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Minters Chief Missed ‘Fun’ Of The Office As She Seeks Return of the Remote Workers

Minters Chief Missed 'Fun' Of The Office As She Seeks Return of the Remote Workers

Minters has had an interesting year in Australia with the scandal involving former CEO Annette Kimmitt, but it has ended the year with a more pleasant and reflective musing from the firm’s leader Virginia Briggs who has expressed her feeling on missing the “fun” of the office and seeking the return of “the superstars in

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Courts around the world have made strong climate rulings – not so in New Zealand

Courts around the world have made strong climate rulings – not so in New Zealand

Nathan Cooper * New Zealand made two important climate commitments at the COP26 summit last month — to halve emissions by 2030 and to join the global methane pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030. But what happens if these pledges are inadequate for the climate emergency we face? And how can we ensure

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Is The Lockstep Model On Its Last Legs? Linklaters The Latest To Alter The Model

Is The Lockstep Model On Its Last Legs? Linklaters The Latest To Alter The Model

Just after we reported on changes being made to hourly billing, (from Freshfields) we read that Linklaters are changing from the traditional lockstep compensation model for their partners, driven by competition and a need to attract and retain legal talent. The news comes from a Financial Times report indicating that senior partner Paul Lewis indicating

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Law Firm Billing Issue Becomes A Focus With One Biglaw Firm’s Moves on Billable Hour

Law Firm Billing Issue Becomes A Focus With One Biglaw Firm's Moves on Billable Hour

The billable hour has become something of a bugbear for law firms for some time, but now one biglaw firm has moved to abolish the practice.   Dawson, who last year was elected Freshfields’ first female senior partner, said the pace of change to date had been ‘too slow’ but acknowledged that some progress on

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NZ Law News – Growing local law firm appoints first Wānaka partner

>> Latest Law Jobs Here Queenstown Lakes law firm TODD & WALKER Law has appointed Ben King as its first Wānaka-based partner. King, a born-and-raised Wānaka local, is the newest partner for the rapidly expanding firm and heads a team of five staff, complementing the 24-strong Queenstown team. King specialises in conveyancing, property development and

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Why New Zealand Needs a Royal Commision INto COVID-19 Response

Why New Zealand Needs a Royal Commision INto COVID-19 Response

The National Party’s recent call for a royal commission of inquiry into New Zealand’s pandemic response may have been part of a wider political strategy, with former leader Judith Collins highly critical of the government’s handling of the Delta outbreak. But the idea predated its recent advocate, and there are good, non-political reasons for holding such an

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