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Common Sense Legal Blogging

LexBlog Founder & CEO Kevin O'Keefe walks through the basics of legal blogging—all the essentials a lawyer needs for building a book of business through digital publishing.

Common Sense Legal Blogging - Chapter 25 - How to Market Your Law Blog Common Sense Legal Blogging - Chapter 24 - Localize Your Blog and Posts Common Sense Legal Blogging - Chapter 23 - Blogging in a Conversational Tone

Communications, Media & Entertainment

How to Achieve Net Neutrality? Cornering Zero Rating Has No Geo Cap FTC Workshop: “Bringing Dark Patterns to Light”Courtney Ramey Signs With Green Sports Management

Corporate & Commercial

Waiver Isn’t What it Used to Be: Ninth Circuit Decision Turns Tried and True Doctrine Upside Down CannaLaw Summit: Day 1 Changing Market for D&O in the Middle East

Corporate Compliance

Fastest 5 Minutes: Minimum Wage for Contractors and Bid Protests Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Protest: Intervenor’s Silence Waives Future Protest Grounds All Things Protest: Evolving Developments in Awardee Standing

Corporate Finance

Run for “Covered!” The American Rescue Plan Act casts a wider net on Section 162(m) "Covered Employees"UK National Security & Investment Law is Approved by Parliament You Should Understand The Difference Between Violating A Firm Policy And Violating A FINRA Rule . . . Even If FINRA Doesn't

Criminal

Waiver Isn’t What it Used to Be: Ninth Circuit Decision Turns Tried and True Doctrine Upside Down "Prisons and jails will separate millions of mothers from their children in 2021"The Worst Word And The Damage Done

Disability Law

Reassignment is a Reasonable Accommodation of Last Resort Continuing Legal Education of Interest: Intersectionality of Various Laws and Animals on Planes Same old wine in a brand new bottle – Pursuit of Justice, Inc. and the FHA

E-Discovery

Thought Leader Interview Part Two with David Greetham of Ricoh USA: eDiscovery Trends and Best Practices IPRO Expands Programming for 2021 Tech Show to Showcase Transformation in eDiscovery and IG eDiscovery Today Announces Educational Partnership with Forensic Discovery

Education

Labor and Employment Virtual Spring Seminar: 2021 Public Sector Legal Update Welcome to the Federal Defender Clinic!<i>Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.</i> – the student free speech case every public school administrator should know about

Employment & Labor

2021 COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE UPDATE Best Practices for Tracking Proof of Employee Vaccinations (Video)<i>Tips from the Table:</i> Should You Declare Impasse?

Energy

LIPA Issues Much-Awaited Bulk Energy Storage RFP U.S. Dept. of Energy Opportunity to Demonstrate Innovative Uses of Nuclear Energy Early Engagement with Title Companies Key to Successful Greenfield Development

Environmental

Hong Kong's New Green And Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme Begins May 10 Malaysia Publishes Climate Change Taxonomy For Financial Institutions Business and Human Rights: Fashion Focus – A Proposal for New EU Legislation on a Living Wage

Ethics & Professional Responsibility

I'm a young associate. Can I blame my boss for my rule violation?Commissioner John Kim To Receive CBA Vanguard Award Inclusive Language is Allyship

Family & Divorce

Promoter reclassification - Family feud: An area of concern Ex-Husband Sells Plane, Loses Alimony Reduction Agreement to Pay Private School Tuition Instead of Child Support Examined in Memphis, Tennessee: State ex rel. Roberts v. Crafton

Financial

Changing Market for D&O in the Middle East Mortgage Brokers File Class Action Against Leading Wholesale Mortgage Lender FCA Consults on Rule Changes to Accommodate SPACs

Food, Drug & Agriculture

New E. coli outbreak hits children; investigation ongoing with no source yet Seattle King County Department of Health reports likely E. coli Outbreak NY ag secretary warns consumers against certain turnip greens because of Listeria

Government

Court Finds Person Ineligible to Serve As Mayor Due to Federal Conviction European Commission Appoints New Special Envoy For Freedom of Religion 9th Circuit Hears Arguments On Idaho Ban Of Transgender Women In Sports

Health Care

U.S. will ban targeted health menace of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars CMS finalizes rule to expand and modify Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Recent Study Shows Lack of Compliance With CMS’ Hospital Price Transparency Rule

Immigration

USCIS Should Enforce Its Policy against Broad-Brush Requests for Evidence PTSD (Post Trump Stress Disorder)Fast-Track Global Talent Visa Route Announced

Insurance

Changing Market for D&O in the Middle East A Video About The Duties of the Liability Claims Adjuster Arbitration Awards will be Confirmed as a Judgment Absent Obvious Error

Intellectual Property

Federal Circuit Finds Loyalty Rewards Claims Ineligible .AU DOMAIN NAMES MUST HAVE A PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA The European Union Proposes New Legal Framework for Artificial Intelligence

International

UK National Security and Investment Act: Comprehensive and Rigorous Control Over Acquisitions of Businesses and Assets Promoter reclassification - Family feud: An area of concern UPDATED Global Insolvency Report: Impact of Covid-19 on Insolvency Laws

Law Firm Marketing & Management

Women Who Wow: Helen Burness Why You Should Repurpose Your Social Media Posts State Bar to present budget to Texas Supreme Court on May 10

Law Library

Hidden in the Long Tail Post Mortem: Virtual Conference Session A Step Up to Broadband

Law School Blogs

Speaking Out on Bill C-10 and the Regulation of User Generated Content Bankruptcy Shopping: Domestic Venue Races and Global Forum Wars Cognitive Biases, Inplicit Biases, and Student Feedback

Maritime

COVID-19 Cases in India and the Philippines Rise as U.S. Based Cruise Lines Look to Re-Start Déjà Vu? Cruise Ship Docks in Yokohama with COVID-19 Case An update on security and enforcement during a global pandemic

Nonprofit Law

The Perseverance of William Dukes Important Year-End Reminder for Clergy Stay Off the Charitable Solicitation Naughty List

Personal Injury

New E. coli outbreak hits children; investigation ongoing with no source yet Uber Eats And Nimble Launched New Prescription Delivery Service In SoCal Dog Bite Insurance Claims Shot Up At Start Of Pandemic

Press

Stay up to date with the latest news and announcements from the LexBlog team.

LexBlog's New Syndication Portal Lets Any Organization Become A Publishing Hub LexBlog Announces Partnership with Clio for New Workflow Management Integration

Privacy & Data Security

Minnesota Debates New Privacy Bills Plaintiff's Second Bite at the Apple Fails: Court Dismisses FCRA litigation Second Circuit Ruling Clarifies When Data Breach Plaintiffs Have Adequately Plead Article III Standing

Probate & Estate Planning

Promoter reclassification - Family feud: An area of concern What to do when your intellectually or developmentally disabled child is about to reach adulthood.Article: Introduction of trusts into the Civil Code of the Republic of Moldova: the Decisive Role of the DCFR

Property Law

What If A Court Invalidates A Taking, But They've Already Taken It?New L Rev Article: Knick Won't Mean Much Until Federal Courts Get Over "Strong Distate, If Not Outright Contempt" For Land Use Matters Ill App (unpub, unfortunately) Strikes Down Taking For Road To Be Owned By The Public

Real Estate & Construction

CCP 704.965 – Automatic Homestead Exemption Defeats Outdated Limits on Declared Homestead Exemption in Bankruptcy 2021 Legislature Clarifies Use of Contract Deposits by Condominium Developers Trade Credit: The Benefits & Risks to Contractors and Suppliers

Resource Center

Should you use footnotes in your law blog post? Nope, absolutely not Setting your site goals and measuring your success How do you come up with post ideas?

Securities

SEC Enforcement: A Review of 1Q21 — Part II, A Diverse Array of Cases SEC Enforcement: A Review of 1Q21 — Part I The U.K. Deferred Prosecution Agreement Regime: Aligning Rhetoric And Reality

Supreme Court

European Commission Appoints New Special Envoy For Freedom of Religion 9th Circuit Hears Arguments On Idaho Ban Of Transgender Women In Sports In appreciation of a chief judge's quiet leadership

Tax

Tax Provisions of the American Families Plan Legal Alert – Georgia offers another dose of COVID relief: Governor enacts temporary property tax relief for manufacturers A Video About The Duties of the Liability Claims Adjuster

Technology

Round Up: Secure Communication, Post-Pandemic Law Firms, Practice Management Software, and More It Looked Like An Innocent Swimming Pool...Top gadgets for lawyers working from a home office

This Week in Legal Blogging

This Week in Legal Blogging with Bob Ambrogi is a weekly show on Facebook Live and Twitter in which we sit down with some of the most accomplished bloggers around and hear about what works for them.

From veterinarian to lawyer: Dr. Nancy Halpern shares experiences blogging on animal law Kathryn Rattigan of Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider on blogging's benefits over other forms of legal writing How to start blogging at your law firm, from a lawyer who's made it happen

Trademark

Protecting the Product™: Software API Copying Now Fair Game in the Wake of Supreme Court’s Decision in Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc.MIP Global Trademark Forum on April 14, 2021

Women in Law

5 Takeaways from My In-House Legal Internship Personal Mission, Vision, and Values Statements in Law School Tips for 1Ls to Prepare a Strong Transfer Application