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Mar 7, 2012

Realize the social process of voir dire and use it to your advantage

Trials are often won or lost during voir dire, but many trial attorneys fail to appreciate and effectively use the process.

Mar 6, 2012

View from around the state: Justices wrong to close court meetings

Over the past few years, the state Supreme Court's reputation has been tarnished.

Mar 5, 2012

In a competitive market, don’t look back

There is much talk about how competitive the legal-services market has become.

Mar 2, 2012

Get good candidates by harnessing basic tech tools

As many executives have noted, it’s the people that make a company great, not the products or services. But often, finding the right employees can feel daunting, especially with such a high demand for skilled talent.

Mar 1, 2012

BEV BUTULA: Site focuses on cyberbullying laws

The Cyberbullying Research Center is “dedicated to providing up-to-date information about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents.” The website launched in 2005 and contains a variety of information.

Feb 29, 2012

THE DARK SIDE: Green Acres is the place for me

Upon being spoken to in a condescending fashion, a common response is, “Hey, I didn’t just fall off the turnip truck, you know.” The implied words being: “I’m not some simple rube who just got to the city from some farm.”

Feb 28, 2012

BLAWG LOG: Behm on the resurrection of the ‘Trespass’ element of Fourth Amendment law

Recently, in United States v. Jones, the Supreme Court ruled that the attaching of a GPS tracking device to a suspect’s car without his knowledge and monitoring of the vehicle’s movements violated the suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure.

Feb 27, 2012

Waste less time at meetings

The planning meeting can rank among a law firm’s least enjoyable and most time-consuming tasks.

Feb 24, 2012

An action plan for transforming the culture

In December, the Supreme Judicial Court Task Force on Judicial Hiring issued its sixth and final report, completing an exhaustive year-long review of hiring and promotion practices in the judicial branch.

Feb 23, 2012

JOB CITES: Revisiting transgenderism in the workplace

Some of you may recall my article a few years back entitled “What About Roberta?” about transgenderism in the workplace. In that piece, we followed “Bob,” a long-term employee who came into an office seeking support as he went through the process of transitioning [...]

Feb 22, 2012

BEV BUTULA: Regulations.gov adds new features

Regulations.gov, the central location to access federal agency rulemaking documents and comments, has added a variety of new features.

Feb 22, 2012

LEGAL CENTS: Tips for how far to push juror info gathering

If Clarence Darrow were alive today, he’d likely be Googling and “CCAPing” the venire before his trials.

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