SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s political crisis risked deepening on Thursday as lawmakers and street protesters opposed the Washington corporate lawyer tapped to replace disgraced Governor Ricardo Rosselló. A day before Rosselló was set to resign over offensive chat messages that sparked mass protests, some members of his party vowed to reject his chosen successor, Pedro Pierluisi, largely over conflict of interest concerns. Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans took to the streets to demand Rosselló quit after the leaked messages unleashed rage over suspected administration corruption, slow recovery from 2017’s deadly hurricanes and the U.S. territory...
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Organization information Community Legal Services, Inc. of Philadelphia is a non-profit public interest agency providing free civil legal services to low-income Philadelphia residents. As the largest provider of free civil legal services in the Philadelphia area, CLS is both locally and nationally renowned as a premier legal services provider dedicated to ensuring access to justice for all low-income individuals and communities. CLS has eight legal units covering a wide range of civil legal services. The Housing Unit, located at our 1424 Chestnut Street office, fights for the stability of vulnerable individuals and families by preventing homelessness through legal advocacy and promoting...
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The energy industry gets a bad rap when it comes to innovation, yet the oilpatch is by far the largest spender on clean tech in Canada, to the tune of $1.4 billion a year. As part of its continuing coverage of the innovation economy, the Financial Post reports on the intersection of technology and energy, from the oilpatch in Alberta, off the shores of Nova Scotia to the plains of Saskatchewan. A rig crew in late November 2018 arrived on a patch of prairie near Torquay, Sask., in the heart of the province’s most active oilfield to drill the deepest well in provincial history at 3,530 metres. But the crew wasn’t trying to hit oil or gas. They were targeting a hot sedimentary...
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The best Black attorneys practicing in white-shoe law firms and large companies have been identified by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Lawyers of Color. The inaugural “Nation’s Best” list — presented by Major, Lindsey & Africa with the support of the Diverse Partners Network — hails law firm partners and senior-level corporate counsel. Among the honorees are Alexander Gladney, vice president of Capital Health System, and law firm partners Lisa Tavares of Venable LLP and Sherrie L. Farrell of Dykema. Lawyers of Color recognized the need to identify these unicorns of the legal profession after compiling the first-ever comprehensive listing of Black attorney percentages at nearly 400...
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Article was first published in Law360 on July 12, 2019, and can be viewed here. The employment outcome data for the law school graduating class of 2018, as reported by the American Bar Association in May 2019,[1] offered a glimmer of hope for law students and law schools alike. Any sign of reversal in the downward trend in the legal market ought to signal a bright spot to prospective and current law students. And while it may be too early to prognosticate what the next set of data will show, much can be gleaned from the current information. According to the ABA employment outcomes data, 77.8% of 2018 graduates secured long-term, full-time positions requiring bar passage or that were J.D.-...
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FRANKFURT — The Qatari-backed lawyer tasked with trying to draw a line under Deutsche Bank’s regulatory scandals has risen rapidly at the German bank, jumping to the management board after three years as a “sparring partner” on the bank’s supervisory body. Deutsche Bank is desperate to clean up its act and restore its reputation after years of turmoil including the Libor rate-rigging scandal and money-laundering investigations, and Stefan Simon has an intimate knowledge of the bank’s rocky relationships with regulators and courts. The enigmatic corporate lawyer will soon be sitting on Deutsche’s management board, promoted from its external oversight...
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This job is no longer available Commercial Corporate Lawyer - In-house Our client is a financial services PLC organisation looking for a Legal Counsel / Commercial Corporate Lawyer to join their busy in-house legal department. This is a varied and interesting role involving drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and dealing with corporate work and some company secretarial responsibilities. Based in the City of London the ideal candidate will: Be a UK qualified solicitor with strong academics who has trained at a leading international law firm Be between newly qualified and 4 years PQE Have a strong grounding in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts is...
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Corporate lawyer job description and salary 2019-07-22 08:34 1, 278 Corporate Lawyer jobs available on Indeed. com. Apply to Corporate Counsel, Corporate Lawyer, Associate and more!Seems like you are into legal rights, regulations and obligations. Well, you should know what's a corporate lawyer job description like. This writeup attempts to explain what is a corporate lawyer, and what are his duties. Take a look. corporate lawyer job description and salary How much does a Corporate Attorney make? The national average salary for a Corporate Attorney is 132, 119 in United States. Filter by location to see Corporate Attorney salaries in your area. Salary estimates are based on 107 salaries...
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Study at London’s Top University - MDX. Tuition from just $5000 and 4 campuses. Learn more Job Openings at Pivotage Consulting We are a professional outfit that offers a wide spectrum of strategic Human Resource Services; particularly – Innovative Staffing Solutions, Potent L&D Interventions and Flexible Outsourcing to both big and small organizations across different business sectors. Driven by a team of exceptional and immensely talented consultants with rich industrial experience in understanding, addressing and resolving HR issues in a number of key market segments in both the private and public sectors; we pride ourselves not only in our unique expertise in delivering...
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McBrayer attorneys Trevor Nichols and Elizabeth Barrera discuss a case in their Louisville office. Founded in 1963, McBrayer employs more than 50 attorneys, and has offices in Lexington, Louisville, Greenup and Ashland, as well as government relations offices in Frankfort, Ky., and Washington, D.C. (Brian Powers photo) The rebounding national economy is driving down unemployment numbers and creating new demands for legal services that Louisville’s nimble, growing and expert business law has taken in stride. As businesses grow and become more complex, there’s more demand for legal services. Those services can be as tangible and time-tested as writing a contract with a concrete supplier for...
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