When New York legalized cannabis earlier this year, its focus on equity prompted an examination of the consequences of the criminal justice system.
The New York State Bar Association has just entered into a cooperation agreement, called a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with the Ukrainian Bar Association. This collaboration is the latest in a series of such agreements NYSBA has reached with bar associations around the world, most recently the Osaka Bar Association, the Philippine Bar Association, … Continued
Laws and policies are not enough. The leaders of our firms and organizations – that is, the partners, counsel, officers, directors, and managers – must be role models for proper behavior.
If adopted by the Continuing Legal Education Board, New York State would become the first state to implement a cybersecurity requirement for lawyers.
“We can take pride and satisfaction in knowing that our court system is in a good place as we prepare to enter the new year,” said DiFiore.
Technology has allowed for clients to better understand the court system by participating in their virtual proceedings, while also creating unreasonable expectations for 24/7 availability from their attorneys.
The New York State Bar Association’s Task Force on Racism, Social Equity and the Law, which has been charged with examining how structural racism permeates and influences all aspects of daily life, leading to injustice and inequality among New Yorkers, will hold its second public forum tonight.
It isn’t just external threats law firms need to worry about. Every employee in the office has the ability to either intentionally or accidentally compromise the security of your firm.
Both for those interested in the legality of vaccine mandates and those interested in the United States Supreme Court’s First Amendment jurisprudence, the judicial response to state and federal vaccine mandates bears continued watching.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been various issues that both plaintiff and defendant tort practitioners have confronted, as they relate to important statutory time periods, immunity, and/or limitation of liability.