Tom Burnett – It had to happen . . first the Russell McVeagh ‘sex scandal’ and now Auckland University Law Students’ camp following in the wake of publicity about Otago University’s law school’s rambunctious summer camp activities. And soon, no doubt, another law firm that will be drawn into the expanding legal profession #MeToo moment
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6 March 2018: Duncan Cotterill is pleased to announce the appointment of internationally-renowned insurance law expert Professor Rob Merkin QC to special counsel. Professor Merkin will serve as an extension of the Duncan Cotterill team from his base in the UK, providing expert guidance and consultation as needed, with plans to visit New Zealand at
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The prosecution of the Vatican’s top echelon Cardinal Pell in Melbourne has seen his lawyer, one of LawFuel’s Power Listers, Robert Richter QC, demonstrates another highlight in the legal career of the colourful lawyer. Having formerly represented people such as John Elliott of Elders IXL and underworld boss Nick Gatto, when he had Gatto removed from
The Russell McVeagh sponsorship fallout has increased with the Factory-sponsored New ZealandWomen’s Law Journal now saying they are also dumping the firm, but carefully noting that the problem was far broader than just Russell McVeagh. Journals editors-in-chief Ana Lenard (pictured) and Allanah Colley have spoken out for the first time since the sex harassment claims arose,
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The announcement today by the Court of Appeal that it has resolved to encourage greater participation of junior counsel in hearings is an important and significant step that will increase the opportunities for both male and female junior counsel to gain experience and help to build a stronger and more diverse body of advocates. “We
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Technology law firm Simmonds Stewart has launched its techlaw intern programme in conjunction with the University of Auckland Law School. The programme offers law students paid intern positions at companies in the high-growth tech sector. The aim is to provide law students interested in technology and entrepreneurship with real-world experience in the tech sector. Initially,
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Allens has been named number one law firm in GradAustralia’s Top 100 Graduate Employers, announced last week in Sydney. The comprehensive survey of more than 14,000 university students nominated Allens as the most appealing law firm as a first employer. Allens was also the only law firm to be named among the top 75 graduate
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The growing issue of sexual harassment in the legal workplace has lead to a young lawyers’ editorial commentary in the US, as the #MeToo awareness now sweeps the legal world. The unique power structures within law firms have helped foster abuses of that power, including in sexual harassment. American Lawyer’s new Young Lawyers Editorial Board
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JD Supra Perspectives – Properly written client stories on your lawyer biography can be wonderful and engaging testimonies of your skills, dedication, commitment to clients and to the law. That can’t happen if you post wordy, over-detailed accounts of client work. The best matter summaries are short, snappy, stories that describe the ways you have
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On February 28, 2018, Eko Devices, a leader in acoustic cardiac monitoring, announced that it closed $5 million in Series A funding to grow its commercial team and to expand clinical studies on the use of its platform for valvular heart disease screening and heart failure monitoring. ARTIS Ventures led the round, with additional participation
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