Law School rankings tend to focus on prestige rankings, graduate employment opportunities and the like, but now the ‘most fun’ law school has been identified according to a new survey. The Online Paralegal Program looked at 30 of the top law schools in the US and their methodology meant looking at the key ‘fun factors’ […]
Beth Lebowitz* What exactly is the role of an in-house counsel or a general counsel? How does one prepare for that career path or even find where the path begins? Interested in making the leap from big law to an in-house role? In this article we dig into what a GC is, does, and who
Jonathon Eaton, high-profile lawyer and Queen’s Counsel, spoke to LawFuel reporters Kate Green and Rachel Moore about the media, mentoring young lawyers, and maintaining a balance between work and family. Jonathan Eaton, 55, has spent 30 years as a lawyer and six years as a Queen’s counsel, and is currently based at Bridgeside Chambers in
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We know Millennials have taken a different attitude to work than the generations before, but according to legal futurist Mitch Kowalski the ‘cool kids’ are reshaping the entire profession. Speaking at a conference organised by the New South Wales Law Society, Kowalski said the Millennials are abandoning the traditional law firms and seeking out firms
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Legal sector jobs in the US continue to grow with July showing the third straight month of growth, albeit small growth according to Bureau of Labor Statistics. The year-over-year gain in legal sector roles was 2,400 new jobs, according to the bureau’s seasonally adjusted numbers. The legal industry had 1,144,200 jobs in July, up from 1,144,100
Seeking a top law job is a stressful enough experience without slipping up on key matters that might otherwise create a failed mission. So a recent panel of City lawyers, London, entitled “How to become a City lawyer”, spoke to law graduates at BPP University Law School recently, who made 3 key observations: 1. Be
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Victoria University Law School LawFuel Says – Victoria University Law School has long been one of the pre-eminent New Zealand law schools with a long and significant history. Operating from its historic wooden buildings on Lambton Quay in Wellington’s political centre and immediately beside the major Courts, the School provides a complete immersion in law,
The last of the big Magic Circle firms to life its newly qualified pay rates has happened with Linklaters now lifting its NQ rate to £100,000. The pay rise follows Slaughter & May’s pay rise and increases recently by Freshfields. The rise includes a discretionary performance bonus as well and follows moves by all the
Slaughter & May is the latest major law firm in London to life its associate pay, which is £100,000 including bonuses The pay increase follows recent moves by firms in The City, including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance which both lifted their pay for newly-qualified (NQ) pay to £100,000 as the pay war started
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