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What Do Kiwi Lawyers Earn? NZ Law Firm Salary Reviews Show Continued Growth of In-House Roles

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A differential between lawyer earnings in Auckland and Wellington has been shown in a survey conducted by a law firm recruiter, with the capital city eclipsing salaries at the earlier stages of their legal careers but with partner earnings in Auckland substantially exceeding those in the Capital. The survey, published by LawJob1 and conducted by

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How The Magic Circle Are Pushing Into The Big Apple And Beyond . .

Since the US law firms starting moving into London in a big way, the Magic Circle firms have to some extent needed to play catchup, particularly when it comes to paying the sort of money that the US firms adopt with their “Cravath Scale” payment schedules and bonuses. However now, the London-based Magic Circle firms

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Wotton + Kearney Recruits Insurance Team To Open Eighth Office

Australian-based insurance law firm Wotton + Kearney continues to expand with the opening of its eight office across Australia and New Zealand.  The new office, in Canberra, has taken a team from Sparke Helmore, lead by Catherine Powers, a leading insurance lawyer. Wotton + Kearney’s expansion follows an equity injection from private equity firm Straight

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Is Big Law Really a ‘Hamster Wheel’ and ‘Soul Suck’? Why Are They Leaving?

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The ‘Great Resignation’ in the law profession has not seen lawyers quitting the law, but rather moving to other firms, according to a US survey conducted by Bloomberg Law. An increase in the number of lawyers quitting since the beginning of the pandemic has not indicated that lawyers are altogether dissatisfied with the law, but

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