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Cast Your Vote! — See Also

Cast Your Vote! — See Also

ATL's Holiday Card Contest Is Still Running: Cast your vote by December 31st! Happy Holidays! The post Cast Your Vote! — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.Cast Your Vote! - See Also - Above the Law Skip to content Our Sites © 2024 Breaking Media, Inc. All...

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How Appealing Weekly Roundup

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.(Image via Getty)Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out...

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Gregory Andrew Anderson: Practicing on the Edge

Gregory Andrew Anderson: Practicing on the Edge By Don Simmons Gregory A. Anderson might be the most well-known attorney in Florida right now, and depending on the audience, the nation. But most lawyers and judges in his home city of Jacksonville have almost no idea...

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JWLA Launches Multi-Generational Mentoring Program

Women lawyers seeking professional mentors have a unique opportunity with Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association’s (JWLA) Mentoring Program starting in January 2025. As a young woman attorney and a first-generation lawyer in her family, program co-chair and Akerman...

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Student Spotlight: Susan Cavailhon

Susan Cavailhon is a 2L at Jacksonville University College of Law. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in English from Florida State University. Prior to JU Law, she received her Juris Master from Florida State University College of Law and studied abroad at the...

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Morning Docket: 12.27.24

Morning Docket: 12.27.24

* Someone pretending to represent Nintendo is filing fake DMCA takedown notices... just like we hope "United Healthcare" was a fake for going after Luigi merchandise. [The Verge] * Judge Pauline Newman claims the Federal Circuit hid documents in a bid to control the...

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7 Ways to Optimize Your Law Firm Facebook Pages

Annette Choti | Using your Facebook page effectively requires effort, but here are tips to make increasing engagement less overwhelming. The post 7 Ways to Optimize Your Law Firm Facebook Pages appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.By...

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Happy Holidays! — See Also

Happy Holidays! — See Also

Christmas Eve Bonuses!: Massumi + Consoli! Who Is The Lawyer Of The Year?: You decide! Contest runs to December 31st. Enjoy the season! The post Happy Holidays! — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.Happy Holidays! - See Also - Above the Law Skip to content Our...

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Happy Holidays To Our Advertisers!

Happy Holidays To Our Advertisers!

We really enjoy working with you. The post Happy Holidays To Our Advertisers! appeared first on Above the Law.Happy Holidays To Our Advertisers! - Above the Law Skip to content We’d like to express gratitude to our fantastic sponsors here at Above the Law:Aon Bighand...

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Ho, Ho, Ho-Cast

Ho, Ho, Ho-Cast

A very jolly podcast. The post Ho, Ho, Ho-Cast appeared first on Above the Law.It’s a very special holiday episode of Thinking Like A Lawyer, with three straight “Ho” stories. First, Hogan Lovells irks associates with a bonus announcement without matching the industry...

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Morning Docket: 12.26.24

Morning Docket: 12.26.24

* Arkansas book ban runs afoul of Constitution... for now. [Reuters] * Federal judge in trouble for speaking to "politically affiliated" organization. Which is a rookie mistake because all you need to do is pretend nakedly political organizations just aren't...

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Should Lawyers Consider a Side Hustle?

Pursuing personal projects or part-time work is not new for lawyers, but the “great reassessment” has amplified the discussion. The post Should Lawyers Consider a Side Hustle? appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.These days, it seems...

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Morning Docket: 12.24.24

Morning Docket: 12.24.24

* Luigi pleads not guilty, hot. [NBC] * The least qualified judge in the country's husband is going to be DOJ chief of staff. They are not sending their best. [Bloomberg Law News] * Judge who threatened to shoot teenagers resigns. [ABA Journal] * Biden kills new...

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Morning Docket: 12.23.24

Morning Docket: 12.23.24

* You're not imagining it... a lot of firms still haven't announced bonuses. [National Law Journal] * Another federal judge in Texas recuses from Elon's "it's illegal for advertisers not to give me money" lawsuit. [Reuters] * ABA Prez argues that electronic messages...

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