Though statewide recovery efforts have been underway in response to Hurricane Sandy, one Newark-based law firm has noticed a missing volunteer legal services network in the face of enormous demand — especially with Federal Emergency Management Agency application denials starting to flood in. To fill that major hole, it's collaborating with...

With enrollments dropping, New Jersey law schools say they’re hiring only to fill vacancies, not to expand.

Calling it “information overload,” a business group is shooting down a state senator's proposal for more notification about the state's family leave program, saying the new requirements would be burdensome for businesses.

But expert says the decision may make the DEP more vigilant about investigations, which could make it tougher to companies.

Once liaisons between outside legal teams and companies, in-house lawyers now are expected to provide a broader range of on-the-ground services.

Business groups oppose a bill that advanced in the Senate that would bar employers from asking employees for information on social media sites.

Strict laws govern compensation for interns, they say, and they expect to see more lawsuits in this area as employers continue to do more work with less people.

Efforts to block the high-profile pipeline extension are stuck in a holding pattern as a federal agency continues its review of project.

Nearly 60 percent of responders say the practice should be legal, and almost half say the state shouldn’t wait for federal approval before it begins taking bets.

Regulator action could give competitors six-month head start on sales of generic version of Actos, which an intellectual property expert called “a wrecking ball aimed at their house.”