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COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: August 27th Edition
August 28, 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 we aggregate the leading legal headlines on COVID-19 on the topics that matter to you:
Access to Justice
- COVID-19 is modernizing courtrooms — but for whom? | Kendra Landry, The Lawyer’s Daily (August 26)
- Lack of jail space is creating backlog in courts, says judge | Brian Higgins, CBC (August 26)
- What to think about when thinking about self-represented litigants | Joel Miller, The Lawyer’s Daily (August 26)
The Courts
- Court documents e-filing system falls flat with Edmonton lawyers | Paige Parsons, CBC (August 25)
- COVID-19 pandemic exceptional circumstance when determining trial delay, B.C. judge rules | By Ian Burns, The Lawyer’s Daily
- Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench modernizes scheduling, rescheduling, tracking of cases | Bernise Carolino, Canadian Lawyer (August 25)
Legal Innovation
- Dispatches From The Liminal Zone Of The Legal Profession Under COVID | Joe Patrice, Above the Law (August 26)
- Fastcase Names Its 10th Annual ‘Fastcase 50’ Honorees | Bob Ambrogi, Law Sites Blog (August 25)
- Uniform Law Conference of Canada tackles crowdfunding and electronic wills at virtual annual meeting | Elizabeth Rayner, Canadian Lawyer (August 20)
Legal Practice
- Law Society warns firms of steep rise in insurance premiums | Neil Rose, Legal Futures (August 26)
- Legal Malpractice Risk Control in the Covid Era | Tish Vincent & JoAnn Hathaway, Legal Talk Network (August 21) Podcast
- Stay on track with these time-tracking software tools for law firms | Nicole Black, ABA Journal (August 24)
Remote Working
- Biglaw Firm Steps Up Its Support Of Working Parents | Kathryn Rubino, Above the Law (August 24)
- Wellness: Five ways to stay healthy while working at home | Darryl Singer, The Lawyer’s Daily (August 21)
- When the pandemic ends, Zoom should remain, says personal injury lawyer | Aidan McNab, Canadian Lawyer (August 24)
Students & Articling
- After Disastrous Meeting, Bar Association Goes All In On Risky Online Exam Plan | Joe Patrice, Above the Law (August 25)
- Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 102: Listen and Learn — The Statute of Frauds | JD Supra (August 25) Podcast
- Becoming A Bar Exam Whiz… Literally | Joe Patrice & Kathryn Rubinio, Legal Talk Network (August 25) Podcast
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