Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010
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program takes place.
Changes to the Massachusetts
Personal Records Act 
Friday, Oct. 22, noon-1
p.m.
Significant changes have been made to the Massachusetts Personnel
Records Act. Join Rubin and Rudman's Denise I. Murphy, Esq. as she
discusses how these changes will impact the work of human resources
professionals/management and how to now approach employee relations
and personnel records.
Click
here to register.
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JUST ADDED
Overview of the First Circuit's
decision in REBA for Massachusetts v. NREIS Inc.
Tuesday, Oct. 26, 4-5
p.m.
The First Circuit has asked the
Supreme Judicial Court to advise it whether, and to what extent,
conducting real estate closings constitutes the practice of law.
Oral arguments are scheduled for Nov. 2.
Two of the attorneys involved in The Real Estate Bar
Association for Massachusetts, Inc. v. National Real Estate
Information Services, Inc. (First Cir., 2010, 09-1809) will
discuss how we got to this point and the significance of the First
Circuit's decision reversing the district court's summary judgment
in favor of NREIS.
Watch as Douglas W. Salvesen, trial counsel for REBA, and Jonathan
M. Albano, author of the amicus brief filed by the Boston Bar
Association in support of REBA, analyze this important appellate
decision. Joe Boynton will moderate the
discussion.
Click
here to register. This chat is sponsored by
the Property Law Section Council.
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Bankruptcy 911 with Judge Joan N.
Feeney
Friday, Oct. 29, noon-1
p.m.
Join Judge Joan Feeney and Ted Connolly, co-authors of the new
book, The Road Out of Debt, to discuss what signs and
warning signals may point to your client's need to file a
bankruptcy case, what debts and situations are most appropriate for
filing a bankruptcy case in and general bankruptcy basics.
Click
here to register.
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DATES
Why LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
matter to the legal industry
Friday, Nov. 5, noon-1
p.m.
Social media's impact on law firms,
revenue and brand
Friday, Nov. 19, noon-1
p.m.