Kate Harveston* The last few thousand years have advanced our technology and our civility considerably. But there’s still plenty of work ahead for government, the law, and each of us, when it comes to expanding what it means to be a citizen. When we use our tools for the good of the many, we can […]
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The latest Aderant survey of law firms had more than 90 per cent of respondents saying this year is at least as good as last year. More specifically, about half (54 per cent ) say times are better and smaller subset (8%) even say much better. Law firms see other firms as the top source
Firm Snapshot: An award-winning boutique firm handling property, immigration and litigation. The firm’s strong culture and depth of expertise across its major disciplines has seen strong growth in both client base and firm numbers. 9 lawyers Principal, Marcus Beveridge
The former head of global legal giant Baker McKenzie’s London office is facing prosecution for alleged sexual harassment, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said today with the former chief and his former firm instructing partners at law firms Kingsley Napley and RadcliffesLeBrasseur to represent them. Gary Senior, who left the firm last year, has been
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Mark Copeland Lawyers – Regional Councils take unlawful effluent discharge, especially when it enters waterways, extremely seriously. Under the Resource Management Act (RMA) any discharge is unlawful if it breaches the permitted activity rule in your region. The severity of the fines imposed has recently increased significantly as the government cracks down on polluters, with
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Powered By LawFuel Washington, D.C.—Today, Dentons is announcing its intention to combine with a leading firm in Honduras, Gustavo Zacapa y Asociados, to extend its reach in Central America and further its growth strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Gustavo Zacapa y Asociados is a leading law firm with more than 60 years’ history
Powered by LawFuel – International law firm Shine Lawyers have appointed Angela Parlane to take over leadership of Shine Lawyers New Zealand, as former Managing Director Andrew Hooker announces his retirement. Ms Parlane joined Shine Lawyers New Zealand as a director in February 2018 having spent the eight years prior running her own boutique law
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We know Millennials have taken a different attitude to work than the generations before, but according to legal futurist Mitch Kowalski the ‘cool kids’ are reshaping the entire profession. Speaking at a conference organised by the New South Wales Law Society, Kowalski said the Millennials are abandoning the traditional law firms and seeking out firms
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Legal sector jobs in the US continue to grow with July showing the third straight month of growth, albeit small growth according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. The year-over-year gain in legal sector roles was 2,400 new jobs, according to the bureau’s seasonally adjusted numbers. The legal industry had 1,144,200 jobs in July, up from 1,144,100
Sir Robert Jones* writes about the planned class action against the ANZ Bank and its chances of success . . and the senior lawyer leading the charge. Since I wrote about the RAM, mug “investors” looking to blame the ANZ for their stupidity, it’s come to light that the instigators of this action, such as
