This week, we're examining two other states, in addition to New York, that place limitations on sitting for the bar for graduates of hybrid J.D. program

Traditionally, international arbitration has not been a popular method of dispute resolution among Japanese companies. But it has now come to account for a larger share of revenue for law firms in Japan, with some saying the increase has been dramatic.

Under the PACT Act of 2022, a new federal cause of action included in the veterans-support bill could spur litigation from hundreds of thousands of former Camp Lejeune residents, lawyers said.

Ex-Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III is now the second judge to retire from the Court of Chancery and head to Wilson Sonsini, joining former Chancellor William B. Chandler III

The resolution was withdrawn to await further consideration and discussion with other entities, an ABA spokesperson told Law.com on Monday.

"This measure is prudent, and provides needed clarification as the new academic year begins," Anthony Crowell, dean and president of New York Law School, told Law.com Monday.

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Given the potentially harsh consequence of failing to timely assume a vital lease, a Chapter 11 debtor must be vigilant to avoid a forfeiture. It is important to know, however, that all might not be lost even if the debtor misses this deadline.

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Corporate legal department vendor count is still struggling to bounce back, but experts say it could be an opportunity for legal tech companies to brush up on the client services they include in the product.

"We're at a crisis point in many ways in the country — in democracy and certainly with respect to the judiciary."

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As demand fell and expenses rose, profits-per-lawyer dropped 3.6% last quarter, according to a new report.

"We are deeply concerned about how this law impacts our people and impedes our ability to attract and retain a diverse workforce in Indiana—concerns that we have voiced to legislators," Cummins stated.

The constitutional scholars say their history studying qualified immunity gives them a unique perspective in the dispute.

While the staircase's black coloring may have contributed to the difficulty of Galef perceiving that they were wet, the university "made the stairs more hazardous by subsequently introducing, a wet, slippery substance onto them," the opinion said.

Covington & Burling partner Rani Gupta Gupta discusses how insurance recovery litigators are pushing back against courts' assertions that COVID-19 does not result in property damage losses.

Friday's decision likely ends a high-profile legal debate over whether the Patent Office can broaden the definition of "inventor" to accommodate creative machines.

Attorneys from Boies Schiller Flexner, Susman Godfrey and Morgan & Morgan are asking a federal judge to order additional sanctions against Google in a case where the tech company, represented by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, already had to pay nearly $1 million in attorney fees and costs for discovery-related sanctions.

"Companies are getting a lot more cost-conscious, and really paying attention to the bottom line," consultant Ken Callander said. "As we move forward, you're gonna see that more."