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Caution Pays Off as Top 20 Firms Stay Profitable 
"Continuing a trend of streamlining that was noticeable in 2007, firms in 2008 hired fewer new lawyers, kept equity partnership ranks tight and increased their proportions of lower earning, hiring billing nonequity partners."

Despite Weak Economy, N.J. Firms Post Record Totals For Pro Bono in 2008
" In a year that marked the start of a recession, New Jersey's major law firms expanded their pro bono efforts, racking up a record number of hours. The firms posted 95,565 hours, up 4.7 percent from last year's record 91,256."

Judgment Looms In Cross-Border Takings Case 
" Settlement discussions are in high gear now that a judge has announced he's ready to rule in the first New Jersey case on whether a town can condemn land in a neighboring municipality without permission."

Second Search of Home Valid Under 'Reasonable Continuation' Doctrine 
" Following the lead of the federal courts, a New Jersey appeals court rules law enforcement officials can rely on the "reasonable continuation" doctrine when they decide to conduct additional searches of a suspect's property following a valid initial search."

Wikipedia Held Too Malleable To Be Reliable As Evidence 
" A New Jersey judge who allowed a lawyer to plug an evidentiary gap with a Wikipedia page has been reversed on the ground that the online encyclopedia that 'anyone can edit' is not a reliable source of information."

New Law Bars Alimony and Inheritance For Abusive and Neglectful Parents
"Parents who abuse, abandon, neglect or cause the death of their children will be ineligible for alimony and for inheritance benefits from their children's estates, under a new state law."

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