The LawFuel Power List has seen three leading lawyers leave the list in recent weeks, with the most recent being the announced retirement of NZ Super Funds CEO Matt Whineray. Whineray has headed the $60 billion Super Fund since 2018 and is expected to double in size in the next decade. He is no. 7
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Richard Dean Palmer, (known as Dean Palmer) a former senior partner at a law firm, has been suspended and ordered to pay $65,000 in penalties after taking two female interns on a drunken lunch trip to a sex shop. >> MSD have two major Wellington-based opportunities – See them here Palmer had been working for
Sir David Williams KC is New Zealand’s leading international arbitrator and a former High Court Judge who is now retiring.
Developing a centralised pro bono system has been called for by DLA Piper Managing Partner Laura Campion. >> Here are top law jobs . . Listed daily on New Zealand’s Best Law Jobs Network Scampion has called for the implementation of a centralised pro bono system in the country, similar to Australia’s model. She believes
Allen & Overy has increased the salary for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers to £125,000 ($174,000), matching the pay rates at Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Linklaters. NQs in the London office have seen a 16% pay increase from £107,500 as of 1 May. Slaughter and May is the only Magic Circle member paying a lower NQ salary, at £115,000.
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SDNY General Crimes Unit Co-Chief Jordan Estes Joins Kramer Levin’s White Collar and Government Investigations Practice
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, a major law firm, has experienced a significant walkout of at least 100 lawyers who have announced their intention to join a new firm called Barber Ranen. According to John Barber, the former chair of Lewis Brisbois’ employment practice, as many as 140 lawyers could eventually leave the firm to
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Law jobs continue to evolve and develop and as the in-house legal departments continue to grow in many corporate and government roles, some challenging and interesting law jobs also arise, such as that recently taken by Troy McLaren with the New Zealand Defence Force. >> MSD Are Seeking in-house lawyers . . New to the
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Private investigators are an essential part of the criminal justice system. They provide evidence to help track criminals, solve crimes, and assist in civil actions such as divorce cases. Although Florida stands below the national violent crime rate of 4.0 per 1,000, private investigators still need to do their part in keeping the state safe.
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Failed public listed UK law firm group Ince Group has been acquired by a lawyer on demand group in the UK, saving hundreds of legal jobs
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