Why Social Media Can Help Lawyers Survive Shrinking Law Firm Numbers

The recent’The future of legal services‘ held in Birmingham, UK highlighted the challenges many lawyers face when trying to survive or grow. Many of these have been mentioned in various blogs and articles such as Jordan Furlong’s ‘Goodbye to all that’. There were a couple of statements made at the conference that really stood out: As institutional operators and larger […]

Planning an Employee Appreciation Day? Everything you need to know from breakfast to Crystal Awards

Smart bosses know it’s important to recognize their employees for a job well done. It’s no surprise that a simple ‘thank you’ can really help employees feel good about their careers and their companies. However, if you’re really looking for a way to show the whole office that you appreciate them, consider planning an entire work day around employee recognition. […]

Change in the web hosting industry

If you are a small or medium business owner, change within the web hosting industry is probably NOT at the top of your list of major world events. But it sure should be. The web hosting industry makes the difference between web success and an “on fire” scenario you don’t even want to think about. The world wide web is […]

French philosopher Rene Descartes

The philosopher RenĂ© Descartes was born on March 31, 1596 in La Haye en Touraine, a small town in mainland France, which has since been renamed after him in honor of his most prominent son. He was probably the youngest of 3 children, and his mother, Jeanne Brochard, died within the first year of his life. His father, Joachim, a […]

A story from the stands: What former Nebraska football players have learned from the game – McGinn

MAKE THE MOST OF AN OPPORTUNITY Nebraska wasn’t the first choice for this star from Chicago’s Mt. Caramel High School. “I was recruited by George Kelly, who was a coach at Marquette University,” Judge McGinn said. McGinn did not stay long at Marquette and followed a call to seminary, but he soon discovered that the priesthood was not for him. […]

When children with special needs grow up

According to a study published in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, more than half a million children with special needs turn 18 each year. However, turning 18 does not mean that the conditions that gave these children the “special needs” label have suddenly disappeared; indeed, most of these new adults will require as much or more ongoing intervention […]

Violations of human and civil rights still occur in the United States

Violations of civil and human rights often occur in many parts of the United States, as illustrated by recent marriage and election laws passed by state legislatures, miscarriages of justice that occur through verdicts rendered in our court system, bias and corporate-level discrimination and harassment. in our schools. When they occur, these violations have a serious negative impact on community […]

UK Work Permit and Tier 2 Visa: A Summary of Recent Changes

Sponsorship Subsidy Certificates. We want to remind all sponsors that the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) allocation is not automatically renewed and must be requested annually through the Sponsor Management System (SMS) within one year of the previous allocation. Licensed Sponsors who registered in multiple levels and categories of the points-based system and obtained registration at different times may choose to […]