A verbal stoush between Duncan Cotterill and Russell McVeagh over disclosure of a sexual harassment issue with a lawyer hired by the former from the latter firm has developed into one of the nasty side effects of the recent sexual harassment issue hitting Russell McVeagh. The sexual harassment and assault issue has created a mounting […]
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Flexible lawyering has become something of a byword for firms seeking to meet client demands, develop enhanced business models and also meet the demand from lawyers for flexible working opportunities. All of which has lead to Hogan Lovells joining with law company Elevate to build a new, flexible lawyering business designed to meet legal demand
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Is the legal business next in line for the #Metoo treatment meted out within the movie, fashion and other industries? According to a UK Times story two-thirds of women lawyers have experienced sexual harassment in one form or another. The Times story says that the UK complaints authority (Solicitors Regulation Authority or SRA) have received
Russell McVeagh’s recruitment and summer clerk programme has taken a major hit with the recent revelations regarding the complaints made by interns at Wellington in 2016. Promotional content such as the video below talking about “taking the fear out of joining the workforce”, according to Russell McVeagh HR Director who speaks about the unique offering
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Russell McVeagh’s recruitment and summer clerk programme has taken a major hit with the recent revelations regarding the complaints made by interns at Wellington in 2016. Promotional content such as the video below talking about “taking the fear out of joining the workforce”, according to Russell McVeagh HR Director who speaks about the unique offering
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It pays to be posh if you’re looking for a top UK law job. A private education will secure you a better paid law job in the UK, a new survey has shown. A ‘conscious or unconscious bias’ exists in favour of those students who studied at private schools compared to state-schooled students, the survey
In a #Metoo news round, we’ve been keen to avoid being caught up in any excessive paranoia over sexual harassment and sexual assault in law firms, but somehow it’s all about us. First there is the claim we reported about Baker + McKenzie’s apparent gagging of a solicitor accusing a partner of sexual assault, then
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The mounting media storm surrounding the Russell McVeagh sex-intern scandal has seen Radio New Zealand and others interview key players, including Victoria University Vice Chancellor Grant Guilford, who told the Nine to Noon’s Kathryn Ryan that the Police had kept the allegations made against at least two senior male members of the firm open. No
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No sooner had LawFuel published its piece on sexual harassment/assault issues with Baker + McKenzie when New Zealand’s arguably most prestigious law firm, Russell McVeagh, has been brought into the same firing line. The sexual harassment issue with law firms internationally has been an issue for many years, made worse by the male-dominated legal partners
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