Mark Hamilton The growth in the legal head count at the Big Four accounting firms has increasingly got lawyers talking. And clients. A recent comment from WickerPark Group in a blog item noted that the main observations about what is happening comes from the M&A and tax professionals who have wide exposure to both the […]
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[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_info_banner heading_tag=”h3″ button_text=”LawFuel TechLaw Feature” info_alignment=”ib3-info-left” info_effect=”zoomIn” banner_size=”25″ ib3_border=”solid” ib3_border_width=”7″ button_color=”#dd1818″ button_border_width=”6″ title_font_style=”font-weight:bold;” button_font_style=”font-weight:bold;” ib3_background=”#ffffff”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Legal entrepreneur and former student politician Anton Smith has developed a legal marketplace that continues to break down legal barriers using technology and some legal smarts. Talking with LawFuel, Anton Smith discussed the long journey to develop Consensus as an
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/qYUcJv7bbJw”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fifth year law students Sarah Bradley and Henry Law were hardly short of material for their Wellington Law Revue. The sexual harassment-themed review is set to Dua Lipa’s ‘New Rules’ and . . in case you want the lyrics – Reading Zoe Lawton’s blog, All this shit is crazy (So many crimes, so
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August 6, 2018 – DLA Piper announced today that Xavier Mangino has joined the firm’s Corporate practice as a partner in Mexico City. Mangino focuses his practice on corporate and commercial law, private equity, banking and finance, foreign investment, debt and capital markets, securitizations, structured finance, peer-to-peer lending, general finance transactions, real estate, corporate governance
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sexual harassment complaints in the law are on the rise, but how difficult is it for former lawyers accused of such behaviour to switch jobs? Not very, it would seem. A WSJ story indicated that opaque hiring practicves in the legal profession make earlier sexual harassment complaint easy to leave behind. The issue is
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Law firm mergers are a big deal with many already closing in 2018. We’ve reported on some this year here and here. But what is the best strategy for merging. There needs to be an alignment of strategies between the proposed merger parties, say legal consultant and strategist for law firms in transition Andrew Jillson of
Moving to a new practice management programme can be a law firm mission fraught with danger and risk. A Mission Impossible some may think, or certainly a mission fraught with risk. Integration issues, support problems, cost and timing are just some of the potential pitfalls that beset those embarking on the practice management software move. When
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Everyone knew the Big Accountants were coming for Big Law, but the race has stepped up with Deloittes now registering a foreign law practice licence in Singapore as it follows the other Big Four firms into the lucrative city-state’s legal market. And that will worry many of the Big Law firms – again. (We reported
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So what’s the hot new legal area? The space that every fast-moving Silicon Valley market leader needs more than anything else? Privacy lawyers – particularly data privacy attorneys. Whether its Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Twilio . . the list of firms seeking data privacy specialists who can interpret and negotiate the treacherous waters of new laws
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Media Release Professor Gillian Triggs is to be the inaugural speaker for “At the Forefront: Human Rights Speaker Series”. Professor Triggs has been at the forefront of refugee issues in Australia and intends to provide a candid and informed critique of Australia’s refugee policy, and the Australian Government’s detention of New Zealanders. Professor Triggs is
