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Good Samaritan Lawyer Gains Baker + McKenzie Role After Subway Assault

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The student who assisted a partner at Baker & McKenzie during an assault at a Washington railway station has been both located and thanked – and also offered the ability to gain work experience at the Big Law firm. As Law.com reported, George Washington University law student, Andrew Miller, 23, jumped in to assist […]

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Arbitration & Mediation Conference – AMINZ Open Earlybird Registration for Auckland Conference

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Earlybird registration has now opened for this year’s two-day national conference in Auckland, July 27-29 which promises to again be a memorable professional event for anyone involved in dispute resolution. The sessions run the gamut from highly specialised topics to broadly focused plenary sessions. The event will include concurrent streams for determinative, consensual and

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Blank Rome Welcomes New Labor & Employment Of Counsel in Princeton

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Suzette T. Rodriguez has joined the Firm as Of Counsel in the Labor and Employment group. She is based in the Firm’s Princeton, New Jersey, office.   Ms. Rodriguez joins Blank Rome from Axiom where she worked as part of the in-house legal team for

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NZ Justice Minister Tables Contempt of Court Report

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]LawFuel New Zealand – Legal Jobs & Law News – Justice Minister Amy Adams has today tabled the Law Commission’s report on proposals to modernise New Zealand’s contempt of court laws.   “Contempt law is intended to protect the integrity of the justice system and maintain public confidence in the administration of justice,” says Ms

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Why Female Lawyers Need to Push Back and Persevere

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The upward battle of women lawyers is something we at LawFuel have highlighted and reported repeatedly, but a recent example of just how they are treated emerged during the Senate testimony of Rod Rosenstein and Jeff Sessions. Specifically, the harsh and disproportionate admonishment of Senator Kamala Harris as distinct from her male counterparts was

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Russell McVeagh’s Pip Greenwood Appointed to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Board

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (NZX:FPH, ASX:FPH) advises that Pip Greenwood has been appointed as a non-executive director of the company with effect from 1 June 2017. “We are very pleased to announce Pip’s appointment to the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Board,” said Chairman Tony Carter. “Pip brings considerable talent and experience to

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33 Russian Crime Syndicate Gangsters Charged Over Nationwide Criminal Activity

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Charged Defendants Include Alleged “Vor” or “Thief-In-Law” of a Russian and Georgian Criminal Enterprise Charged Crimes Include a Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy, Plotting Robbery of Victims By Seducing and Drugging Them With Chloroform, Running  an Illicit Gambling Parlor, Theft of Approximately 10,000 Pounds Of Chocolate Confections and Deploying Computer Applications To Cheat Casino Slot Machines  

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13 New Queens Counsel Appointed in New Zealand

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New Zealand Attorney General Chris Finlayson has announced the appointment of thirteen Queens Counsel for 2017, including three women and a leading academic from Victoria University of Wellington. There has been an effort to increase the number of female QCs in the country, as there has been in other jurisdictions. The appointments include 10 senior

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Content Marketing Plays a Great Role Than Ever for Lawyers, Says New Survey

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] LinkedIn is the favorite social media outlet for In-house counsel, but information overload remains a key issue, according to a Digital & Content Marketing survey just out. LinkedIn’s popularity with lawyers and other professionals has long been a favorite, which LawFuel has written about before,  being more targeted and less populated with general pulp

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US Chief Justice John Roberts to Visit NZ Law School

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Victoria University’s law school has scored a stellar guest lecturer, with US Chief Justice John Roberts visiting in July to teach a four day executive development course, the US Supreme Court in Historical Perspective.The University announced the visit today saying that Justice Roberts will also speak at an evening session in Wellington on 26

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