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N.J. Lawyer Ethics Office Settles Bias Suit for $150K

The NJ Law Journal reports in this article, that “New Jersey has settled for $150,000 a federal suit by three women lawyers who alleged a “caste system” at the Office of Attorney Ethics that assigned women to less desirable jobs.”
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The Virtual Chase Closing Up Shop: Thanks for the Memories…

From Genie Tyburski, Web Manager, Virtual Chase [dot] com:

Everything Has an End

To paraphrase Shakespeare, the inaudible and noiseless foot of time passes almost without notice. Indeed, the past 12 years, spent writing about research strategies and resources, flew by in no small part because of the fun I had doing it. Yet change is the essence of the times, making 12 years rather a long stretch.

Saying goodbye is never easy. I’ve enjoyed the generous support of Ballard Spahr for my creative endeavors. I’ve received much encouragement over the years from the legal community. My peers have kindly awarded my efforts.

But the demands of managing a Web site increasingly took me away from my first love – providing library and research services to lawyers. Now I have an opportunity to return to working closely with Ballard Spahr’s lawyers and library staff. Starting today, I will be library manager, overseeing all services and assisting the director of the library.

While the decision to close The Virtual Chase was not made lightly, I’m convinced it’s the best choice for both the firm and me. I will take down the site gradually over the next several months unless I find someone willing to archive it or continue its development. I anticipate that the site will be completely offline by no later than May 2009 (and quite possibly, sooner) except in the event of a new owner.Thank you for your patronage over the years. This chapter of my professional life was truly a most extraordinary and rewarding experience.

Genie Tyburski, Web Manager
tvceditor [at] virtualchase [dot] com

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Glenn Grant Will Keep Order in the State’s Courts

From today’s Star Ledger: As the top administrator of all state courts, Glenn Grant, a Superior Court judge in Newark, will be Chief Justice Stuart Rabner’s right hand in running the day-to-day business of a court system that handles 7 million cases a year, employs 9,000 people and has a budget of $500 million.

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From AALL: RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, is an XML-based format for content distribution. It provides our members with a new and easy way to keep up-to-date with AALL. We offer several RSS feeds, includeing headlines, summaries, and links back to AALLNET for the entire article.

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