Law Firms

Definitive Facts You Need To Know About Whether You Can Sue A Law Firm

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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Australian Law Firm’s Innovative, ‘First Ever’ Business Structure

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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New Zealand Law Firms Urged to ‘Be Kind’ to Win Candidates in a Strangled Market

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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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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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