Complete Legal Solutions Overview: Handling Penalties, Domestic Violence, and Financial Disputes

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Ratified Contracts Explained: Fundamentals and Practical Implications

What is a Ratified Contract? Simply put, a contract ratified is a contract that is legally binding. Although this could be a sort of tautology, there is something to this definition. Simply "binding" can mean forceful, as in forceful agreement or a deeply ingrained habit. However, legally binding is about the obligation a person has […]

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Understanding the Master Agreement BOP: What You Need To Know

What is a Master Agreement BOP? What is a Master Agreement BOP? Master Agreement BOP is a form of master agreement. A Master Agreement is an agreement that contains core terms and additional terms for a future agreement. In a Master Agreement, core terms are agreed to and additional terms may be agreed to only […]

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Exploring Opportunities: The Definitive Guide to Post Bar Law Clerk Work

Clarifying Post Bar Law Clerk Positions To put it simply, post bar law clerk jobs allow law school graduates to work in the law firm environment. If you perform a search to find post bar law clerk jobs using the words "law clerk" you are likely to see law clerk jobs entailing the typical tasks […]

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What You Need To Know About Tolling Agreements: An Exhaustive Guide And Example

Tolling Agreement: What Is It? A tolling agreement is a pre-litigation contractual instrument used among parties in a variety of contexts. The purpose of such an agreement is to temporarily eliminate the running of a statute of limitations so that the parties can further investigate their claims or defenses before a potential lawsuit is commenced. […]

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The Essentials of Non-Solicitation Agreements For Employees

Defining a Non-Solicitation Agreement What is a Non-Solicitation Agreement?A type of restrictive covenant , a non-solicitation agreement can be put in place for both employees and employers. It prevents a signatory from soliciting the other’s clients and/or employees.Non-solicitation agreements are designed to protect a company’s business interests from being hurt by what is termed "poaching." […]

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Honing Your Legal Academic Writing Skills: A Comprehensive Guide

Defining Legal Academic Writing Webster’s Dictionary defines academic writing as "basic elements, structure, or procedure." Combined with the word legal, we now have "basic elements, structure, or procedure of a legal matter or specific area of the law." Essentially, this is the way legal information is expressed in writing. Academic legal writing describes principles, theories, […]

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Employment Contract vs Offer Letter: The Crucial Differences

An Overview of Employment Contracts Employment contracts are the way that many companies define the working relationships they have with their employees. These contracts vary widely, depending on the relationship employers and employees have agreed to, but there are some common themes that most employment contracts will contain.For starters, employment contracts will typically contain any […]

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Principles of Michigan Debt Collection Law

Michigan Debt Collection: An Overview The practice of debt collection in Michigan is governed by a complex web of laws, regulations and common law. In addition to federal laws like the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), Michigan courts have developed its own common law on the subject. Michigan courts also recognize and enforce all […]

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Essentials of Biological Father Versus Legal Father

Definitions: Biological and Legal Father An understanding of the terms biological father and legal father is important to anyone dealing with adoption. When the biological father of an adopted child is still living, his rights typically must be terminated before the adoption can finalize. Similarly, fathers who were presumed not to be the father of […]

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Overview of Connecticut Minor Work Laws

Connecticut Labor Laws Governing Minors An Overview of CT Labor Laws for MinorsAs touched on above, all states have laws governing the employment of minors, sometimes referred to as child labor laws. Legislative measures protecting young workers in Connecticut go back to 1814, and Connecticut was the first state to legislate such protections. The first […]