Premise: When I have a law clerk leave me to go into a big firm, that clerk starts off earning more money than I do, he said.

Hypothesis: He said the clerk earns more money than him at a big firm.
Answer: yes

Premise: Congress created the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in 1974 to improve low-income residents' access to the nation's courts.

Hypothesis: Congress created the LSC to help those with low incomes get legal help.
Answer: yes

Premise: In a more honest world, it wouldn't be tacky for titans of industry to say they're leaving to pursue a fully deployed golden parachute as they bail out.

Hypothesis: The world is currently not as honest as it could be.
Answer: yes

Premise: It must have been made just at the time they were engaged.

Hypothesis: It must have been forged years before their engagement.
Answer: no