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From War-Torn Country to New Zealand – Auckland Lawyer Ana Lenard Wins Ethel Benjamin scholarship

Auckland lawyer Ana Lenard, who came to New Zealand from war-torn Yugoslavia in 1994,  has been awarded the New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin scholarship for outstanding women lawyers. The award honours Ethel Benjamin, New Zealand’s first woman barrister and solicitor, who was admitted to the bar in 1897. For over 20 years, through these awards,

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Who Are The Lawyers Helping Prince Andrew Keep Safe From US Law Enforcement Over Jeffrey Epstein?

As Prince Andrew faces increasing pressure to speak with the American authorities regarding his links with deceased and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein his law firm has provided a firm rebuttal of claims of ‘zero co-operation’ with US authorities. So who are the Duke of York’s lawyers? His law firm, a six partner firm specialising in

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How Allen & Overy Has Dealt With The COVID Crisis . . And One Thing They Would Not Have Done Again

Allen & Overy is one of the largest law firms in the world and managing an organization of that size when something like COVID struck was a major upheaval and it struck at a time when the firm was grappling with some significant, strategic issues. With over USD2 billion in revenues, 5500 staff and with

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Archie Williams – The Innocence Project YouTube Star & The Lawyers Who Saw Him Free

Reality TV show ‘Americ’a Got Talent’ is as used to pulling heartstrings as strumming guitars, but the recent appearance of Archie Williams, a man who served 37 years’ jail for a crime he didn’t commit, was a standout performance for both Williams and the Innocence Project lawyers who secured his release. In 1982, at the

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Litigation Funder Parabellum Capital Raises $450 Million As Pandemic Lawsuits Loom

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Litigation finance firm Parabellum Capital has raised a new fund with commitments exceeding $450 million ahead of a potential torrent of coronavirus-related lawsuits, new proof that betting on court battles remains popular with investors despite the current crisis, Bloomberg Big Law reports. And one of the attractions for the industry is the prospect of major

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NZ Law Firms Cut Graduate Programmes and Law Jobs Amid Pandemic Panic

Law firms have faced challenges over their graduate programmes amid the COVID-19 crisis with some firms either cutting their programmes or moving more of them online. Major law firms have also withdrawn jobs from the market. A senior recruiter told LawFuel that many larger law firms have placed their graduate recruitment programmes on hold for

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