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Here are the articles, tips, think pieces, and other reads I want to share with you this week.

!Events in bold are new to the list this week.

Webinars & Online Events

• Mar. 24 @ 12:00 pm Eastern: Mastering change management for law firms and legal departments. (Canadian Legal Innovation Forum)
  
• Mar. 24 @ 3:00 pm Eastern: Forging Inclusive Workspaces For Women In Law To Thrive. (Lawtrades)
• Mar. 29 @ 11:00 am Eastern: Build an Action Plan to Respond to the Latest Misconduct Trends. (Gartner)
• Mar. 30 @ 1:00 pm Eastern: How to Use Sprints to Work Smart and Upskill. (IDEO U)
• Mar. 30 @ 1:00 pm Eastern: Why Talent Retention is the New KPI for Legaltech. (Axiom)
• Apr. 6 @ : 8:30 am GMT: Sole lawyers and small in-house teams. (The Centre for Legal Leadership)
• Apr. 6 @ 11:00 am EST: Crossing the Contract AI Chasm: 6 Key Trends Uncovered. (Malbek)
• Apr. 13 @ 1:00 pm Eastern: The Power of Redlines: How Smarter Redlining Can Improve Your Contract Negotiations. (Parley Pro)
• Apr. 14 @ 1:00 pm Eastern:  How to Streamline Contract Management by Leveraging the Right Technology, at the Right Time. (Today's General Counsel)
• Apr. 21 @ : 11:30 am GMT: Developing your in-house legal skills. (The Centre for Legal Leadership)
  
• May 11 - 12: Counselwell Summit 2022 - virtual conference for in-house lawyers. ($ Counselwell).

Substantive News & Insights

• California attorney general’s opinion states that consumers’ right to know includes inferences. (via Robinson Cole)
• Sanctions on Russia: what about your contracts? (via Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP)
• Expanding into Canada – Some key considerations for your business. (via McCarthys)
• Guidance from Canadian securities regulators concerning virtual shareholder meetings: What public companies need to know. (via Dentons)
• Utah to become the fourth state to pass privacy legislation. (via Carpe Datum Law)
• Utah’s consumer privacy act: what do businesses need to know? (via Frost Brown Todd)
• Executive order on digital assets addresses regulatory uncertainty for startups. (via Harris Beach)
• L’Oreal PFAS lawsuit shows the danger of ESG marketing. (via National Law Review)
• Supply chain investigations and US legal privilege. (via Squire Patton Boggs)
• 5 important privacy updates you can’t ignore in 2022. (via ACC Docket)
• Something to keep an eye on.....'Code is law' defence to be tested in Ontario case of allegedly stolen crypto. (via Canadian Lawyer Magazine)
• Read this piece on contract drafting = the importance of contract language. (via Jones & Keller)
• Limit the legalese, and ‘legalese’ isn’t just jargon. (via Holland & Hart - Persuasion Strategies)

In-house

• Is your company prepared for the (US) new cyber incident reporting requirements? (via BlankRome)
• Ukraine could be a turning point for GCs and ESG. (via Law360 Pulse)
• Tips for women new to in-house law. (via ACC Docket)
• Interview with Jacksonville Jaguars general counsel Justin Sievert. (via K&L Gates Hub Talks Podcast)

Legal Ops & Legal Tech

• This is fantastic guide to legal operations. (via Juro)

• The emergence of data-driven contracting: notes from the field. (via Legal Evolution)

• Culture eats legal tech for breakfast. (via Artificial Lawyer)

• A guide for people considering attending their first legal tech conference. (via Artificial Lawyer)

Lawyers & Lawyering

• Is lawyer misery over-hyped? A new study suggests it is. (via Bloomberg Law)
• Lawyers: Be smart (and ethical) with those smart devices. (via Esquire Deposition Solutions)
• Lawyers should usually bcc less when emailing. (via Attorney at Work)
• Big Law’s soaring profits may be next pandemic darling to falter. (via Bloomberg Law)

Work

• How to (actually) save time when you’re working remotely. (via Harvard Business Review $)
• How to cope when you’re the only one wearing a mask at work. (via Huffington Post)
• Why re-onboarding your workers may be just what your company needs. (via Fast Company $)
• Peloton and the ‘four laws of holes’ when managing a crisis. (via Forbes)

Life

• How we can actually improve our work-life balance — for good. (via Healthline)
• This is the exact amount of coffee you should drink, according to a Harvard brain expert. (via Inc.)
  
• How to make time slow down. (via Lifehacker)
• Why we use “lol” so much. (via Vice)

Balance

• The best cover version of every single Beatles song. (via Exclaim!)
• How book lovers on TikTok are changing the publishing industry. (via Fast Company $)
• For 25 years, pop artist Jeff Koons has been locked in a legal battle with an Italian man over a sculpture he insists he didn’t create. (via artnet)
• Vienna museums open adult-only OnlyFans account to display nude art. (via Guardian. Note: nude art images in article.)
• A visual introduction to machine learning. (via R2D3)

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