Cram course in tech legislation: Senate stuffs bills into one week
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There is a 1998 logjam of US federal legislation on the computer industry. Senate Majority leader Trent Lott, who chair the Senate Commerce Committee that touches many of these bills, and Sen Orrin Hatch, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, have designated the third or fourth week of May as "High-Tech Week," when much pending legislation in this area will be moved forward. Copyright, patents, and Internet taxation are among the areas, as is temporarily increasing the quota of H-1-B immigration visas for three years to satisfy the demand of the industry for qualified workers.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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Computer technology survey
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The National Law Journal (NLJ) sent its 1996 computer technology survey to all 250 NLJ law firms as well as posting it on the newspaper's World Wide Web site. Respondees to the survey totaled 115 firms, while responses via the internet totaled 60 law firms. Seven of the respondents were sole practitioners. Data included are number of lawyers and support staff; hardware; operating system; software used for word processuing, document management, litigation support, imaging and groupware. Whether a firm has a World Wide Web site is also included.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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The NLJ 250: Annual Survey
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The 20th Annual National Law Journal Survey of the 250 largest US law firms has a new rating system, with the 20 fastest-growing firms over the last three years marked by 'bullets.' The Rank columns also makes note of firms new to the list. The 'Law firm' column lists home office, branches and total number of lawyers including only full-time employees. Other columns include information on partners, other attorneys, and starting salaries paid.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1997
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