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Is it possible that the legal job market is finally getting better? That’s the suggestion from Thursday’s unemployment report from the Labor Department.

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Is it possible that the legal job market is finally getting better? That’s the suggestion from Thursday’s unemployment report from the Labor Department. While 62,000 non-farm payroll jobs disappeared nationally in June throughout the country, the legal service sector added jobs. After suffering three months of job losses, the legal industry saw employment nudge up […]

Is it possible that the legal job market is finally getting better? That’s the suggestion from Thursday’s unemployment report from the Labor Department. Read More »

In what amounts to a whistle-blower complaint, ex-Broward Judge Jay Spechler is suing his former boss over a ”bogus” demotion, and wants his spot back on the bench, according to the civil defamation lawsuit.

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Broward Chief Judge Victor Tobin is being sued for defamation and accused of misleading the state Legislature and the County Commission about the cost of a program that handled traffic cases for the county, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. In what amounts to a whistle-blower complaint, ex-Broward Judge Jay Spechler is suing his former

In what amounts to a whistle-blower complaint, ex-Broward Judge Jay Spechler is suing his former boss over a ”bogus” demotion, and wants his spot back on the bench, according to the civil defamation lawsuit. Read More »

A federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom a database linking users of YouTube, the Web’s largest video site by far, with every clip they have watched there.

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A federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom a database linking users of YouTube, the Web’s largest video site by far, with every clip they have watched there. The order raised concerns among users and privacy advocates that the online video viewing habits of tens of millions of people

A federal judge in New York has ordered Google to turn over to Viacom a database linking users of YouTube, the Web’s largest video site by far, with every clip they have watched there. Read More »

There’s a new A-List champ, Munger, Tolles & Olson, which replaced Debevoise & Plimpton. Some firms fell completely off the list (Howrey; Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr).

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It’s A-List season at The American Lawyer. For the sixth year, the magazine applied the A-List algorithm to The Am Law 200 to determine the firms that best embody what it means to be a success in the legal community. As always, there were surprises. There’s a new A-List champ, Munger, Tolles & Olson, which

There’s a new A-List champ, Munger, Tolles & Olson, which replaced Debevoise & Plimpton. Some firms fell completely off the list (Howrey; Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi; Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr). Read More »

The legal industry isn’t known for innovation. But a few upstarts have come up with a business model that challenges the tight grip big law firms hold on corporate business. This new breed of firms is landing blue-chip clients and, in the process, making money.

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The legal industry isn’t known for innovation. But a few upstarts have come up with a business model that challenges the tight grip big law firms hold on corporate business. This new breed of firms is landing blue-chip clients and, in the process, making money. The newcomers aim to provide highly qualified lawyers, often working

The legal industry isn’t known for innovation. But a few upstarts have come up with a business model that challenges the tight grip big law firms hold on corporate business. This new breed of firms is landing blue-chip clients and, in the process, making money. Read More »

As the Portugese police complete their report on the disappearanc of Madeleine McCann, the question now arises, ‘why?’ and will the McCann’s be cleared?

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Why are we asking this now? The Portuguese authorities revealed yesterday that the country’s Policia Judiciaria (PJ) have completed their final report into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who vanished from the flat in a holiday village on the Algarve where her parents were staying with seven friends in May 2007. A state prosecutor must

As the Portugese police complete their report on the disappearanc of Madeleine McCann, the question now arises, ‘why?’ and will the McCann’s be cleared? Read More »

U.S. military prosecutors yesterday charged a detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison with murder and other crimes for allegedly planning the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole warship, a bombing that killed 17 U.S. service members and injured nearly 50 others.

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U.S. military prosecutors yesterday charged a detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison with murder and other crimes for allegedly planning the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole warship, a bombing that killed 17 U.S. service members and injured nearly 50 others. Pentagon officials announced eight charges against Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi citizen

U.S. military prosecutors yesterday charged a detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison with murder and other crimes for allegedly planning the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole warship, a bombing that killed 17 U.S. service members and injured nearly 50 others. Read More »

In what the Justice Department calls one of the largest antitrust settlements in U.S. history, four international airlines agreed on Thursday to pay $504 million to settle charges that they conspired to fix air cargo rates

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In what the Justice Department calls one of the largest antitrust settlements in U.S. history, four international airlines agreed on Thursday to pay $504 million to settle charges that they conspired to fix air cargo rates. The airlines involved in the settlement are Air France-KLM, Cathay Pacific, SAS, and Martinair. “As part of the conspiracy,

In what the Justice Department calls one of the largest antitrust settlements in U.S. history, four international airlines agreed on Thursday to pay $504 million to settle charges that they conspired to fix air cargo rates Read More »

The Canadian and American bars have more than language in common. They share some of the same problems, such as how to keep women from fleeing firms.

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The Canadian and American bars have more than language in common. They share some of the same problems, such as how to keep women from fleeing firms. In an effort to stop women from leaving private practice, a number of initiatives will be rolled out in Ontario as part of a program officials hope will

The Canadian and American bars have more than language in common. They share some of the same problems, such as how to keep women from fleeing firms. Read More »

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