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The Week in Data Aug. 6: A Look at Legal Industry Trends By the Numbers

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the top-paid legal counsel to the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: What Constitutes an 'Abuse of Process'?

Abuse of process is "the use of the legal process as a tactical weapon to coerce a desired result that is not the legitimate object of the process."
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International Edition

Amnesty International Criticises Clifford Chance Saudi Arabia Report

The human rights group says the law firm's report "wholly omits" significant risks related to Saudi hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-210

A judge may, subject to administrative approval, designate a publicly available folder in the court clerk's office to contain duplicate copies of the court's non-sealed written criminal decisions in chronological order.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-209

A judge may sign a family tree affidavit for the estate of the judge's long-time close friend, based upon facts within the judge's personal knowledge.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-208

Where a retired judge's former law clerk worked for the inquiring judge in a limited capacity for four months before returning to private practice, the judge need not disclose or disqualify in matters involving the retired judge's former law clerk. The judge may also appoint the former law clerk as attorney for the child.
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New York Law Journal

Judicial Ethics Opinion 23-207

1) A part-time judge who is a private investigator (a) may conduct surveillance and write reports for school districts in another county concerning extended sick leave employees, but (b) may not conduct investigations for a college regarding allegations of sexual harassment/assault. (2) A part-time judge may, as an instructor for a private company, present training to law enforcement regarding implicit bias and other types of biases.
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Daily Business Review

13 Attorneys Disciplined by Florida Supreme Court

Among the 13 attorneys disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court, six were disbarred.
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New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Attorney's Familial Relationship With Client Found Not to Warrant Disqualification

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decisions editors. 
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Office of Attorney Ethics Annual Report: More Investigations, Less Discipline in 2023

New investigations in New Jersey over the past year were up 11.3%, to 919 in total, compared with 815 investigations in 2022. Even with more investigations, new formal charges decreased by 10.7% for the year with a total of 151 claims compared with 169 in 2022.
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