The rash of new regulations require mutual fund companies to do everything from hiring chief compliance officers to complying with the Patriot Act.

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When we consider everything from hiring and promotion to delivering a closing argument to a jury to negotiating our next raise or demanding (ok, asking) for equity partnership at Skadden or entry into the executive ranks at Google or Union Oil as a challenge, all of life becomes so much easier.

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There are special deductions, exclusions and credits for everything from health insurance, retirement savings and hiring the disadvantaged to Nascar racetracks, windmills and oil drilling.

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Like the centres that support similar charter schools in many American states, it will combine policy development, research and advocacy with help for would-be schools on everything from applying for permission to finding premises and hiring teachers.

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The departure will result in some significant changes because, according to Mr. Karp, Mr. Maloney has put "everything in order" at Tumblr, from paying the bills to wooing investors, hiring staff and steering day-to-day operations.

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If they were less uncertain about everything from the durability of the recovery to the details of regulation, they would be more inclined to step up their hiring.

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