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02May 2023 by Charles E. Price

Racine Receives Legal Aid DC Honor

Former DC Attorney General Karl A. Racine received one of two Servant of Justice Awards from Legal Aid DC during its 33rdrd annual dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel in Northwest on April 19. The Servant of Justice Award is designed to “celebrate people who have demonstrated faithful dedication and remarkable achievement in ensuring that all persons have equal and meaningful access to justice,” according to the organization's program. Legal Aid DC assists over 9,000 low-and-middle income Washingtonians with civil cases and has a staff of 90.65 of whom are attorneys. Previous recipients of the Award include Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall (posthumously in 1993), former US Attorney General Eric Holder (1998) and retired founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund Marian Wright Edelman (2016). Racine served as the…

11Apr 2023 by Charles E. Price

US legal jobs decline for the first time in six months

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(Reuters) - The US legal services sector lost 600 jobs in March, new Labor Department figures showed on Friday, marking the first monthly employment decline for the industry since September.Legal sector jobs totaled 1,180,900 last month, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted data released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The count includes lawyers, paralegals and other legal professionals.Across US industries, the economy continued to add jobs in March, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5%. The continued tightness of the labor market could lead to the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates again next month.Legal employment has declined by 7,000 jobs since reaching an historic high in July, Labor Department statistics show. US law firms bulked up in 2021 and 2022 to take advantage of an unusually high client demand…

06Apr 2023 by Charles E. Price

The Howley Law Firm PC Officers Workplace Retaliation Legal Services

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The Howley Law Firm PC in New York offers retaliation legal services to protect employees who exercise their legal rights and prevent unlawful firing. They provide legal representation for wrongful termination, hostile work environment claims, and more. The firm's experienced whistleblower attorneys are committed to ensuring employee rights and protection against employer retaliation.The Howley Law Firm PC is a New York based law firm specializing in employment and retaliation law services. The firm offers retaliation legal services for employees and employers, including consultations, wrongful termination cases, hostile work environment claims, and class actions.Retaliation law is part of employment law, protecting employees who exercise their legal rights and preventing companies from unlawfully treating employees. Acts of retaliation include firing, cutting hours, rescheduling to less desirable times, taking disciplinary action, transferring, reporting…

28Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Jason Kenney lands senior advisor role at Bennett Jones

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A second key player of Alberta's last government revealed their landing spot on Wednesday: former premier Jason Kenney is joining Bennett Jones' Calgary office. The 25-year-politician and one-term premier will work with the Canadian law firm's public policy group as a senior advisor. "I'm thrilled to be joining this iconic firm, which has both deep Alberta roots and a major national presence," Kenney was quoted as saying in an announcement on the company's website. "Bennett Jones' Public Policy group has the greatest policy depth of any Canadian law firm, and I look forward to working with several former colleagues from both senior elected and public service roles." The firm's chairman and CEO Hugh MacKinnon added, "We are delighted that Jason has joined Bennett Jones. He brings…

27Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Yorkshire law firm Schofield Sweeney signs up to sponsor the Wetherby Beer Festival

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Schofield Sweeney has been confirmed as the Wetherby Beer Festival's official sponsor for the VIP Business Networking Event, which kickstarts the fundraising weekend of April 28-29. Wetherby Grange Park is planning the town's largest ever beer festival, aiming to attract thousands from across the region, as part of the huge fund-raising effort to support the rugby, cricket, football and bowling clubs. As well as more than 45 artisans, local and regional beers, ciders and stoats to sample, organizers are determined to make this a family affair, with live music, gin bar, champagne lounge, free children's entertainment and street food concessions all part of the two -day festivals. With offices in Leeds, Bradford and Huddersfield, Schofield Sweeney is leading on a growing list of business supporters who are backing the Festival…

26Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Recent legal opinion on foreign investment in Libya does not impose blanket ban in oil sector: Tumi Law Firm

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On 23 January the Legal Department of Libya's Ministry of Justice issued a legal opinion clarifying the scope of Law No. 9 of 2010 on the Promotion of Investment on permitted investment structures for foreign investors in Libya. The legal opinion was interpreted to confirm that foreign investors in Libya may operate through a Libyan branch or through any other legal form. It was also interpreted to confirm that foreign investors are permitted to invest in Libya on a 100 percent ownership basis – that is, without the participation of Libyan shareholders – except in the oil and gas sector. Law No. 9 was deemed not to apply to oil and gas projects. However, leading Libyan law firm, Tumi Law Firm, says careful reading of the Ministry of Justice's 11-4-2…

23Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

New Jersey chief judge Wolfson joins law firm Lowenstein Sandler

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Freda Wolfson will lead law firm's alternative dispute resolution groupWolfson spent 36 years in the judiciary(Reuters) - Freda Wolfson, who retired this week as chief judge of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, has joined law firm Lowenstein Sandler, the firm said Wednesday.Wolfson heads to the New Jersey-founded national law firm after 36 years on the federal bench. She will lead Lowenstein Sandler's alternative dispute resolution group and plans to handle commercial litigation matters and take on special master appointments in multidistrict litigations.She was nominated to the New Jersey district court in 2002 and became chief judge in 2019. She previously served as a US magistrate judge, and practiced at what is now Lowenstein Sandler earlier in her career.The firm, which has about 350 lawyers, in…

15Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

Why 2023 Could See a Whole New Crop of Law Firms: The Morning Minute

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NEW YEARS, NEW FIRMS - By the end of 2023, the legal industry landscape will likely be populated with a number of new law firms—and marked by a few notable absences. The law firm merger market is already quickly heating up and we're sure to see more big names (and smaller names) joining forces across the country throughout the remainder of the year. Meanwhile, if the past is any indication (and in this industry that's a safe bet), sky-high rates hikes seem likely to inspire a new generation of Big Law partners to branch out and start their own boutiques. in the latest Law.com Trendspotter columnwe join hands to celebrate the Circle of Law Firm Life, in which a period of rapid consolidation makes room for a new crop of…

13Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

CFO of Alex Murdaugh’s former law firm testifies she confronted him about missing funds the morning his wife and son were killed

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By Dakin Andone, Dianne Gallagher and Alta Spells, CNN The chief financial officer of Alex Murdaugh's former law firm tested in his double murder trial Thursday about confronting the now-disbarred attorney about missing funds the morning his wife and son were killed, as prosecutors work to convince the judge to allow testimony about Murdaugh's alleged financial crimes. The testimony of Jeanne Seckinger, CFO of the firm formerly known as PMPED, was heard Thursday morning without the jury present as Judge Clifton Newman weighs whether to allow the admission of evidence about Murdaugh's purported schemes, for which he faces 99 separate charges from the murder case. Prosecutors indicated in pretrial filings they believed Murdaugh killed his wife, Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh and his 22-year-old son Paul Murdaugh to distract attention from those…

13Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price

The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee relocates office to Hatcher Lane in Columbia

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The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands announced the opening of its relocated Columbia office at 1503 Hatcher Lane, Suite 105.Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Tennessee's largest nonprofit law firm, announced today the opening of its relocated Columbia office at 1503 Hatcher Lane, Suite 105.The Columbia office's attorneys and legal services will continue unchanged in the new location, although additional staff may be joining in the near future. Previously, the office had been located at 1121 Trotwood Ave., Ste. 4.“The Legal Aid Society is proud to have been a part of the Columbia community for more than 40 years,” said Patricia Jones, lead attorney of the Columbia office. "In this new location, which is just a short drive away from our old offices,…

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