No Bar Exam? No Problem, Amazon GC's PR Nightmare, Law Firms Send WARNings: The Morning minute
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April 07, 2020 at 06:00 AM
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PROVISIONAL – Other states are expected to follow the lead of New Jersey, which has announced it will allow law graduates this spring to temporarily practice law under the supervision of experienced attorneys because of the July bar exam's delay, Suzette Parmley reports. Several states, including New York, have said they are considering similar moves in light of exam complications due to COVID-19.
BAD TO WORSE? "Well, they really stepped in it." That's the sum total of the situation at Amazon regarding leaked notes attributed to its GC David Zopolsky. The tech giant's firing of a warehouse employee who claims he was ousted for blowing the whistle on unsafe working conditions amid COVID-19—and Zopolsky's apparent badmouthing of the worker afterward—looks like a recipe for an employment lawsuit, Phillip Bantz reports.
QUESTIONS – Brian Miller, a Trump White House lawyer since 2018, will encounter myriad questions about his independence and law career when he faces the U.S. Senate in an upcoming confirmation hearing for the job of special inspector general for pandemic recovery. C. Ryan Barber reports that the selection of Miller, who, if confirmed, will oversee a $25 million budget, has drawn criticism from Senate Democrats who say that anyone who has served in the White House should be ineligible for the job, which will handle audits and investigations of loans, loan guarantees and other investments.
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BRAKES - PwC's legal arm has been hit by the Big Four auditor's move to freeze promotions, pay raises and bonuses across its entire U.K. business. Rose Walker reports the news comes just days after KPMG took similar action firmwide. The move is the latest to attempt to lessen the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PwC's legal arm has more than 3,500 lawyers in 90 countries.
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