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The Lawyer Helping Make Gender Changes in Law Firms: And The 2 Things That Are Stopping Them
Lawyer David Sanford is an attorney who has brought gender bias lawsuits against major law firms. And he sees two key obstacles to the systemic changes required by law firms needing to create better gender representation. But there are a couple of obstacles towards achieving the desired changes sought by most firms. He spoke about
Harvey Weinstein’s #Metoo Budget May Be $44 Million
Harvey Weinstein’s biggest epic may have been the creation of the #Metoo series, which continues to rumble through the world, including the legal world, and may come in at a $44 million cost. The producer who faces multiple claims of sexual harassment and worse may be settling the disputes at a cost of $44 million,
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Junior Lawyers Flex Their Muscles
The establishment of the new Junior Lawyers’ Union, the Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union, a heavily industrialised-sounding title, is a development that has been simmering for some time and prior to the #Metoo scandal that rocked the legal profession. Attempts to secure better rewarded and generally more equitable conditions for younger lawyers is something that has
The Billable Hour Strikes Again . . But IS It Going to Change?
Once again the billable hour is under attack. And once again it is about mental health issues with lawyers seeking to escape the torment of the billable hour. A Law.com article quoted Paula Davis-Laack, (right) a former Michael Best & Friedrich associate who is now founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, who
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Shearman’s Put The “Sterling” Back Into London Pay Rates
The battle for the newly qualified lawyers in London continues with US-based Shearman & Sterling lifting its salaries by 14 per cent to £120,000. The hot competition for NQs in London has been driven by the major US law firms, but increasingly the Magic Circle firms have had to lift their offerings to compete, the
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Bullying Endemic in the Legal Profession Says IBA Survey
A major survey from the International Bar Association, the London-based body that has a global membership, has found that bullying and sexual harassment are rife in the legal profession. The IBA survey covers almost 7000 lawyers across 135 countries and is the largest such survey undertaken on the issue, covering the US, UK, Australia, New
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LegalTech: New Start-Up To Help Lawyers Automate Themselves
Another new legal ‘bot’ to enter the online world is Melbourne-based startup Josef, which has just closed a $1 million funding round and is set to roll out its bots across major law firms globally. Josef started its online life helping community law centres to better use their online resources and communicate more effectively but
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Why Law Firms Are Rushing to Rebrand . . But What They May Be Missing
Karen Lake* Law firm rebranding has become an almost daily feature of law firm life – shorter, sharper names, new logos, reworked web sites – the whole gamut of ‘branding’ that has exercised the minds of both lawyers and their branding advisors increasingly. A recent article in Law.com pointed out what might appear obvious, or
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The Big Money in Big Law Continues
The Big Money and multi-billion dollar revenues of Big Law continue, according to the latest 2019 Am Law rankings. It’s been Big Law’s best year since the Great Recession, American Lawyer report. Eighty eight firms showed revenue increases with 37 posting revenues of $1 billion or more, which is six more than 2017. Kirkland &