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Why Bad Behavior By Lawyers Still Leaves An Open Door For A Top Job At The Next Firm

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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 And The Need For A Culture Fit

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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

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Why Law Firm Sharp Tudhope Made It’s Bold Practice Management Move

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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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Deloitte Law Joins Big Four Accountants in Law . . But Who Should Be Afraid?

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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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The Hot New Area For Lawyers: Data Privacy Specialists

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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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Refugee Rights: The Widening Gulf Across the Tasman – Former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission to speak in New Zealand

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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

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Psst . . ‘Wanna Work For A Law Firm For Nothing?”

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Obtaining free legal advice from friends and family members who happen to be lawyers is one thing – but what about law firms seeking to employ unpaid lawyers to provide paid-for advice? The situation emerged with Birmingham law firm Smart Solicitors’ posting an advertisement to recruit five paralegals for its office. Posted on the Indeed

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The Alcohol & Harassment Culture of Big Law: Is Bottom Line Health More Important Than The Lawyers’ Wellbeing?

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[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1482333351514{background-image: url(http://www.lawfuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hero-section-with-white-content-3481.jpg?id=100660) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If nothing else, the #Metoo movement has focused attention on sexual harassment in the legal profession at almost every level – including the UK’s recent enquiry that heard about the drink-fueled culture leading to a ‘surge’ in sexual misconduct. The

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Latest Jobs on the LawFuel Law Jobs Network

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Featured Jobs on the LawFuel Law Jobs Board – 2 Great FMA Roles > Fixed Term Role >  Senior Solicitor Associate Litigation Role, Auckland 2 Top Roles, InHouse with NZ Post, Wellington General Practice Opportunity, Auckland Senior Litigation Role, Christchurch Plus – InHouse Jobs in Auckland – Check Here and Here [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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New Zealand’s #Metoo Law’s Power Women: 9 Women Lawyers At The Centre of New Zealand Metoo Movement

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    Who are the women lawyers at the forefront of the #Metoo movement in New Zealand? The release of the Bazley report into sexual harassment issues at Russell McVeagh once again focuses attention upon gender disparity and wider issues in the law profession.  LawFuel looked at a small but powerful group of the main

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