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Seven Important, Post-Pandemic Social Media Tips For Law Firms

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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Goodwin Procter’s ‘Stealth Layoffs’ For Associates

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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Ex-Defence Force administrator admits $225,000 fraud

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 NZ Cuts Partner Drawings and Pay, But Avoids Redundancies

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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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Lawyers Pick Up Summer Program Cash – But Either Virtual Or No Programs On Offer

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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Clifford Chance strengthens Restructuring and Insolvency team with addition of Shaun Langhorne in Singapore

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,

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Hacked Law Firm Sees Lady Gaga, Madonna Data Stolen Via Cyberattack

A major entertainment law firm has lost data to a raft of major, A-List entertainment figures including Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey and others after a major cyberattack. The law firm, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks said that after its internal data systems were hacked it had informed its clients of the breach, according to

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10 Best Law Firm Marketing Action Steps For 2020 . . The Post- Covid Way To Win Legal Clients And Outsmart Your Competitors

10 Best Law Firm Marketing Action Steps For 2020 . . The Post- Covid Way To Win Legal Clients And Outsmart Your Competitors Law Firm SEO Feature The Ultimate Guide to Law Firm Marketing in 2020 Read The Action Steps You Need To Take https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uOETcuFjbE    Law firm marketing strategies have been digitally-focused for a

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