Australian-based Slater and Gordon is to permanently close its London office with its staff working from home from September following the expiry of the London office lease. The move focuses increasing attention of law firms on their future office requirements. The move from Slater & Gordon foreshadows a review of its other offices in the […]
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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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A recent article on the Australian Financial Review reported on King & Wood Mallesons chief executive partner Berkeley Cox who said the COVID-19 crisis had helped ‘humanise’ the workplace by removing the “shield of a suit” when video-calling from home with kids and mayhem occurring. A cynic may also see the observation by Big Law
Former Business Development Director for major law firms, Ben Paul continues his series on developing business for firms in the post-Pandemic environment Ben Paul* Many very successful lawyers and partners within law firms have built very successful practices using traditional networking methods. Like a great many traditional business practices in the last few months, this
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Jennifer Bridges – Big Law firm Goodwin Procter is apparently implementing layoffs by stealth according to reports. The firm, which grosses over a billion dollars in revenues, is reportedly cutting associates, having already reduced staff numbers. Using ‘stealth tactics’, the firms can reduce employee numbers almost undercover where they avoid referring to cutbacks that relate
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A former defence force employee has pleaded guilty to stealing non-public funds administered by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) while she was employed by the organisation. Paniparewhakaro Elizabeth Rangiuia (60) embezzled approximately $225,000 over seven years from accounts holding money raised by NZDF members for the health, wellbeing and retention of army personnel. The Army
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DLA Piper’s New Zealand office has cut partner drawings and staff pay by up to 30 percent but avoided making redundancies, as the firm joins others in its battle to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. As LawFuel recently reported on moves by global law firms to cut drawings and pay during the ‘coronapocalypse’, the moves
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The coronavirus crisis has seen many law firms cancel their summer intern programs, but many firms are continuing to pay their associates as much as $3600 a month despite reducing their summer intern programs. The pandemic has created a range of reactions from law firms, which would normally see market leaders set the framework for
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Leading international law firm Clifford Chance announced today that Shaun Langhorne will join its Singapore office next week as partner in the firm’s international Restructuring and Insolvency team. Shaun is a senior practitioner with vast experience in complex, multi-stakeholder and cross-border restructuring matters covering contentious and non-contentious situations across the Asia Pacific region. Kai-Niklas Schneider,
