Legal.io Newsletter - August 19, 2022

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Legal.io Newsletter - August 19, 2022

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Judges Influenced by Wikipedia 
- A study found that Irish High Court judges were influenced by language of Wikipedia pages specifically created by the research team. More here

Apple Sets Return To Office Date 
- Apple Inc. set a September 5th deadline for corporate employees to be in the office at least three days per week. More here

First-Year Associate Compensation 
- The average starting salary for first-year associates is $139,945. Lawyers weigh in on whether or not this compensation is appropriate. More here.  

Tangibly, a platform for companies to manage trade secrets, raises $1.3M from law firm Wilson Sonsini and other investors. More here

LexisNexis acquires Caselex
, a merger control intelligence vendor that has created one of the largest market definition databases, with 52,000 market definitions from 17,000 merger control decisions. More here.

NFL's Cincinnati Bengals Hires First In-House Counsel 
- Last seasons' Super Bowl contenders, the Cincinnati Bengals, have hired the first in-house attorney in the team's 55-year history. More here

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