Getting interviews is the first step in getting a new law job – we all get that. But what are the reasons behind not even getting to the interview stage? Harrison Barnes of B outlinesd the 12 key reasons why you may not get to the interview stage. He points out that every lawyer is
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Despite being in a remunerative and prestigious profession, lawyers often fall victim of depression. According to a 2014 pool, “52 percent of practicing lawyers describe themselves as dissatisfied.” The problem, certainly, is not financial. After all this is a profession where the median compensation for a fresh New York University grad is around $160,000, according
Hong Kong, October 12, 2015 – LawFuel.com – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe is pleased to announce the promotion of two senior members of its Capital Markets group in Hong Kong to partnership. June Chan, who has been with the firm since 2005, focuses on the representation of Chinese issuers in initial public offerings (IPOs)
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The marathon Dewey & LeBoeuf trial has resulted in a partial verdict this week, as the wearying trial takes its toll on defendants, lawyers and jurors. Jurors have reported ill – vertico and muscle spasms being two claimed illnesses – while one of the four assistant district attorney’s, Gregory Weiss, suffered a fall and bruising
New York — October 7, 2015- Global legal services outsourcing organization Exigent Group Limited has partnered with Morgan Lewis to offer their clients a new contract lifecycle management solution. The new offering comes after the two partners formed a global alliance last fall to offer cross-border litigation support and eDiscovery solutions to corporates. Developed by
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Detroit – October 7, 2015 — Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced that Laura C. Baucus, a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, has been appointed as the Office Managing Member of the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. Baucus has a broad consumer financial services and commercial litigation practice and is experienced
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It takes a lawyer . . . here’s a legal success story involving cigars, fire and insurance. A lawyer in Charlotte, North Carolina insured his very expensive cigars against fire, along with other potential risks. He duly smoked the cigars and, before having made even his first payment on the policy, made a claim for
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LawFuel.com – The Original Law News Site – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DENNIS SICA was sentenced today in White Plains federal court to 35 years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, the use of which resulted
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International law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) continues to expand its asset finance practice with the recruitment of Stephen Marais who has joined the firm’s London office as Partner, effective 5 October 2015. Stephen specialises in banking and asset finance and has extensive experience of acting on ship finance, commodity and trade finance, and aviation
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An enraged Saudi wife who recorded her husband sexually assaulting a servant and who posted the video clip online, is now facing significant legal penalties herself, in the true spirit of what life is like in Saudi Arabia. The man forces himself upon the domestic worker, who is seen struggling and crying out. His wife’s
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