More Pay Cuts and Furloughs, Calls for Paperless SCOTUS, Weirdness of Remote Hiring: The Morning Minute
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April 13, 2020 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
TIGHTENING - As have other law firms, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is instituting pay reductions for lawyers and staff amid the pandemic. Meredith Hobbs reports that the Atlanta-based firm has temporarily cut partner draws by an average of 10% and will reduce pay by 5% for other lawyers and staff as of April 16. Assistants who are hourly employees will have their work time reduced by 20% and the firm is furloughing some employees who can't work remotely. For a roundup of Big Law cutbacks, go here.
OLD SCHOOL – Lawyers are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend paper filing requirements. Marcia Coyle reports that although Justice Roberts about three years ago implemented e-filing at the high court, paper copies remain the official method of filing even amid the pandemic. Advocates cite the impracticality of making copies and, in some instances, have asked for more time to file certain pleadings.
NEW REALITY – Hiring for an in-house team remotely is requiring some creativity. Phillip Bantz reports that one had a private jet waiting to whisk off its chief lawyer finalist to meet top brass. Others have held meetings in the parking lot outside corporate headquarters, standing at least six feet apart, of course.
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
NOT FREE – France's competition regulator has handed Google a harsh defeat in a copyright dispute with news publishers over the use of their content online without compensation, Anne Bagamery reports. Saying that the search giant's actions "caused serious and immediate harm to the press sector," the competition authority ordered Google to start negotiating in good faith immediately to find an accord with the publishers. The interim decision is a victory for the French national news agency Agence France-Presse and groups representing French magazine and newspaper publishers.
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WHAT YOU SAID
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