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Home Daily News This BigLaw firm has deferred start dates… Law Firms This BigLaw firm has deferred start dates for some associates By Debra Cassens Weiss July 28, 2025, 12:21 pm CDT A&O Shearman has deferred start dates to January for a group of its new associates. (Photo from Shutterstock) A&O Shearman has deferred start dates to January for a group of its new associates. The deferral is intended to manage the law firm’s talent pipeline and maintain the strength of the firm’s associate experience, according to a source familiar with the situation. A&O Shearman has historically had two start…
This new hotel on the iconi Palm Jumeirah comes with seven dinning optionsAnother one to add to the list of new hotels in Dubai? Yes please, plus it’s coming to the Palm Jumeirah. Mileo The Palm, Hotel and Residences is coming straight from the Greek island of Mykonos, and it’s bringing its signature serenity and sophistication to Dubai.There will be 176 stunning rooms and suites from deluxe studios to two bedroom apartment suites. You’ll be able to get a panoramic view of Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Marina from the private balconies attached to many of the rooms.Residential style suites will…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A New York business frozen out of its checking account. A Georgia chemotherapy patient denied a credit card refund after a product dispute. A New Jersey service member defrauded out of their savings. These consumers — along with hundreds of others — reached out to their congressional representatives for help in the past 12 months. “I have been unable to pay my rent, utilities, personal bills, student loans, or my credit card. I have been unable to buy…
A minute of silence was held in Hiroshima on Wednesday during a ceremony to mark 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city. Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba attended the ceremony and urged all countries to work towards nuclear disarmament. “We must make every effort to realise a world without nuclear war and ultimately a world without nuclear weapons”, Ishiba told the audience at Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park. Bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed more than 200,000 people – some from the immediate blast and others from radiation sickness and burns. Source link
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Zachary Shemtob, The morning read for Tuesday, August 5, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 5, 2025, 9:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/08/the-morning-read-for-tuesday-august-5/ Source link
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Subroto Mukerji, the CEO of Integreon, an alternative legal and global managed services provider. They discussed how generative artificial intelligence is affecting the demand for legal services, the value of “AI fluency” in the legal field, and how the legal operations discipline is evolving as generative AI becomes increasingly embedded in legal workflows. Ari Kaplan: Tell us about your background and your role at Integreon. Subroto Mukerji: I grew up in India and spent about 30 years working with large technology companies, including 20 years with HP and its predecessors, HPE and Compaq, among others.…
Salon du Chocolat et de la Pâtisserie is returning to Dubai with sweet surprises for dessert loversCalling all chocolate and sweet treat fans! Salon du Chocolat et de la Pâtisserie is returning this September to Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. It is possibly the most indulgent event of the year, and sure to dazzle (and even make you drool).Dubai is all about indulgence and is a regional hot spot for gourmet chocolate, artisanal pastry, specialty coffee and more. So it’s hard not to wonder why the chocolate fair is returning to the city for its fourth edition. It is also set…
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Bangor Daily News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. When Jasmin Belanger agreed to a plan to pay $750 in back rent, she had no idea how the decision would haunt her. It wasn’t until 10 months later, while apartment hunting to distance herself from an ex-boyfriend she said had abused her, that she discovered an eviction on her record. She hadn’t ever been ordered to move out, having paid her back rent on schedule. But it…
Universtity of LimerickGena Heraty was among those taken during the early hours of Sunday morningThe family of an Irish woman kidnapped from an orphanage in Haiti has said they are “absolutely devastated” and described the situation as “deeply worrying”.Gena Heraty, the facility’s director, was among several people taken in Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capital, on Sunday morning, according to mayor Massillon Jean.Her whereabouts are unknown since the group, which includes a three-year-old child, was taken from the orphanage, which cares for more than 250 children.Irish broadcaster RTÉ is reporting that contact has been made with the gang involved in the kidnapping.RTÉ…
Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making and what we can expect from the court in the future. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. People often talk about the Supreme Court as divided into groups, or “blocs,” such as liberals, conservatives, and sometimes “swing” justices who can tip the balance. But these labels don’t always capture the real story. Over the years, the…