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COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: July 30th Edition
July 30, 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
- Justice and the pandemic: What has to change | Julius Melnitzer, The Lawyer’s Daily (July 30)
- Role of technology in family law | Ron Shulman, The Lawyer’s Daily (July 29)
- Why should Canadians pursue justice as a basic social good? | Aneal Seegobin, The Lawyer’s Daily (July 24)
The Courts
- Federally appointed judges’ pandemic-period expenses released |Olivia Stefanovich, CBC News (July 28)
- Justice committee launches inquiry into court backlog | Nick Hilbourne, Legal Futures (July 30)
- Legal system battling two virulent pathogens, but justice minister remains optimistic | Ian Mulgrew, The Province (July 26)
Legal Innovation
- In Poll, Legal Administrators Say Pandemic Changes Are Permanent | Bob Ambrogi, Law Sites Blog (July 28)
- The new tools of the trade | Brent Dowdall, CBA National Magazine (July 27)
- Will the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally remake the legal industry? | Lyle Morgan, ABA Journal (August 1)
Legal Practice
- 4 lessons we can learn as a profession from the pandemic | Heidi Brown, ABA Journal (August 1)
- Benefits of Legal Analytics in COVID-19 Litigation | Nicole Clark, Attorney At Work (July 30)
- International Law Firm That Scoffed At Closing Office Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Suffers From Outbreak Of The Same Virus | Kathryn Rubino, Above the Law (July 30)
Remote Working
- A business development plan for remote working | Sandra Bekhor, CBA National Magazine (July 28)
- Home Office Accessories That Are Completely Unnecessary | Bull Garlington, Attorney At Work (July 27)
- Ten Cybersecurity Lessons Learned About Working From Home | Sharon D. Nelson and John W. Simek, Slaw (July 29)
Students & Articling
- Former B.C. judge Grant Burnyeat covers tuition of 10 Allard School of Law students amid COVID-19 |Bernise Carolino, Canadian Lawyer (July 24)
- Law Schools Go Remote… Should Students Get A Discount? | Joe Patrice, Above the Law (July 24)
- Mass. Online Bar Exam Results Will Be ‘Portable’ To Other States | Bob Ambrogi, Law Sites Blog (July 27)
Wellness
- Attorney Unhappiness Hits a High: 5 Things We Can Do About It | Jaime Spannhake, Attorney At Work (July 24)
- How to make the most of your time during the pandemic | Bryan Garner, ABA Journal (August 1)
- My lockdown legacy – what will yours be? | Pippa Sheppard, Legal Futures (July 30)
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