Brief leaks into through bad redaction -- will people ever learn? "Lawyers for AT&T accidentally released sensitive information while defending a lawsuit that accuses the company of facilitating a government wiretapping program, CNET News.com has learned. "AT&T's attorneys this week filed a 25-page legal brief striped with thick black lines that were intended to obscure portions...
More reasons to go to Houston (never mind the heat, the Houstonian is fab!): "Data Reign, the distributor of the data and document management software CaseSeeker, announced today it will showcase CaseSeeker to the public during the 'Paralegal SuperConference' in Houston. "The Houston Paralegal SuperConference is a day-and-a-half event with over 35 workshops and sessions featuring...
All we can say about this profile is "wow!" "For 20 years Elms College students have learned from the words of legal studies professor Katherine Currier, and they are not alone. "Currier's text, Introduction to Law for Paralegals: A Critical Thinking Approach, is used by more than 150 colleges and universities, and was released this year for its third edition. "Currier...
Conference addresses dangers lurking in cyberspace: "Confidentiality breaches, identity theft, and loss of proprietary data online are among the biggest security threats today to law firms and their clients. "According to Patricia Eyres, a Phoenix and Los Angeles based attorney, law firms suffer losses of intellectual property, privacy, and piracy through lack of consistently...
Another "who knew?" news article, this time from the Fiji Times: "THIRTY-THREE community workers will learn about the Family Law Act and the newly established Family Court in a training program from May 22-26. "The training program has been organised by the Fiji Women's Rights Movement and will be held at the Pacific Theological College in Suva. "Movement director...
Who knew? At just one Air Force base, 100 paralegals work as claims specialists: "Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael Moseley recently re-designated the Air Force Legal Services Agency as the Air Force Legal Operations Agency. "This and other changes in the Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps are part of a new business concept being implemented by Secretary of the Air Force...
Well, this isn't good "After a six-year investigation, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles have indicted the New York securities class action firm Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman and two of its name partners. "The charges against partners David Bershad and Steven Schulman of conspiring to make illegal payments to clients in class actions -- and to conceal those payments -- have been...
Wow, didn't see this coming! "The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Wednesday announced that although it has decided to simplify the Sarbanes-Oxley law, it will not exempt smaller companies from the provisions of the law aimed at reducing fraud."The SEC mentioned that it will take steps to simplify compliance procedures, while making the regulatory process more efficient and...
Yes, but foreign law firms practicing there are now facing problems: "Mainland legal groups are urging the government to crackdown on foreign law firms that exceed their legal operating authority by practicing Chinese law, which could lead to the sanctioning and closing of some foreign law offices, or even the voiding of business and legal transactions, a legal expert told Interfax. "A...
Yes! Tough way to get recognition though: The cooling real estate market offers a bit of good news for cash-strapped home buyers: The affordability squeeze has eased slightly. "Rising mortgage rates are cramping consumers' budgets, however, and local employers and politicians continue to fret about the ability of teachers, nurses and paralegals to afford homes. Frustrated borrowers either...