Press Release: New Zealand National Party A Member’s Bill which would improve access to justice by making it easier for lawyers to do work outside their existing employment has passed its first reading, National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop says. “My proposed legislation makes a small change to allow a lawyer who is […]
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It’s smaller firms leading the Twitter charge but Donald Trump may have put others off the platform’s advantages The smaller firms and one of the oldest in New Zealand are leading the Twitter charge while the bigger law firms lag in the rankings here. Among the Big Law contenders, Meredith Connell have 122 followers, Anderson
Last year we posted the Top 20, and this year we have some new entrants and some surprise entries – plus (okay, you caught us) a couple of omissions. We’re focused here on those with influence in the legal community in New Zealand. So it includes the inevitable lawyer/politician. Take lawyer/consultant Steven Vincent for instance
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No. 11 Felix Geiringer 4.1k Wellington-based barrister and Phoenix Football enthusiast Geiringer provides quirky wit and nifty legal insights – interspersed between regular cricket analysis. No. 12 Dr Dean Knight 3.87k The Associate Professor of public law at Victoria University is another regular tweeter but his are also generally relevant and perceptive on
Senior in-house counsel have ranked multinational law firm Pinsent Masons their most favoured legal brand in the UK. The Thomson Reuters UK Law Firm Brand Index is a global legal market study based on the views of over 400 senior in-house counsel who have responsibility for buying UK legal services in organisations with revenues of
It may have taken three years, but the Law Society has now pressed charges of alleged misconduct against the former partner The former Russell McVeagh partner who left the firm following the allegations of #MeToo sexual misconduct involving summer interns is to face misconduct charges before the Law Society on May 17. The former partner
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the legal profession like every other business, but some law firms are taking the whole work-from-home trend a step further Linklaters is one of the world’s largest firms, with over $2 bn in gross billings and making it in the top ranks of the world’s largest law firms. It has
Rhyne, Phillpott, Acosta and Scharnberg join Global Corporate Group as partners March 22, 2021, HOUSTON –Reed Smith today announced the addition of four partners – Edward Rhyne, Robert Phillpott, Efren Acosta and Ron Scharnberg – to its Global Corporate Group in its 70 lawyer Houston office. The team brings decades of private equity, middle-market mergers & acquisitions (M&A),
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NEW YORK – Brown Rudnick LLP announced the addition of Ian DiBernardo and Jason Sobel, based in the Firm’s New York office. DiBernardo and Sobel have practiced together for nearly two decades, providing full-service Intellectual Property (IP) counsel to innovative technology clients in a wide range of industries. They have tried numerous cases, and they are trusted advisers
In-House roles, RMA and Property Law to Disputes Tribunal Opportunities As the LawFuel law jobs platforms continues to expand, the range of new legal jobs for New Zealand lawyers continues to display its variety. In recent days the LawFuel law jobs network has featured some key New Zealand legal jobs for lawyers across different locations,
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