Legal.io Newsletter - July 8, 2022

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Legal.io Newsletter - July 8, 2022

News 

Legal job market continues its climb, adding 3,000 jobs in June. Legal employment in June was 1,185,600 jobs, 22,600 jobs higher than the pre-pandemic high of 1,163,000 legal jobs set in February 2020. More here.

EU Agrees on Landmark Crypto Regulation - A new law known as Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) was agreed upon by EU officials last week. This is the first attempt at creating a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets in the EU. More here. 

Dutch Parliament Approves WFH as a Legal Right - Working from home as a legal right in the Netherlands is awaiting final approval in the Dutch senate. This law is would force employers to consider employee requests to WFH as long as their professions allow it. More here. 

Legal Tech Funding Takes a Dip - Legal Complex shows that the VC investment crunch for legal tech has arrived with Q2 showing the lowest number of funding rounds since Q2 2018. More here. 

Google Will Start Auto-Deleting Abortion-Related Data from user location history. This will include visits to abortion clinics, domestic violence shelters, weight loss clinics, and other potentially sensitive locations from users' location histories. More here. 

Interview Tips: STAR Method - The STAR Method can help you formate your answers in a straightforward manner during an interview; laying out the Situation, Task, Action, and Result and using this outline to shape your anecdote. More here. 

EU Approve Landmark Rules Targeting Tech Giants - In addition to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), lawmakers approved the Digital Services Act (DCA) which requires online platforms to do more to police the internet for illegal content. More here. 

Google's AI Hires an Attorney - A scientist who worked with the LaMDA program said he invited an attorney to his house to speak with the AI and the AI decided to retain his services. More here. 

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