[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Law students cheat? Surely not. Particularly to win a ‘virtual trophy’ for a Law Review Video competition. But no, that was the case outlined in a strongly-worded missive on AbovetheLaw by publisher David Lat, who wrote that the stats for alleged visitors and votes for the competition were revealed as being falsified – ie
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Gender diversity is still not happening in law firms, it seems. The climb to the top can be a lonely one for women. A new survey from ALM Legal Intelligence indicates that women still account for around 30 per cent of lawyers in the 200 largest law firms in the US (be revenue), which is much
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Legal jobs in litigation, digital law and employment law are among the latest listed on New Zealand’s law jobs network at LawFuel Law Jobs. Among the top law jobs are – A litigation position for a senior litigator with mid-level law Christchurch law firm Young Hunter, promising great potential in a firm that offers both
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Stress and over work at record level for junior lawyers in the UK, a new survey show. A survey shows that over 90 per cent of young lawyers say they are under stress or pressure from work and more than half of those surveyed said they feel unable to work either regularly or occasionally
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MENLO PARK and SAN FRANCISCO, 4 April 2017 – International law firm Hogan Lovells today announced it will add high-profile M&A partners Richard Climan, Keith Flaum and Jane Ross, and IP and Technology Transactions partner John Brockland to its global corporate team. Climan and Flaum will join the global leadership teams within Hogan Lovells’
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Suing news site Buzzfeed is one thing – but using click-bait and kittens is quite another. At least the lawyers acting for a Russian businessman suing the website over allegations that he was involved in the salacious tale of Donald Trump’s campaign team’s involvement with the Russian government to help him win the presidency.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rebranding law firms – like rebranding any other product or service – is fraught with potential pitfalls. So how does a 150 year old law firm go about the process and what lessons might they have learned in the process? The case of 150 year old Bradley Arant is a good one to look
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Technology continues to disrupt the business of law – but now major law firm Allen + Overy are actively supporting the trend with the opening of a new tech space area they sponsor called ‘Fuse’. The Fuse space is being offered to startups involved in legal technology developments, accommodating up to 60 people involved
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Experienced trade lawyer and policy advisor in two administrations; focused on strengthening U.S. port and supply chain logistics and infrastructure, trade negotiations, domestic regulation, standards, and other economic policy matters Washington, DC (March 21, 2017) – Venable LLP announced today that Jeff Weiss has joined the firm’s International Trade and Logistics practice as a
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that TREVON GROSS, the former Chairman and CEO of Helping Other People Excel Federal Credit Union (“HOPE FCU”), located in Lakewood, New Jersey, and YURI LEBEDEV, a former member of HOPE FCU’s Board of Directors and
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