How Technology Will Shape Law Firm Success in 2022
Law firm success in 2022 will depend upon technology to retain legal talent and obtain new clients
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Dubai Ruler’s Record-Breaking Divorce Settlement – And The Legal Fees To Match
A record-breaking divorce settlement has been achieved by Dubai’s ruler who has been ordered to pay his former wife and two children up to £554m in what is believed to be the biggest divorce settlement awarded by an English court. The legal fees for the massive settlement are believe to be around £150m (almost USD$200m).
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Courts around the world have made strong climate rulings – not so in New Zealand
Nathan Cooper * New Zealand made two important climate commitments at the COP26 summit last month — to halve emissions by 2030 and to join the global methane pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030. But what happens if these pledges are inadequate for the climate emergency we face? And how can we ensure
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Is The Lockstep Model On Its Last Legs? Linklaters The Latest To Alter The Model
Just after we reported on changes being made to hourly billing, (from Freshfields) we read that Linklaters are changing from the traditional lockstep compensation model for their partners, driven by competition and a need to attract and retain legal talent. The news comes from a Financial Times report indicating that senior partner Paul Lewis indicating
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Why New Zealand Needs a Royal Commision INto COVID-19 Response
The National Party’s recent call for a royal commission of inquiry into New Zealand’s pandemic response may have been part of a wider political strategy, with former leader Judith Collins highly critical of the government’s handling of the Delta outbreak. But the idea predated its recent advocate, and there are good, non-political reasons for holding such an
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Power List – New Zealand’s LinkedIn Lawyer Influencers
LinkedIn remains one of the most effective social media channels for lawyers’ marketing and observational posts. Popular in New Zealand as it is elsewhere (in the US, close to 80 per cent of law firmuse the channel) it continues to grow in popularity here also as more firms use the network for everything from recruitment
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Highest-Paid Law Firm Provides New, Fast-Track Promotion Opportunity
Kirkland & Ellis is the highest-earning law firm in the world and as if that isn’t enough attraction for many lawyers, the latest alteration to the law firm’s attraction has been to shorten the road to equity partnership by a year – straight to highest-paid law firm top tier position. The move is made against
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Christchurch Bar Shocked At Death Of Senior Lawyer
The Christchurch Bar have been shocked at the death of senior criminal lawyer – ‘a force to be reckoned with’, as one said – following a Bar dinner. Margaret Sewell died unexpectedly at her Fendalton home. She had represented some of New Zealand’s most notorious murderers, including double child killer Jeremy McLaughlin and “black widow” Helen
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Skadden Receive Preaching From Al Sharpen on Law Firm Diversity Neglect
The ‘D’ word is a big one in law firms – Big Law especially – as diversity issues become ever-more significant and a central part of most law firms’ recruitment drives and overall cultural set. But for Skadden Arps, Meagher & Flom receiving a preachy slapping from Al Sharpten for their alleged diversity faults has
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Morrison Kent Face Law Society Complaint While Legal Workers Union Says NZ Law Firms Have A Long Way To Go
Morrison Kent has been the latest New Zealand law firm to face Law Society complaints over an incident occurring at the firm’s 2019 Christmas Party that was allegedly offensive and racist. >> See the latest New Zealand law jobs here The firm said there were “isolated instances” where behaviour has fell short of expected standards