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Walmart’s New Law Job: The Company’s First Digital Citizenship Counsel

Headlining / September 12, 2019

Walmart Steps on Amazon’s Shoes as it Increases Its e-Commerce Position New legal roles emerge almost daily, as evidenced by retail giant Walmart’s recent appointment of former Amazon counsel Nuala O’Connor (pictured) as the company’s first Chief Counsel of Digital Citizenship. In essence, that means that Ms O’Connor, who comes with over 20 years’ experience

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Cross-Border M&A Expert Joins DLA Piper, New York

Big Law, Law Firms, Press Releases, US Law / September 11, 2019

Previously a Frankfurt-based M&A Partner Powered By LawFuel – September 11, 2019 – DLA Piper announced today that Dr. Tim Arndt has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate practice. While Arndt will be resident in the firm’s New York office, he will divide his time between New York and Frankfurt as

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How to Start a Law Firm Without a Plan or Budget – Your Guide to the First 14 Days

Featured, Law Firm Technology, Law Firms, Press Releases / September 11, 2019

Welcome to Casetext’s handy guide to your first 14 days of solo law practice! Powered By LawFuel – Casetext – What’s in this Guide on Starting a Law Firm? My name is Mike Whelan. As managing editor at Casetext, I advocate for solo attorneys both inside the company and to the industry as a whole.

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Is This The PM’s ‘Go To’ QC?

Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News, NZ Power Law Firms, Power List / September 11, 2019

Robert Morgan* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s crisis-de-jour is the sex scandal surrounding allegations around an alleged staffer in Labour HQ and the PM has once again sought the assistance of QC Maria Dew to help sort out the mess. You may recall that Bankside Chambers-based Ms Dew, an employment law specialist and Top 10 mediator

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Killer Law Firm Marketing Ideas for Lawyers in 2019 – From 6 Legal Marketing Pros- And 2020 Law Firm SEO Update!

Law Firms, Law Marketing / September 10, 2019

2020 Update: The Law Firm Marketing Changes in SEO Law Firm Marketing Update for 2020: The tips provided by our law marketing SEO experts are great, but 2020 heralds some major changes in terms of what needs to happen for lawyers seeking to create effective online marketing for their law firms. Google continues to make

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Power Law Briefing: Minter Ellison – Deposit Not Paid – A Cautionary Tale

Law Firms, New Zealand Law News, Power Law / September 10, 2019

The Risks of Not Paying for a Property When Your Deposit is Not Paid Miles Dean – Whenever you buy a property, you need to pay the purchase price on settlement. That is relatively straightforward when you are a first home buyer with a cash deposit and bank finance. But what about when you are

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Budding human rights lawyer wins Māori Issues Moot

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases / September 9, 2019

Powered by LawFuel – University of Auckland – Points of law arising from the 2017 Court of Appeal decision in Ngaronoa v Attorney-General, which challenged the decision to bar all prisoners from voting in parliamentary elections, set the scene for this year’s Māori Issues Moot, held earlier this month. Nineteen students from Auckland Law School

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Undercover FBI Sting Snare Man Attempting to Buy Toxin Ricin to Kill

Press Releases / September 9, 2019

Los Angeles County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Attempting to Obtain the Biological Toxin Ricin for Unlawful Purposes Powered By LawFuel –LOS ANGELES – A La Crescenta man pleaded guilty today to attempting to obtain ricin from an online source, admitting that he intended to acquire the biological agent for use as a weapon.

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A Warning for Australian Law Firms? SME’s Are Happy To Leave You

Australia Law News, Law Firms, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / September 9, 2019

Inaugural NAB Law Firm Survey Carries Some Salutary Messages for Lawyers Powered By LawFuel – Lawyers are critical to SMEs. But that doesn’t mean they get it right every time. In NAB’s inaugural Legal Services Industry Survey, we find out what SME clients really need, want and value – giving lawyers unique insights into how they

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Slater + Gordon Files Super Class Action Against Westpac Subsidiaries

Australia Law News, Press Releases / September 9, 2019

Powered by LawFuel – Slater and Gordon has filed a class action against Westpac subsidiaries on behalf of thousands of superannuation members who were shortchanged by the bank’s super funds. The class action was filed against Westpac’s subsidiaries BT Funds Management Limited and Westpac Life Insurance Services Limited. This is the third class action to

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