News and Noteworthy

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  How to Develop an Effective Law Firm Content Marketing and SEO Action Plan - Watch the Webinar!

  What used to work in Content Marketing and SEO (search engine optimization) just a few years ago will not work today. Learn how to make 2021 your most profitable year ever by getting consistent leads from Content Marketing and SEO and by positioning your firm as thought leaders. Join John McDougall and John Maher from McDougall for a free 120-minute digital marketing webinar. Read Full Article
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  Community Corrections Centers are now Community Justice Support Centers – view the program for FREE!

  On Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 the Social Law Library hosted Community Corrections Centers are now Community Justice Support Centers CLE program. For more than 20 years the Commonwealth’s network of Community Corrections Centers has served exclusively as a community-based alternative in cases where a sentence to the house of correction is not necessary or appropriate. Read Full Article
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  Supreme Judicial Court Issues New Orders Regarding Court Operations and Access to Courthouses

  (July 1) Prompted by the continued improving situation in the Commonwealth with respect to COVID-19, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) today issued two updated orders regarding access to and the operation of Massachusetts state courts. The new orders go into effect on July 12, 2021. Read Full Article
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  Wolters Kluwer’s Cheetah Access Now On Site ​

  Social Law Library members now have access to Wolters Kluwer’s Cheetah database while visiting the library. A wide-range of titles are available on this platform. Now you can keyword search major resources like the CCH reporters when it comes to Tax, Securities, and Employment issues . . . Read Full Article
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  Board of Bar Overseers Announces New Leadership Role

  The Board of Bar Overseers today announced that it has appointed Attorney Stacey Best to serve in the newly created position of Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the BBO. Read Full Article
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  Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey Appoints Honorable Heidi E. Brieger Chief Justice of the Superior Court

  Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey today announced the appointment of Judge Heidi E. Brieger as Chief Justice of the Superior Court for a five-year term in accordance with G.L. c.211B, §5. Judge Brieger was appointed by Governor Deval L. Patrick to the Superior Court in 2012. She serves as the Regional Administrative Justice for Civil Business in Suffolk County and chairs the Superior Court Education Committee. Read Full Article