Moray & Agnew Promotions Follow Other Australian Law Promotions Moray & Agnew has recently announced a round of promotions in July 2023, resulting in the advancement of 14 lawyers to more senior positions across five of the firm’s seven offices. According to a statement released by the firm, these promotions reflect the firm’s commitment to
Vincent Guglielmotti is the youngest person to head Piper Rudnick and sees major opportunities ahead for a law firm that has had a good year in 2022
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Power List Headliner Michael Heron KC Fronts Bourkes Law Inquiry Top ranking Power List member Michael Heron KC is to head another inquiry, this time into a community magistrate who threatened to have criminal lawyer Sami Taghavi placed in a cell for allegedly using a cellphone in Court. According to her online profile, Taghavi, from
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Cleary Gottlieb has been ranked in the top 15 of The American Lawyer’s annual Diversity Scorecard, a ranking of law firms based on the percentage of diverse lawyers in their U.S. offices. This is the sixth consecutive year that Cleary has been recognized on the list. The Diversity Scorecard records firms using a series of metrics
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A legal explanation on the basics of the legal system and how it works Understanding the legal system may seem complex and daunting, but several key concepts can provide assistance: equal justice, due process and presumption of innocence. Constitution and statute law form the core of our legal system, while judges interpret them according to
A New York lawyer is in hot water after relying on artificial intelligence (AI) for legal research that turned out to be false. Steven A. Schwartz, an experienced attorney, used ChatGPT, a language model, while working on a case against Avianca Airlines. However, Avianca’s legal team discovered that several cited cases in Schwartz’s brief were non-existent. The judge has ordered an explanation, calling it an “unprecedented circumstance.”
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, a major US law firm, has mandated that lawyers must work in the office four days a week, shifting from their previous three-day requirement. The firm aims to balance remote work benefits with in-person collaboration. This move reflects a broader trend in the legal industry as firms reassess office attendance policies following the pandemic.
BigLaw Layoffs Continue Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner recently made the decision to lay off 47 legal secretaries and administrative staff across its offices worldwide in a move that follows other BigLaw layoffs. Bryan Cave resulted from a major merger lead by two ‘power women’ attorneys in 2019. Out of the total number of employees affected,
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Most motor vehicle accidents in New York involve cyclists. For instance, 12 450 reported accidents involving cyclists in New York City despite the lockdown measures. Regardless of the cause, victims of bike-related accidents need to understand their rights and legal options. Very few people think of bicycle accidents in the legal context. However, bike riders
