Education is vital to a successful paralegal career. On this edition of The Paralegal Voice, co-host Vicki Voisin welcomes Linda J. Wolf, ACP, the current President of the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) and Attorney Elizabeth Mann, Department Head of the Paralegal Program at Greenville Technical College, to focus on the importance of paralegal education. They will also discuss entering and growing in the career field and what employers look for when hiring paralegals.
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Allison Myrick
The murder of a young woman in Massachusetts raises new questions about the laws and the legal system in cases involving abusive relationships.
19-year old Allison Myrick was stabbed to death - her ex-boyfriend charged with murder. Authorities and family members revealed details including two restraining orders which did not prevent this tragic crime. Attorneys and co-hosts Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams welcome Attorney Marsha Kazarosian from the Kazarosian Law Offices and the Honorable Judge Eugene M. Hyman from the Santa Clara County Superior Court in California, to explore what could have gone so terribly wrong. They will look at how the legal system, lawyers, legislators and others can better protect victims in abusive relationships and how we as a community can prevent these tragedies.
Show Notes: If you or someone you know is involved in an abusive relationship, call National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233) or contact Break The Cycle. You may donate in Allison Myrick’s honor on line at: www.breakthecycle.org/donate or by phone at, 310-286-3383 x805
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In this edition of the Boston University School of Law podcast, host and media veteran, Dan Rea of WBZ-Radio 1030 welcomes an expert on constitutional law, theory and interpretation, Professor James E. Fleming to discuss his new book, Constitutional Interpretation: The Basic Questions. Dan & Professor Fleming will discuss constitutional interpretation, who is qualified to interpret the Constitution and partisan approaches to constitutional interpretation.
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In this special edition of the Legal ToolKit , we explore security compliance issues from The Massachusetts Information Security Summit (MassISS) with co-hosts, Jared Correia, Law Practice Management Advisor with Mass. LOMAP and Ray Catuogno, Founder & CEO of Catuogno Court Reporting and Sten-Tel Transcription . Special guests are Diane Lawton, General Counsel of the Commonwealth’s Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) and Chris Squier, renowned speaker on national security issues from New Technology Systems, to discuss security compliance issues, including the hacker mindset and the best methods for protecting information on PDAs and smartphones.
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No product launch in recent memory has commanded the attention of Apple’s iPad announcement. Is the iPad a game-changer, the must-have of 2010, or just one more imperfect choice for technology users already facing too many choices? In this episode, co-hosts Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell discuss the iPad, hype vs. reality, and what this new product might mean for lawyers who use technology. Their conclusions might surprise you. After you listen, be sure to check out Tom & Dennis’ co-blog and book by the same name, The Lawyers Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies.
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As US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination process concluded, Suffolk Law Professor Victoria Dodd discussed Judge Sotomayor with NECN. Learn more about Professor Dodd
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Professor Renee Landers, director of Suffolk Law’s Health and Biomedical Law Concentration, discusses health care reform in the wake of Senator-elect Scott Brown’s recent election victory in Massachusetts. Click to learn more about our Health and Biomedical Law Concentration
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This panel addressed various issues around charter schools and other innovative educational options in Massachusetts. Among other topics, the panel will discuss currently pending legislative proposals filed by Mayor Thomas Menino and Governor Deval Patrick. Program featured keynote speaker Chris Gabrieli, Co-Founder and Chair of Mass 2020.
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Fred Koenig, JD ‘79, co-founder of Volpe and Koenig, discusses the doctrine of Fair Use in copyright law.
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On this edition of Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes Ringler colleague, Jim Early, Senior Vice President-Eastern Region out of New Hampshire and Dan Durbin, President of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association, to take a look at NSSTA’s initiatives in the new year. They will discuss structured attorney fees, factoring and the special emphasis on educating plaintiffs about the security and value of structured settlements.
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