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“The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed” observed William Gibson, the noted science fiction writer. He was not referring to the legal industry but could have been. While ...

Every job has its essential, as contrasted to nonessential, functions. In the most simple of ways, a function is essential if the purpose of the job is to perform it. For example, the ability to fly a ...

For a majority of general counsel and heads of legal operations the last quarter of the year represents planning and budgeting season. It comes with a necessary moment of reflection to consider the ...

Following World War II, states undertook efforts to codify existing norms of customary international law, paying particular attention to international humanitarian law and the law of the sea (LOS).

ANSWER: Sometimes, the relief a plaintiff needs from a court is not monetary. Instead, it is for someone — a neighbor cutting trees on plaintiff’s property, a former employee violating their ...