Former Duncan Cotterill partner Scott Moran has launched his own firm – Moran Law – after leading the build of Duncan Cotterill’s Wellington office for the past 23 years. >> Your new job on New Zealand’s Best Law Jobs Network An announcement on social media indicated the firm would focus on private law issues, trust, […]
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Cheating on time sheets may be an art form for some lawyers, but according to a recent article in law blog Roll on Friday, many UK lawyers said the practice was pervasive. The article was prompted by a recent case where a newly qualified (NQ) solicitor was struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for
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TIME’s Top Law Firm List TIME have compiled a list of the top law firms in America – not a task lacking in ambition – and worked with Statista to look at the question and if anyone’s up to the task it is surely TIME? The two paired-up to survey over 150,000 attorneys through various
__________________________________________________________________________ Los Angeles, CA (March 25, 2024) –Venable LLP is thrilled to announce that Caitlin Blanche has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Commercial Litigation Practice. Ms. Blanche is a seasoned litigator and skilled client counselor who works side by side with clients to navigate complex advertising and regulatory matters, along with bet-the-company
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As one of the LawFuel prestige law firm members, Freshfields is another employer changing the hybrid law firm work requiring its partners, associates and others to work from the office for four days a week, according to a report from the American Lawyer. The firm has moved into new space at 3 World Trade Center and
The death of District Court Judge Philip Recordon saw an outpouring of fond memories and respect for the judicial figure and rugby player and lawyer who was actively involved in halting the All Blacks tour of South Africa in 1985. Recordon played a pivotal role as a plaintiff in the legal battle against the New
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New law firms arise from and for various reasons, but one of the more unusual new law additions has been the development of a new law firm in New York combining a founding lawyer with a former client and based on the increasingly significant areas of tech abuse such as revenge porn and related online
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The Burning Issue of Lawyer Burnout Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor Mental health and lawyer burnout issues arising from stress, long hours and pressure have plagued the law profession for many years, but recent tragedies such as the death of Pinsent Masons partner Vanessa Ford have once against focused attention on the issue. But what
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Women lawyers face issues in the law profession but Natasha Harrison of Pallas Partners is making a difference
Deepfake video and sophisticated scams that manipulate video and audio to create highly convincing fake identities or messages from what appear to be trusted individuals are creating a major risk for law firms, the UK Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRS) says. The SRA issued a caution to lawyers who heavily rely on video calls for client
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