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Law Society of Saskatchewan COVID-19 COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: August 7th Edition

COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: August 7th Edition

August 7, 2020

By 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 COVID-19 we can never go back | Gary Joseph, The Lawyer’s Daily (August 5)
  • Legal aid clinics beg for federal help after pandemic hits major funding source | Jonathan Juha, London Free Press (August 4)
  • Legal tech filling supply gap in wills, trusts and estate planning | Aidan McNab, Law Times (August 5)

The Courts

  • Reports disclose federal judge expenses for first time | Terry Davidson, The Lawyer’s Daily (July 31)
  • The Spanish Flu to Covid-19: How this Pandemic is Pushing Courts to Modernize | Daniel Linna, Legal Talk Network (August 5) Podcast
  • Superior Court to pilot CaseLines for select civil motions and pre-trial conferences |Bernise Carolino, Law Times (August 5)

Legal Innovation

  • ABA’s Practice Forward group will help lawyers navigate rapidly changing profession | Lyle Morgan, ABA Journal (August 1)
  • Thinking about tech’s implications for justice | Kim Covert, CBA National Magazine (August 4)
  • Unregulated firms should have access to regulatory sandboxes | Nick Hilborne, Legal Futures (August 3)

Legal Practice

  • America’s Care Crisis Is Exploding And Women Lawyers Are Being Forced To Pick Up The Pieces | Shruti Rana & Cyra Akila Choudhary, Above the Law (August 6)
  • A Law Firm’s Guide To Future Readiness | Ken Crutchfield, Above the Law (August 4)
  • COVID-19 in the Office: Staying Safe While Practicing Law | Ruth Carter, Attorney At Work (August 3)

Remote Working

  • 12 Tips For Building Your Digital Law Library In The Age Of COVID-19 | Jean O’Grady,
  • Automating practices post-COVID | Naomi Sayers & Tiffany Sillanpaa, CBA National Magazine (August 6)
  • New rules for virtual signing and the winding down of remote signings of wills and powers of attorney | Raymond Leclair, Avoid A Claim (July 31)

Students & Articling

  • ABA Urges States To Cancel Risky In-Person Bar Exams | Bloomberg Law (August 4)
  • Law Schools Should Permanently Change Because Of COVID-19 | Jordan Rothman, Above the Law (August 6)
  • Should Law Schools Be In Person Or Remote This Fall? | Mike Spivey, Above the Law (August 3)

Wellness

  • COVID Stories: Sidestepping Doomscrolling and Staying Sane During Coronavirus | Larry Port, Above the Law (August 3)
  • Parenting During COVID-19: Has Anyone Figured This One Out Yet? | Olga Mack, Above the Law (August 3)
  • Overcoming Covid-19 career anxieties | Amanda Falkson, Legal Futures (August 6)
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