If you’re interested in work like helping maintain and improve water systems, information technology or providing municipal legal counsel, then the city of Columbia might have a relatively high-paying job for you. Out of the more than 100 open jobs listed on the city’s website since the start of the […]
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City council to review renewal consultant agreement | News, Sports, Jobs
Williamsport City Council is expected to review a resolution authorizing first renewal of a consultant agreement between the city and Delta Development Group and with Keller Partners & Co. In terms of these first renewals, Mayor Derek Slaughter told the finance committee that, just over a year ago, […]
Another Utah Supreme Court justice joins global law firms moving into Salt Lake City
Global law firms are popping up in Utah, bringing competition that could increase legal costs for consumers but also new opportunities for women and attorneys of color in the state. They’re also changing the local legal market, causing some familiar names to rethink how to move forward. Last month, the […]
City lawyer fired after asking NYC mayor to ‘unmask toddlers’ says she’s hiring counsel
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Children are seen walking, on the first day of lifting the indoor mask mandate for DOE schools between K through 12, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register City attorney Daniela Jampel asked Mayor Eric […]
City Emissions Laws Fueling Cottage Industry Of Sustainability Consultants
Three years after the passage of Local Law 97, the New York City law mandating emissions reductions in large commercial buildings, the impact of the pioneering legislation is beginning to be felt. While building owners won’t face fines for noncompliance until 2024 — and in the case of the vast majority […]
City lawyers cannot hide behind ‘the law’ over Russian clients
What do you do as a lawyer when sanctions are about to hit? Send a threatening letter on behalf of Russian clients to the Foreign Office, as Liz Truss said some law firms did? Issue a blanket ban on any public comment by staff about sanctions like City firm Norton […]
Lowell issues report showing 8% vacancy rate in city government
Like many businesses around the commonwealth, the fifth largest city in Massachusetts is facing staff shortages. Lowell has 82 open positions in the city government — a little over 8 percent of the workforce — ranging from roles in the parks, health, police, fire departments and other non-school positions. Officials […]
Barrister sues top City law firm Ropes and Gray claiming stress ended her lucrative career
A high-flying lawyer who had a ‘meltdown’ due to her ‘intolerable’ workload at a top City law firm is suing the company claiming stress ended her lucrative career. Barrister turned yoga instructor Joanna Torode, 46, says working conditions at the London office of international law firm Ropes and Gray were […]
Noncitizens’ Right to Vote Becomes Law in New York City
Mayor Eric Adams, setting aside prior misgivings, allowed a bill that would grant more than 800,000 noncitizens the right to vote in municipal elections to become law on Sunday. “I believe that New Yorkers should have a say in their government, which is why I have and will continue to […]
Business Law Firm Meyer Law Expands to Michigan and Opens Its Fourth Office in Traverse City!
CHICAGO, Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Meyer Law, Ltd., named one of the Fastest Growing Law Firms in the United States for the fourth year in a row, is expanding to Traverse City, Michigan to continue helping businesses from startups to large corporations. On the heels of being recognized as one of the Fastest Growing […]