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More lawyers are staying put at their present firms, especially as the fourth quarter approaches, both due to individual prospects and because of more deliberate hiring from firms.

As a female public defender and graduate Boston College Law School, Montecalvo's confirmation continues President Biden's promise to diversify the federal bench.

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When masks are required, they must meet the qualifications of an ASTM-rated level 3 surgical mask, KF94, KN95, or N95.

The Connecticut Court of Appeals sided with Geico's alternative argument that an action seeking to recover underinsured motorist benefits was time-barred for failure to meet the terms of the insurance policy to timely commence the suit or to invoke its tolling provision.

In a discovery ruling, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick found Musk is entitled to keep emails from his Tesla and SpaceX emails private, denying Twitter's motion to compel which was argued at the same hearing.

The U.S. Department of Justice objected to about $180,000 in incentive awards proposed in a $63 million class action settlement over the 2014 data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

"Some jurisdictions will likely see higher pass rates than last year, while others may see fewer candidates pass, depending on factors specific to that jurisdiction, including local passing score, candidate performance, and performance distribution relative to that passing score," Rosemary Reshetar, director of assessment and research at NCBE, said in a statement.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's comments come just days after Chief Judge John Roberts defended the court's legitimacy in the face of negative public opinion.

"I think it's going to force more companies to take a closer, more active look and engage themselves with pay equity more. And it will also give people more of a chance to say 'I don't think my pay is fair,' and engage on that issue," said attorney David Rapuano.

"Having considered Fitz's misconduct, the relevant aggravating and mitigating factors, and our applicable precedent, we agree with the board's recommended sanction," the opinion said, finding that Fitz's longer period of misconduct and the more than $958,000 still owed to the state were grounds for the harsher sanction than other disciplinary cases.

Initially Goldberg said the "enormous costs required to uncover crucial facts that the District Attorney's Office so carelessly disregarded" could merit monetary sanctions, but ultimately, he decided against that option, saying the burden would fall on the taxpayers.

Kenneth Breen and Phara Guberman join Cadwalader in New York from Paul Hastings, where Breen was head of its New York white-collar group.

Seven West Media is paying $3.1 billion for Australian Rules Football rights—the highest sports right deal ever struck in Australia.

"This stunningly cavalier attitude with respect to your discovery obligations is what led to the default in the first place," Judge Barbara Bellis said.

"I think the most important lesson is not to try to apply a cookie-cutter approach. The more you can see clients as individuals, the more likely it is that you can provide customized service."

As plaintiffs firms are looking for cost savings on back-office work, more and more find Puerto Rico's tax incentives and talent pool an attractive draw.

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