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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption for businesses and individuals around the globe. Our content focuses on its impact on the legal industry, including law firms, the court system, in-house counsel, tech companies and law schools.
By Varsha Patel | February 15, 2022
Associates say partners should do more than just 'grumble' about the pay war, given they have the power to enact cultural change.
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By Christopher Niesche | February 10, 2022
Those who do go into the office are required to be vaccinated and wear masks inside—unless they are working by themselves.
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By Varsha Patel | February 10, 2022
Several in-house lawyers, even general counsel, say they are tempted to 'double their pay and go back'.
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By Varsha Patel | February 8, 2022
The U.K. regulator has issued a 'culture guide' for firms looking to tackle the issue.
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By Varsha Patel | January 31, 2022
The stronger results follow a 9% slump in operating profits in the year ending April 2020.
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By Jack Womack | January 28, 2022
The figure is higher than the amount earned by the highest remunerated partners at firms such as Clifford Chance over the same period.
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By Varsha Patel | January 28, 2022
The firm's Asia and Australia arms' revenues were hit in particular during the 2020-21 financial year.
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By Jack Womack | January 27, 2022
Clyde & Co and Pinsent Masons' LLPs both show profit increases for the 2020-21 financial year.
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By Hannah Walker | January 24, 2022
'If you do not see people from one week to the next, except on a computer screen, how can you have a relationship with them? Even if you use Tinder you still have to meet the potential date!', said one London partner.
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By Marcia Coyle | January 18, 2022
Boies is among three Supreme Court advocates who have tested positive recently.
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By Ioana Good | January 17, 2024
Over the last three and a half years, rapid changes to how customers interact and how businesses promote themselves have been paramount. COVID changed it all. Yes, there were—and are—other societal factors in play, but what may become known as "the COVID era" upended the entire PR and branding landscape.
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By Amanda O'Brien | January 16, 2024
COVID-19 court closures put pressure on some firms' economic models, and most players in the arena don't regularly bring in fresh talent to create a pool of future leaders.
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By Brian Lee | January 10, 2024
Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera sounded unconvinced by an argument that the virus had changed the environment inside eateries.
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By Alex Anteau | December 21, 2023
"We're in a period of upheaval in terms of how we're assessing juries," consultant Tara Trask said.
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By Alex Anteau | December 20, 2023
"I tell trial lawyers all the time: 'Look at the jurors.' It's shocking how many lawyers are trying cases, and don't ever look over the jury to see what's going on," former DeKalb County State Court Judge Dax Lopez said.
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By Colleen Murphy | December 12, 2023
"The central issue is whether the detention of the masks by customs authorities constituted a 'physical loss or damage' to the masks," the opinion said. "Our review of the plain language of the policy does not convince us it was ambiguous."
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By Everett Catts | December 8, 2023
"[The defendant] is speciously trying to apply immunity for truly frontline workers to himself and trying to speciously apply Emory [Johns Creek Hospital]'s arbitration agreement for his conduct," plaintiff attorney Adam Malone said. "The trial court and appeals court rejected both of those arguments, [saying] they're not applicable to him."
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By Emily Cousins | December 8, 2023
"If the law compels a judge to write an opinion that a church may still preach its doctrine and its congregants may live that doctrine everywhere except church, the Constitution has died in the United States," Cameron Atkinson said.
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By Michelle P. Quinn | December 8, 2023
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program was created to provide economic relief to low- and moderate-income households at risk of homelessness due to the pandemic. The program was rushed to meet the immediate threat of evictions due to the COVID shutdowns, and the hastiness of ERAP's creation has led to a wave of litigation, including a recent New York Supreme Court ruling.
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By Colleen Murphy | December 6, 2023
"Thus, based on our holding in 'Mac Property,' we reject plaintiff's contention that respiratory particles—droplets and airborne aerosols—are physical substances that could have physically and tangibly altered its insured property," the opinion said. "Since the policies here require physical tangible alteration to property, and it has already been determined that coronavirus on surfaces could not physically alter property, factual and expert discovery would be futile."
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