News and Noteworthy

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  Supreme Judicial Court Issues New Order Regarding Jury Trials and Operation of Courts

  The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) today issued an updated order regarding the operation of Massachusetts state courts and courthouses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The new order goes into effect March 1, 2021, and will replace the existing order issued on September 17, 2020. Read Full Article
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  A Conversation with Andrew Levchuk - Data Privacy and Security for Attorneys and Law Firms

  The Social Law Library is hosting an important online CLE on March 2, 2021—Data Privacy and Security for Attorneys and Law Firms. Our panel will be moderated by Andrew Levchuk. Attorney Levchuk was Counsel at Bulkely Richardson for seven years and prior to that, Lead Counsel for the U.S. Justice Department for 24 years, and served as Senior Counsel for the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section before starting his own firm in 2019. Joining Andrew on our panel are attorneys Seth Berman, of Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP, Adam Bookbinder, from Choate, Hall & Stewart and Amy Harman Burkart of Jones Day. Read Full Article
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  Supreme Judicial Court Appoints John A. Bello as Massachusetts Trial Court Administrator

  The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court today announced that they have selected John A. Bello as the next Court Administrator of the Trial Court. Mr. Bello succeeds Jonathan S. Williams in the position. Mr. Williams left the position in December 2020, after serving as Court Administrator since May 2017. Mr. Bello begins his new position effective March 1. Read Full Article
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  Upcoming Zola Suite Webinars -Learn about the robust, cloud-based legal practice management solution

  Zola Suite is a robust, cloud-based legal practice management solution that provides firms with best-in-class case management and complete billing, accounting and reporting tools in one, easy-to-use platform. With a complete suite of tools for the front and back offices, Zola eliminates information silos and delivers a single source of truth for data-driven firms. Read Full Article
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  Trial Court to Host Barnstable Virtual Town Hall

  On Wednesday, February 10th at 11:00 a.m., the Massachusetts Trial Court and community partners will host a virtual town hall meeting for the Barnstable community to provide information on accessing the courts, court services and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Article
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  Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being Issues First-Year Report

  The Supreme Judicial Court Committee on Lawyer Well-Being today released its First-Year Report, which provides a summary of significant activities and milestones accomplished by the Committee to date. Established in January of 2020, the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being is charged with planning and overseeing efforts to enhance the well-being of lawyers, judges, and law students in the Commonwealth. Read Full Article