This article is part of a new book from ARC Group and written by former law partner Patricia Gillette as part of the book “Beyond Bias: Unleashing the Potential of Women in Law.” Patricia Gillette – Whatever we are doing in law firms to increase gender diversity in positions of economic and institutional power is […]
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Catherine Ashurst* When it comes time to upgrade your fleet/company vehicles, businesses are faced with the decision buy or lease? It is important to take some time and weigh up your options when it comes to making that financial commitment. There are benefits for both options, although ultimately it will come down to your companies’
John Bowie Give Russell McVeagh in their annus horribilis one major credit: they “exited” the partner most recently found responsible for bad behaviour with rather more decisiveness than they handled the earlier sexual harassment claims. The cries of ‘too little too late’ will doubtless be heard far and wide, but the firm has front-footed the
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From: PersuasiveLitigator – Holland + Hart “Should I Stay, or Should I Go,” ask The Clash. There’s a basic tendency to see our decisions in a binary fashion: There are two choices, and choosing one excludes the other. But for those seeking to understand and improve human decision-making, there are reasons to believe that this is not
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The demand for flexible working conditions and flexible work arrangements is a growing trend in New Zealand, and with benefits linked to increased productivity and happier staff, it’s no wonder a growing number of savvy law firms are taking notice. Everyone, it seems, is after the ‘4 Hour Work Week’, or some flexi-time equivalent. It
Why has New Zealand’s Judicial processes ranked so badly in a recent World Bank report? Economist Dr Bryce Wilkinson examines the reasons There are many things that only government can do. When it fails to excel, no one else can step in. We are all worse off. Immigration policy is one example. The reports of
The endless articles about AI would have you thinking that it is top-of-mind for lawyers and law firm CEOs, but not so. The Number One issue – at least according to a UK survey, is cyber security. The HSBC UK survey was conducted with The Lawyer magazine, showing thast 70 per cent of law firms saw cyber-security
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Russell McVeagh has acted for global private equity firm The Riverside Company on all aspects of its majority investment in Hiway Group. Hiway Group is a market-leading provider of road construction and maintenance, geotechnical and environmental services in New Zealand and Australia. The Russell McVeagh team worked closely with Riverside partners Steven Spiteri and Nick
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Kansas City, Mo. (September 24, 2018) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has named Thomas Burns as its chief financial officer (CFO), based in the firm’s Kansas City office. Burns, a financial executive with more than 25 years of experience across multiple industries, will be responsible for Littler’s accounting strategy and
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