Blawg

By Amanda Hamilton, Patron of the National Association of Licensed Paralegals (NALP) Paralegals play a vital role in law firms, providing essential support to solicitors and barristers. Their responsibilities may include legal research, drafting documents, client communication, and assisting with case preparation. And working as a paralegal is often a useful stepping stone to becoming […] The post Is the Goal of Becoming a Solicitor the Exclusive Focus for Paralegals?

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TIL: “Texas Tamale” Is an Enforceable Trademark–Texas Tamale v. CPUSA2

Eric Goldman

This case hit my alerts because of its discussion about keyword advertising, but first, I have to digest how the court got there. Tamales, but not Texas Tamales [Reminder: per Wikipedia , a tamale “is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaves” and then stuffed with a wide range of fillings.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, June 8, 2024

LLRX

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.