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Lawyer Layoffs: 5 Tips for Job-Hunting Lawyers

Attorney at Work

The Friday 5 | Worried about law firm layoffs? Here are five tips for current and future legal job seekers. The post Lawyer Layoffs: 5 Tips for Job-Hunting Lawyers appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 4: Ted Cruz Proposes Bill to Clarify NCCA NIL Rules; GSK Accuses Pfizer of Infringing on its RSV Vaccine Patent; American Axle Claim Upheld in District Court

IP Watchdog

This week in Other Barks & Bites: Senator Ted Cruz introduces draft legislation to clarify federal law on college athletes’ name, image, likeness (NIL) rights; American Axle gets win on remanded claim in district court; inventors lament “As Seen on TV” infringement; AstraZeneca pays Bristol Myers Squibb to settle patent infringement lawsuit.

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How Many Hours Do Lawyers Work?

MyCase

Legal work pushes lawyers to their limits with hours that often surpass the standard full-time schedule. With most lawyers logging more than 40 hours per week, it’s no surprise that the profession is known as one of the most stressful careers. However, as conversations turn toward the effects of overworking on lawyers’ mental health, it’s important to ask: Can lawyers thrive professionally without sacrificing their personal well-being?

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Special Committee Charges Newman with ‘Serious Misconduct’, Blames Her for Delayed Transcript

IP Watchdog

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Special Committee that is investigating Judge Pauline Newman for misconduct today released a number of additional documents, including a 319-page one dated July 31 recommending Newman be suspended from taking on case assignments for one year, “or at least until she ceases her misconduct and cooperates such that the Committee can complete its investigation.

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Trellis Launches Trellis AI to Streamline Trial Court Litigation

Trellis AI leverages the largest repository of state trial court data to help litigators evaluate cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies, and more. Key components: Draft Arguments — Uses similar/successful motions in the Trellis database to generate arguments/citations for your motions seeking dismissal, summary judgment, etc. Case Assessment — Predict the likely outcomes of a case at any stage to help you decide to accept it, guide motion practice, make settlement offers, an

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Starting a Purpose-Driven Law Firm

My Shingle

Lawyers Are Unhappy…But Not for the Reasons You Think One of the most common sources of lawyer unhappiness that’s also least discussed is the soul-crushing nature of the work that many of us do. Whether it’s defending large companies with racist or sexist policies, or churning through cookie-cutter cases that are all the same, many… The post Starting a Purpose-Driven Law Firm appeared first on My Shingle.

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