31 Monday Jul 2017
Posted in Law Reviews, Legal Writing, Research
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James B. Levy, Law Journals, Law Reviews, Legal Skills Blog, Legal Writing, Professor Allen Rostron, Professor Nancy Levit, SSRN
The Latest Update to Rostron’s and Levit’s Annual Guide to Law Review Submissions, by James B. Levy, Legal Skills Blog
Thinking about submitting an article to a law review or journal? If so, you need to read this. It will give you everything you need to know about which publication is accepting submissions, required procedures and formats, and more. -CCE
09 Wednesday Sep 2015
Posted in Boilerplate Forms, Contract Law, Employment Contracts, Employment Law
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The Employment Contract Between Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves, by Louis J. Sirico, Jr., Legal Skills Blog
Louis J. Sirico, Jr., posted this interesting observation about employment contract law. If you have not read the book or seen the movie, The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, this example is going to sound a bit odd.
Before Bilbo Baggins is hired by dwarves to join a quest to conquer a dragon and take back a mountain full of gold, he must sign an unique employment contract. In the book, Mr. Tolkien wrote a fifty-three word employment contract. It is easy to read and understand.
In the movie, the director wanted something more dramatic. The writer took on the challenge and looked to real contracts including his own. The result is a doozy. -CCE
07 Sunday Jun 2015
Posted in Discovery, E-Discovery, Legal Technology
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E-Discovery, James B. Levy, Law Schools, Law Students, Legal Skills Blog, Legal Techology, Luddites
Law Schools And The Need To Teach Ediscovery Practice Skills, by James B. Levy, Legal Skills Prof Blog
While some state bar associations’ ethical opinions are requiring its members to keep up to date with legal technology, law schools do not seem to have gotten on board. If lawyers already practicing are considered behind if they do not aggressively incorporate legal technology in their practice, shouldn’t law schools be leading rather than following? Paralegal programs – are you paying attention? -CCE
Though many legal practice areas have been in decline since the Great Recession, the demand for eDiscovery services has skyrocketed. This post from Bloomberg’s Big Law Business blog says that the law school curriculum needs to likewise evolve by providing more training opportunities that teach the next generation of lawyers these vital practice skills . . . .
The Researching Paralegal 
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