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Law Firms Keep Squeezing Associates – Wall Street Journal

Enlarge Image Close Associates at prominent law firms say some of their peers hired during the boom years are happy just to have jobs at all. “The world has changed,” says a senior associate at a top firm. During the … Continue reading

Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC – Businessweek

Inc. The law firms of Turner Law Offices, LLC and Arcadier & Associates, P.A. have filed a Class Action lawsuit against Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on behalf … Continue reading

Camelot Information Systems Inc (ADR) Investor Lawsuit over alleged Securities Laws Violations – PRLog (free press release)

The Shareholders Foundation announces that an investor in Camelot Information Systems Inc (ADR) (NYSE:CIS) filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Camelot Information Systems Inc. over alleged …

Syria troops push back in fight on Damascus edges – ksl.com

President Bashar Assad’s regime is intensifying its assault aimed at crushing army defectors and protesters, even as the West tries to overcome Russian opposition and win a new U.N. resolution against Syria’s crackdown on the 10-month-old uprising.

What Piracy? The Entertainment Industry is BOOMING! – TorrentFreak

“Rather than decrying the state of the entertainment industry today and seeking new laws to protect certain aspects of the industry, we should be celebrating the growth and vitality of this vibrant part of our economy — while consumers enjoy … Continue reading

Systemic Bias in Family Court—or just Selective Fact-Finding? – TheStranger.com

This guest Slog post is by Christopher Rao, managing partner of Rao & Pierce PLLC, and former Chair of the KCBA Family Law Section. He also runs decouplingblog.com, which helps make family courts more accessible to men and women who … Continue reading

Gingrich in 2009: We need a must-carry law on health insurance – Hotair.com

Morgen and John at Verum Serum dug up this nugget, and not from 15 years ago when the Heritage Foundation had its brief and ill-advised fling with individual health-insurance mandates at the federal level. This comes from a May 2009 … Continue reading

TAXES IN THAILAND Part VII: Deductions _ reworking the example – Bangkok Post

Your assessable income for last year was 2.65 million baht. Under Thai law, the personal tax year is from Jan 1 to Dec 31. Here are some other circumstances that will bear on the allowed deductions from your assessable income: … Continue reading

Index Engines Announces Release of New Forensic Archive for Litigation Hold and Octane 4.3 Today at LegalTech NY – msnbc.com

HOLMDEL, N.J., Jan. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LEGALTECH NY — Today at LegalTech NY, Index Engines announces two major product innovations and a partnership with Merrill Corporation, a global legal technology service provider. Octane Forensic …

Deputy Chief, Rule of Law Unit – Reliefweb.int

This is a re-advertisement of the post of Deputy Chief, Rule of Law. Candidates who initially applied for the first advertisement (VNODIP00324) will be considered and do not need to re-apply. The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR … Continue reading