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Lockstep Pay Remains For Some Firms . . But The Tide May Be Turning

As the lockstep pay model continues to receive both criticism and support from large law firms using the compensation model. Lockstep compensation bases payments upon seniority rather than merit, or other factors but as LawFuel recently reported, the tide may well be turning. But it appears to remain in vogue for most firms with recent […]

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How $55 Billion in Legal Fees & Costs Is Driving This Big Law Firm to Develop AI

The soon-to-be law California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is set to take effect on January 1 and is estimated to cost companies around $55 billion in legal fees and compliance costs. The legislation requires companies with revenues of over $25 million to account for personal information filed about Californians and to delete it upon request.

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Tiana Epati – Lawyer of the Year & 'The Reluctant President' Tiana Epati Brings a Fresh Face to the Law Profession

Law Society President and Criminal Lawyer Tiana Epati has been named New Zealand Lawyer of the Year. Ms Epati, 43, who ascended to the presidency of the Law Society in April this year, was named by legal news website LawFuel as the Lawyer of the Year for the impact her elevation has had on the

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Tiana Epati: LawFuel 2019 Lawyer of the Year

Staedtler LawFuel Lawyer of the Year: Tiana Epati Law Society President Tiana Epati is LawFuel’s 2019 Staedtler ‘Lawyer of the Year’.   Labelling herself ‘the reluctant president’, Tiana Epati has presented a younger, fresh face on a profession battling challenges in the wake of recent #Metoo, bullying and related issues, as well as its efforts to

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Boies’ Firm Secures Succession Plan After Tumultous Time

Law firm Since Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has long been associated with name partner the famed litigator David Boies. Boies Schiller this week named for the first time managing partners who don’t have their names in the firm, being New York-based Nicholas Gravante Jr. and London-based Natasha Harrison (pictured below). The announcement comes after a tumultuous

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Why Lawyers Can Do Better To Save Themselves – The Woman Who Wrote ‘Big Law Killed My Husband’ Inspires Change (And Receives an Award)

Mental health issues in the law have been a weeping sore for the legal profession for longer than most can remember. The issue of lawyer-suicide is one that has occupied the attention of Law Societies in the US, the UK, Australia and elsewhere.  The ABA Journal carried a major piece on the issue early this

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At Last! More Diversity with Latest Paul Weiss Promotions

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The legal community well remember the embarrassment that Paul Weiss Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison suffered with their monochromatic partner announcements last year. The promotions are different this year with the firm promoting three women and four men, including one LGBT lawyer, to partner. Bloomberg Big Law reported that the firm had made good on its promise

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