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The Recorder

Judge Denies Law Grads' Suit Over Bar Exam Accommodations

Jinny Kim, director of the disability rights program at Legal Aid at Work, said in a statement: "We are very disappointed in the district court's order."
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fall Bonuses Split Big Law, as More Holdouts Emerge

As Cravath, O'Melveny and Kirkland hold out on fall bonuses, some observers are doubtful that the special bonuses will make a huge difference in firms' market standing.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Forsyth Chief Judge Walks Back Plans to Begin In-Person Jury Trials During COVID-19

Bagley said Wednesday he will delay reinstituting jury trials until January and has suspended the preparation of juror summonses.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Some Lawyers Claim Jurors Aren't Afraid of Infection, So Why the Delay in Scheduling Jury Trials?

"People were not as concerned about COVID as the media or the judicial branch appears to be," said James Nugent, a partner with Nugent & Bryant in New Haven.
4 minute read

Law.com

The State of the e-Discovery and Data Privacy Job Market: Pre and Post COVID-19 (Part 2)

A deep dive into the pre and post pandemic e-discovery job market landscape and what data privacy professionals can learn from ESI employment trends. Part Two of a Two-Part Article
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hughes Hubbard, Amid Mounting Challenges, Undergoes 'Rebuilding'

Disagreements about compensation criteria and the value of a merger have accompanied a years-long decline in revenue, head count and profitability.
11 minute read

Law.com

Americans Want In-Person Bar Exams, Poll Finds

The National Conference of Bar Examiners is pushing back against the diploma privilege movement with the release of a poll that found that 60% of Americans support in-person bar exams during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 70% think the in-person exams should be retained after the pandemic.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Hotels Look to Congress Amid Expected Job Losses

Numbers provided by the American Hotel & Lodging Association indicate Florida has lost 76,746 hotel jobs due to the pandemic, and another 64,257 are threatened over the next six months.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

History Repeating Itself—The Potential Impact of the Pandemic on Legal Malpractice Claims

The COVID-19 pandemic has seemingly turned the legal world upside down. In addition to the operational and financial impacts on their clients, lawyers face a brave new world of legal practice.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

'Holding Court' with Minneapolis U.S. Magistrate Judge Tony Leung on Virtual Settlement Conferences: 'It's Very Different But Also Very Much the Same'

"Only about two cases out of 100 go to trial. So, if only two out of 100 go to trial, you have to ask yourself, 'Is this one of the two out of 100?'"
12 minute read

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