Law Firms

The Trashing of Russell McVeagh’s Recruitment Efforts

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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Linkaters Partner Gets Three Years’ Jail After Oktoberfest Sexual Assault

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 Law Firm Sex Abuse Issue – Is the “Clerking Culture” To Blame?

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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NZ Big Law Firm’s Serious Sexual Harassment Allegations in #MeToo Sex Storm

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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The Big Law Lawsuits That Have Come . . and Gone

Justice for elders and the infirm

Lawsuits both for and against law firms have been outlined in a New York Law Journal article that looks at everything from gender discrimination suits to malpractice actions. A number of the lawsuits that commenced have been silently settled or gone the arbitration route. One settled lawsuit included Winston & Strawn’s five-year legal battle with women’s clothing

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Sexual Assault in Law Firms Alive & Well – Baker + McKenzie Now in Firing Line

sexual assault in law firms

Sexual assault appears to be all the rage in the entertainment industry – and many others – but is the law business immune? Hardly, and a recently reported gagging order against one of the world’s largest law firms, Baker + McKenzie, appears to prove the point firmly. The Times reported that the firm is being

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Pressure for Law Firm Diversity Coming From Attorneys, As Much as Clients

Ogletree Deakins – As Chief Diversity and Professional Development Officer at Ogletree Deakins, I have seen that law firms specifically, and the legal industry, generally, face external pressures from clients, outside counsel, and diversity groups to maintain diversity initiatives. Recently, some of that pressure has been coming from sources internal to law firms—namely, their own

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