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COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: July 9th Edition
July 9, 2020By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian
The COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the practice of law, is changing rapidly. We want to help you stay up to date with the latest news.
Each week I aggregate the leading legal headlines on COVID-19 on the topics that matter to you:
Access to Justice
- After the Pandemic: COVID-19 and racial justice | Yves Faguy, The Every Lawyer (July 8) Podcast
- Eby struggling to maintain access to justice in B.C. | Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun (July 9)
- Montreal gym transformed into legal workshop for the day | CTV News (July 4)
The Courts
- Ignore COVID-19 guidelines at your disciplinary peril, Georgia judges told | Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal (July 7)
- Nova Scotia courts make masks mandatory | Terry Davidson, The Lawyer’s Daily (July 6)
- Ontario and Superior Courts of Justice embark on first phase of reopening | Bernise Carolino, Law Times (July 8)
Legal Innovation
- Covid has “accelerated” innovation culture change| Dan Bindman, Legal Futures (July 9)
- Reinventing Law | Ralph Baxter, Legal Talk Network (July 8) Podcast
- Unknown Unknowns | Robert McKay, Slaw (July 8)
Legal Practice
- Florida Lawyer Shows Up To Federal Court In Full Hazmat Suit | Staci Zaretsky, Above the Law (July 7)
- The Legal Industry’s Response to COVID-19 | Clio (July 6) Podcast
- Will COVID-19 impact the Criminal Justice System Again? | Laurence Colletti, Legal Talk Network (July 8) Podcast
Remote Working
- B.C. bill could allow digital wills, signatures and electronic witnessing | Bernise Carolino, Canadian Lawyer Magazine (July 7)
- Digital assets technology awareness: Pivoting to new paradigm | Sharon Hartung, The Lawyer’s Daily (July 3)
- Working Hard or Hardly Working?: Lawyers in favour of more WFH post-lockdown | LittleLaw (July 8)
Students & Articling
- All onboard | Brent Dowdall, CBA National Magazine (July 7)
- COVID-19 Will Bring Permanent Changes to Law Firm Recruitment and Integration | Steve Nelson, Above the Law (July 7)
- Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 253: Networking in Quarantine | Sadie Jones, Above the Law (July 7) Podcast
Wellness
- Lawyer Wellness and Mental Health | Clio (July 7) Podcast
- Understanding Loneliness During COVID-19 | Jared Correia, Legal Talk Network (July 7) Podcast
- Where the Heck Are We? — 2020 Mid-Year Reflections | Dennis Kennedy & Tom Mighell, Legal Talk Network (July 3) Podcast
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