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Like a tsunami crashing against a beach, the past nearly two years have shaken the legal field. The institutions and traditions that served as the foundations of the legal community such as paper documents and in-person meetings and trials were suddenly not realistic. No longer could we attend happy hours and get to know our...
Read ArticleFrom Low Tech to High Tech: How the Evolution of Technology Can Help the Court System
The year was 1997 and I was a newly minted attorney. Growing up, like so many others, I watched legal dramas like “L.A. Law” and “Law & Order,” depicting the courtroom as fast-paced and drama-filled. I imagined in court I would see tempers flare, lawyers hauled off to jail at the drop of a hat...
Read ArticleMoving Justice Forward at the Trial Courts under the Cloud of COVID-19
In 1963, the prescient lyrics penned by Bob Dylan conveyed a universal message of change expressed with his song, “The Times They Are-A-Chang’in.” Today, these lyrics could speak to the COVID-19 virus and its extraordinary effects worldwide, and to the future winds of change facing the legal profession, including the role of juries in the...
Read ArticleBlending Work and Home: Remote Work in this New Era
We all remember March 2020 – how we were suddenly forced to adjust our work lives for the two-week window, when we thought that we would just need to work from home for a short period of time and get back into our offices by April. That two-week window kept expanding, and soon many firms...
Read ArticleChallenges to the Mediation Process in a Time of Constant Change
By now we are all too familiar with many of the pros and cons of conducting mediations remotely. Hopefully by the time you read this article, most, if not all, pandemic restrictions will no longer be required and conducting mediations remotely will be a choice, not a requirement. This, however, results in a new dilemma...
Read ArticleJustice Delayed is Justice Denied: Criminal Courts During the Pandemic
Throughout the pandemic, many employment sectors were – rather surprisingly – easily able to adjust to remote work, with the practice of law being no exception: depositions, mediations, and civil evidentiary hearings, etc. appear to have readily adapted to a virtual platform, and able to proceed “business as usual.” Many attorneys have not stepped foot...
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