Still time to register for the free 4-part webinar series that starts today at 2PM - Credit, Debt, and Foreclosure -?Consumer Law Essentials: Equipping Advocates to Tackle Student Loans, Zombie Second Mortgages, Payment Scams, and Utilities and Solar Protections with National Consumer Law Center https://lnkd.in/ejUVSXXT Today the panel will discuss - ABCs of Student Loans: Getting Started on Student Loan Cases Alpha Taylor, Staff Attorney National Consumer Law Center Anna Anderson, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center Kyra Taylor, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center This webinar will introduce advocates to student loan borrower representation and will focus on the basics of the student loan system, including determining what type of loans a borrower has; what the status of those loans are; and issue-spotting for common borrower problems related to repayment, collection, loan cancellation and more.?
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Founded in 1803, the Social Law Library is a member-managed, dues-supported legal research institution. The Library provides research materials, remote databases, reference, document delivery, training, continuing legal education (CLE). The Library also provides technology and design services that include, website hosting, email, encrypted email, website design, logo design for attorneys, law firms and legal organizations.
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ABCs of Student Loans: Getting Started on Student Loan Cases?https://lnkd.in/ejUVSXXT Date & Time:?Tuesday, March 4, 2025 from?2 pm – 4 pm ET Alpha Taylor, Staff Attorney National Consumer Law Center Anna Anderson, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center Kyra Taylor, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center This webinar will introduce advocates to student loan borrower representation and will focus on the basics of the student loan system, including determining what type of loans a borrower has; what the status of those loans are; and issue-spotting for common borrower problems related to repayment, collection, loan cancellation and more.?
??What’s on the Mass Pro Bono calendar next week?? ???March 3 - 7 If you’re looking for opportunities to learn and network, check out the Mass Pro Bono calendar! Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, connect with other legal professionals, or learn something new, there’s something for everyone. The events range from in-person trainings and workshops, lunches, virtual webinars, and more! Next week, there will be incredible events hosted by Lawyers Clearinghouse, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE│New England), Social Law Library, and Boston Bar Association! See the graphic below for more information and visit the online calendar for registration links and locations. Don’t miss out on these opportunities to advance your career and make meaningful connections. Visit the Mass Pro Bono calendar today and register for some incredible events! ?? https://lnkd.in/gDqZxX73 #ProBono #Lawyers #LegalEvents
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We strongly believe lawyer well-being is important. Join us for one of two upcoming free webinars in the Lawyer Well-Being Series and also receive CPCS credit! Today at noon (2/27) https://bit.ly/4jb3b4K - Growth Mindset for Lawyers: Rethinking Your Relationship with Stress - CPCS approved 1.0 credits for the YAD Appeals, CAFL Trial and Appeals, Criminal Trial and Appeals, SDP/SORB, Mental Health and MH Appeals, and Parole/Medical Parole panels. Tracey Meyers, PsyD, a Clinician at Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers @lclmass who presents on stress reduction, mindfulness, and self-care will discuss the power of developing a growth mindset, including: -How stress can be utilized in new and different ways depending on our mindset. -What “mindset” means including both fixed and flexible approaches. -How to develop a more resilient mindset to support more creative and innovative ways to manage stress, change, and new learning opportunities. Can't make today's webinar? On April 9th join us for The Anxiety Advantage: The Attorney's Guide to Turning Your Biggest Obstacle into Your Superpower https://bit.ly/3CRF3DR - CPCS approved 1.0 credits for the YAD (Trial and Appeals), CAFL (Trial and Appeals), Criminal (Trial and Appeals), SDP/SORB, Mental Health,?Mental Health Appeals, and Parole/Medical Parole panels. Wendy Tamis Robbins, Esq., WTR Enterprises, will focus on how to stop trying to?eliminate anxiety and use it to inform and guide you as your superpower. You'll learn easy and impactful strategies to use in your life and law practice that will help you turn toward,?tune into and take care of your anxious voice. Creating a sustainable and satisfying practice can seem impossible at times. But you don't have to just survive your day-to-day?practice.?
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This will be an interesting discussion on March 13th with author and U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor. In addition to reading from his novel, Judge Ponsor will discuss the complexities of writing legal fiction while sitting as a judge and the challenges of creating a compelling story that respects the realities of the courtroom. He will also offer advice and take questions about his path to getting a legal thriller written and published. Free bit registration is required - https://bit.ly/4h06BVW
Join the Social Law Library for an online reading and discussion of "POINT OF ORDER" - the new novel by U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor online only Thursday, March 13, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. This program is free, online only and will be recorded. Anyone who registers will receive a link to the video recording. To register - https://lnkd.in/ej7p5E43 A reading and talk of Judge Ponsor’s third novel featuring the fictional federal Judge David S. Norcross. Drawing on Judge Ponsor’s forty years on the federal bench, the books in his popular Norcross series possess what Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder calls “the heft of authenticity,” with vividly realistic renderings of criminal justice in the trenches. Ponsor’s first novel, "The Hanging Judge", depicted the high-pressure moral and psychological environment of a capital trial. Described by author Anita Shreve as “a crackling court procedural with authentic characters and beautiful prose,” it went on to be a New York Times bestseller. "Point of Order" focuses on the RICO trial of prominent Boston businessman, accused of conspiring to murder a city police officer fifty years earlier. It explores the timely issue of judge-shopping through a plot featuring a rogue clerk who has found a way to steer judicial assignments in high-profile cases. "New York Magazine"’s “Vulture” critic observed that with the judge’s perspective “. . . you get all these new angles. They’re so delicious. They kind of teach you how federal court procedure works. The crimes are realistic and believable . . . and he’s such a good writer.” Among other things, "Point of Order" addresses the timely question of whether the law is an objective expression of principle or the product of an individual jurist’s biography and personal values. Professor Noah Feldman of Harvard Law School describes the book as “that rarest of birds: an original legal thriller.?Taking off from the profound idea that justice has something to do with who does the judging, this book will keep you on the edge of your seat even as it expands your mind.” In addition to reading from his novel, Judge Ponsor will discuss the complexities of writing legal fiction while sitting as a judge and the challenges of creating a compelling story that respects the realities of the courtroom. He will also offer advice and take questions about his path to getting a legal thriller written and published. ?#legalfiction #legalwriting #booktalk #legalthriller
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Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission Database Now Available at Social Law! https://www.socialaw.com ? Social Law Library members now have access to a database of decisions of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission.??The POST Commission was established as part of the criminal justice reform legislation enacted in Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020.?The mission of the POST Commission is to improve policing and enhance public confidence in law enforcement by implementing a fair process for mandatory certification, discipline, and training for all peace officers in the Commonwealth.?The POST Commission’s database contains final decisions pertaining to the certification, suspension and decertification status of Massachusetts peace officers.?This database does NOT include suspension orders.?It has data coverage from 2023 to the present. For more information about the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission Massachusetts POST Commission: https://lnkd.in/e89BvPV6 For remote access to this database, please email Technology Services at [email protected] or call (617) 226-1570.
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Did you know that in 2024, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a new law that has expanded the definition of abuse in the context of G.L. c. 209A to include “coercive control,” which is statutorily defined and includes a comprehensive list of what could be considered suspect nonviolent conduct? In addition to expanding the basis upon which an abuse prevention order may be issued, this new definition impacts a number of statutes which cross-reference G.L. c. 209A’s definition of “abuse.” Learn more at our webinar on March 12th - https://bit.ly/40uz697
Join the Social Law Library online, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from?4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET for an important family law program - Coercive Control as Abuse Faculty The Honorable Marianne C. Hinkle (ret.), former Chair, Trial Court Domestic and Sexual Violence Education Task Force Bethany Stevens, Esq., Chief Legal Officer/Director of Legal Policy & Judicial Training, Administrative Office of the District Court Benjamin B. Selman, Esq., Legal Training Attorney, Committee for Public Counsel Services Jamie Sabino, Esq., Deputy Director of Advocacy, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute In 2024, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a new law that has expanded the definition of abuse in the context of G.L. c. 209A to include “coercive control,” which is statutorily defined and includes a comprehensive list of what could be considered suspect nonviolent conduct.?In addition to expanding the basis upon which an abuse prevention order may be issued, this new definition impacts a number of statutes which cross-reference G.L. c. 209A’s definition of “abuse.” This program will cover the legislative history leading to this amendment and a detailed review of the statutory revision in c. 209A proceedings, as well as how this revision might influence the interpretation of abuse in related statutes such as bail and firearms laws.?Discussion will include how coercive and controlling behaviors are addressed in the Massachusetts Trial Court’s?Guidelines for Judicial Practice: Abuse Prevention Proceedings. Discussion will include the available remedies that may be ordered. Specifically covered: Step by step review of the language of the amendment Harms proponents of the bill seek to address Revision of court forms and resource material Comparison with similar laws in other jurisdictions Impact beyond G.L. c.209A Other statutes in which abuse is referenced (e.g. bail) Reference to coercive and controlling behaviors in the?Guidelines for Judicial Practice: Abuse Prevention. Impact on criminal defense and related 209A practice For more information and to register - https://bit.ly/40uz697 This program is online only and will be recorded. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the video recordings for sessions they are registered for. CPCS has approved 2.0 credit hours for the CAFL (Trial and Appeals), Criminal Appeals, Mental Health Appeals, and?Criminal Trial panels. #coercivecontrol #abuse #familylaw #criminallaw #abuseprevention #bail #firearmslaws
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The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued new?Judicial Guidelines for Civil Cases with Self-Represented Litigants (2025 Edition)?to assist judges in working with the many litigants who do not have an attorney to represent them. “These new Guidelines provide important guidance to judges concerning the kinds of steps that they can and should take, without violating their obligation of impartiality, to ensure that cases involving self-represented litigants are fairly heard,” said SJC Chief Justice Kimberly S. Budd. “I would like to thank the members of the committee that drafted the Guidelines for their dedication to this project.” Full Press Release - https://bit.ly/4310wVs
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On March 1, 2025 comprehensive revisions to the rules governing criminal pretrial discovery will take effect. Are you ready for the changes? Join us for a webinar on tomorrow, February 11th to learn from the panelists who drafted the new rules.?Join the hundreds of others in the legal field who have registered for this important webinar and hear what judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys need to know. https://bit.ly/42iWdEZ This webinar is CPCS approved 2.0 credits for the YAD Appeals, Criminal Trial and Appeals panels. and the expert faculty includes Hon. Frank Gaziano, Supreme Judicial Court, Hon. Joseph Ditkoff, Justice, Appeals Court, Hon. Beverly Cannone, Superior Court, Hon. David Weingarten, Boston Municipal Court, David Siegel, Reporter,?Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure, Professor, New England Law, ADA Cailin Campbell, Chief of Ethics and Compliance, Suffolk DA’s Office, and Sandra Odiaga, Attorney, Committee for Public Counsel Services (Ret.)
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Massachusetts Trial Court Announces the Implementation of the Office of Adult Guardianship and Conservatorship Oversight. The OAGCO will: -increase the Probate and Family Court’s oversight of guardians and conservators of adults by monitoring the filing of Guardian’s Care Plan Reports and the filing of conservators’ accounts -collect and report data about adults under guardianship and conservatorship in the Probate and Family Court -promote collaboration and foster working relationships and communications with federal and state executive branch agencies, non-profit organizations, and aging and disability network partners -help educate the public on adult guardianship and conservatorship issues, including alternatives to these arrangements Learn more: https://lnkd.in/evu8cbHp