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Lawyer At Centre of #MeToo Misconduct Complaint to Face Law Society Charges

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It may have taken three years, but the Law Society has now pressed charges of alleged misconduct against the former partner The former Russell McVeagh partner who left the firm following the allegations of #MeToo sexual misconduct involving summer interns is to face misconduct charges before the Law Society on May 17. The former partner […]

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Linklaters Big ‘Agile Working’ Move – Offering All Its Legal Secretaries & PAs Voluntary Redundancy

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the legal profession like every other business, but some law firms are taking the whole work-from-home trend a step further Linklaters is one of the world’s largest firms, with over $2 bn in gross billings and making it in the top ranks of the world’s largest law firms. It has

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Latham & Watkins Says: ‘What Pandemic?’ As The Big Law Firm’s Revenues Soar

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The Big Law firm has hit profit per partner of $4.52 million Big Law doesn’t get much bigger than Latham & Watkins post a $4.3bn revenue on the back of pandemic restructuring, deals and just plenty of fee-earning business. Revenue growth has been 15 per cent – not bad during a global pandemic that Latham

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Gigantic Stimulus Package Will Effect Lawyers, Too . . At Some Stage

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The US Senate has made it another “Massive March” with the passing of an enormous bill aimed at providing relief to Americans suffering financially from the coronavirus pandemic. Although there is but an indirect benefit to lawyers, the massive package introduced by President Biden amounts to $1.9 trillion – enough to oil the wheels for many businesses,

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What Can Law Firms And In-House Legal Departments Learn About Law Firm Diversity?

AbovetheLaw ran this article from Cadence Counsel’s David Lat, who spoke with a Fortune 500 company’s Legal Diversity Director to learn what they were doing about pioneering diversity strategies David Lat* In our recent conversation about Black History Month, my colleague Monique Burt Williams — CEO of Cadence Counsel, which focuses exclusively on the placement of

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LawFuel’s 2020 New Zealand Lawyer of the Year

Cassie Nicholson, LawFuel lawyer of the year 2020

Lawyer of the Year Sponsors LexisNexis New Zealand [adrotate banner=”140″] Staedtler – The pens successful lawyers use Cassie Nicholson – Legal First Responder Government legal counsel Cassie Nicholson, perhaps the key legal figure behind the mountain of legal work required to be climbed during the Covid-19 pandemic, is LawFuel’s Lawyer of the Year for 2020.

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Senior Criminal Lawyer Mark Pomeranz to Help Draw Back The Curtain In Trump Criminal Probe

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The investigation into potential criminal charges against Donald Trump went up a notch this week as US Attorneys appointed Paul Weiss lawyer (on leave for the purpose) to assist in the investigation of Trump and his family and businesses. Pomerantz is an experienced white collar crime attorney. He had established a small criminal defense practice

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Linklaters Set To Join The Ranks Of The Female Law Firm Leaders

Three candidates left in the race to succeed Charlie Jacobs as Linklaters’ senior partner It looks like Magic Circle law firm Linklaters could shortly have a woman senior partner as the trend towards female lawyers heading major law firms continues. Linklaters have seen the departure of the only male contender for the top role for

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