One of Japan’s biggest law firms has opened an office in London, its first office opened outside of Asia. Anderson Mori & Tomotsune opened its first international office in Beijing in 1998 and says its London opening was to provide ‘timely’ advice to businesses operating in Japan and for their home-base clients operating in the […]
If there’s one thing Big Law firms do not like in an age of enlightened awareness, gender equality and rainbow-friendliness it is a sexist social media posting, which is just what megafirm Baker & McKenzie have found themselves with in their United Arab Emirates (UAE) office. >> Law Career News Here The firm’s senior partner
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The death of The Queen has raised questions about the nature and disposition of her assets, but details of her will and assets are likely to remain confidential, in part because of efforts made by her long time lawyers, Farrer & Co, to exempt her estate from death duties, while the will’s content will remain
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Build An AV Rated Law Firm With These Key Tips Essentially an AV rating for a law firm is all about the legal ability rating of the firm and it is a serious rating that indicates the ethical standards of the law firm and its professional excellence. Achieving an AV rating is therefore prestigious –
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How the Sunshine State is increasingly attracting Big Law Firms . . Who are they and who are the ‘local’ firms getting bigger? The law market in Florida is an active one with most of the nation’s largest law firms operating in the Sunshine State. The law firms include home-grown law firms and several, like
A new book on Donald Trump has written about the links between Trump and Big Law firms, including a consideration about using Jones Day to defend him during the Russia Investigation. Jones Day, one of the world’s largest law firms, advised Trump’s campaign in 2016 and played a major role in his administration from 2017
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Listed law firm Shine Lawyers, operating successfully in Australia and New Zealand, are looking again at entering the UK market, as well as attracting UK lawyers to their home markets Down Under. >> Latest Law Jobs Here Shine have more than 1,000 staff working from 60 offices in Australia and New Zealand, said it is
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Laura Hastings* Suing your lawyer is in many ways more challenging that most lawsuits, simply by virtue of your proposed defendant’s legal experience and expertise. But filing a lawsuit against your lawyer remains a viable option for those seeking to obtain redress under a legal malpractice claim or some other recourse. There are lawyers who
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Listed Australian law firm AF Legal Group, Australian Family Lawyers, is launching a ‘partnership changing’ initiative into its partnership. >> Latest Law Jobs & Career News Here The model used by the group (ASX:AFL) is taking what it describes as an “unprecedented” step for a partnership model by which both partners and firms can co-own
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Law firms are urged to be ‘kind’ and less adversarial in job interviews if they want to secure legal talent in New Zealand in a time of severe lawyer shortages in corporate, property and litigation practice. Legal sector recruitment expert and founder of Auckland recruitment agency Altitude, Louise Hall-Strutt, said many candidates are basing their
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