What does a famed immigration attorney do when he wants to educate his wide audience on his area of special interest? He “does a Grisham” and writes a book. Shah Peerally is a well known legal commentator and immigration attorney, but he is also a humanitarian and activist keen to educate people on immigration and […]
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Kelly Blazek has been described as a “passionate advocate” for those seeking work. But when her rejection note to someone seeking a bank job received a note that went vitriolic and viral at the same time. How can you avoid the “Blazek effect” when you write or send a rejection email or letter? But first, let’s
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A personal injury claim can mean enormous financial and emotional strain for a small company. To protect your business from personal injury claims, take these 4 preventative measures. 1. Ensure That Your Place of Business Is Safe To prevent injuries on your premises, make sure your business environment is safe. Walk through your building looking
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Another law firm merger is on the cards with the Washington law and lobbying firm Patton Boggs discussing a union with Squire Sanders, creating a firm with 1700 lawyers across 22 countries. The talks follow the collapse of a proposed merger between Patton Boggs and Locke Lord, based in Texas. The Wall Street Journal says
Legal secretaries have been around lawyers as long as lawyers have been around lawyers. But times are a-changing, it seems and once again the culprit is the “T” word: technology. Take law firm Arnold & Porter who are working towards fewer staff with greater productivity – much the same as just about every other law
The Oscar Pistorious trial will screen globally, albeit with limitations, with the judge saying there would be three cameras filming the trial of the paralympian accused of shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The filming was agreed to after South African media requested a live audio recording and video footage of the opening and closing arguments and
A man convicted for the 1989 abduction, rape and killing of a teenager has been executed in Missouri, offering no final statement and refused a last minute appeal. Michael Taylor was 47. His attorney argued for his life on the basis that the drug used to kill him could have caused Taylor inhuman pain and
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In the old mystery movies it was always the butler who committed the crime. It became so cliché that even now, fifty years after the “butler” movies, people still refer to them. In the hotel industry, when a crime such as theft has been committed, it is always the maid who is blamed for
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Missouri receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, a sophomore who has been called one of the NFL’s top prospects, faces marijuana possession charges for a second time in less than two years after police arrested him and two friends after finding over one pound of the drug in the vehicle. Green-Beckham could face a Class C felony based
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The elaborate plan to arrest Sinaloa drug cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman went without a hitch, but what happened to his Beauty Queen girlfriend Emma Coronel? Coronel, 24, is believed to be hiding with the Sinaloa cartel, although there have also been reports that she was arrested with Guzman. She has had two children
