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Harvard loses legal clinic personal data (BizJournals)
The Harvard law School Legal Services Center notified its 21,000 clients this week that a tape with sensitive personal information has been lost for more than a month.
Legal boss to quit £90k council job (Oldham Chronicle)
THE most senior legal officer at Oldham Council will leave her £90,000 job in three month?s time. Chief executive Charlie Parker today confirmed that Aileen Johnson, director of legal and democratic services, has decided to step down at the end of January.
Data missing for clients of Harvard legal clinic (Boston Globe)
Harvard Law School officials say a computer tape containing the personal information of about 21,000 clients of a legal services clinic has been lost.
Government stats reveal drop in US legal market jobs (The Lawyer)
The US legal services industry has suffered the first significant year-on-year drop in employment in a decade. ...
50 face the axe as legal services office in Chester earmarked for closure (Liverpool Echo)
ABOUT 50 staff could be facing the axe after a government agency announced it will close its Chester office. The Legal Services Commission (LSC) Chester office, based on the historic rows, which processes legal aid applications, employs nearly 50 staff.
U.S. Legal Market Contracts, Labor Report Shows (Law.com)
The legal services sector shed 1,100 jobs in October, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest numbers reflect a series of layoffs in recent months, made worse by the dissolution of Heller Ehrman and the expected closure of Thelen. The last time so few people were employed in legal services was in December 2005, according to bureau figures.
Explainer: What is the Legal Services Commission? (Guardian Unlimited)
The government body responsible for providing legal representation to people who cannot afford it themselves
Newspapers plan legal referral services (Law Society Gazette)
The Daily Telegraph and another national newspaper are to launch their own legal referrals services. The newspapers have tied or are about to tie deals with legal referrals company Contact Law to offer the company's service under their branding.
Legal Services Commission cuts 600 jobs (The Lawyer)
The Legal Services Commission (LSC), which runs the legal aid scheme, is to axe 600 jobs over the next three years. ...
Legal Services Commission to cut 600 jobs (Guardian Unlimited)
The Legal Services Commission (LSC), which provides legal help to millions, is to cut 600 jobs
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