Lemon Law: Basic Info and Key Terms
You may have heard of “Lemon Law,” but do you know what it means and entails? Here is some basic information to help you out: Throughout the United States, according to the Consumer Federation...
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Shattering Expectations
When Employees’ Bad Behavior Gets Posted On Social Media By Hali Anderson By now, most of us have heard of the now-infamous Google Memo. Authored by James Damore, a former engineer for Google, the...
Mac Productivity Tip: Sign PDF Documents using Trackpad
If you’re a Mac user, you are likely familiar with Preview – the handy, built-in image and PDF viewer of the macOS operating system. Like so many of our day to day programs, it has...
Artificial Intelligence & Legal Services for the Public Good
By Mirona Constantinescu Artificial intelligence (AI) disruption of the legal industry is imminent. Recent advances in natural language processing and machine learning algorithms now allow software to review documents — more quickly and accurately than...
Growing Your Network & Your Business
The Importance of Being a Great Lawyer and a Great Networker By Teresa Warren When it comes to lawyers, the old saying “it’s not what you know but rather who you know” can be...
IRS Properly Reconstructs Attorney’s Income: The Importance of Trust Fund Accounting Through the Lens of Tax Litigation
By Shawn Spaulding As attorneys, we are all familiar with the trust fund accounting requirements found in Rule 4-100 of the State Bar of California Rules of Professional Conduct. Failure to follow Rule 4-100...
Ethical Departures: Obligations to Clients When Attorneys Change Firms
By Marianne Barth Years ago, attorney mobility referred to an attorney’s rise in the firm’s ranks from law clerk to associate, to junior partner, to equity partner. Today attorney mobility refers to the ritual...
5 Tips for Making a Great First Impression in Under 30 Seconds
By Rana Aryan Have you ever felt that people are too quick to pass judgment on you? That’s because people are… and in a matter of seconds! Even television commercials are limited to less...
Outlook Hat Trick (PC & Mac)
By Adriana Linares We recently held the first of our Microsoft Office Summer School sessions; the topic was Outlook (for PC) tips and tricks. I was glad to hear that so many attendees picked...
Nebraska Becomes First State to Issue Ethics Opinion on Cryptocurrency
Nebraska lawyers can now accept cryptocurrency as payment, according to an advisory opinion published by their Lawyers’ Advisory Committee – an ethics committee appointed by the state’s supreme court. Apparently, eastern Nebraska is a rapidly growing center...
