Going Boldly Where No Woman Lawyer Has Gone Before . . The Space Lawyer New Zealand’s booming space industry has produced one of the world’s first Space lawyers. Rachel Moore & Kate Green spoke with Dr Maria PozzaMaria Pozza is New Zealand’s only space lawyer. Far from talking to aliens, she spends her time, like […]
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s firing of a four partner team that planned to move to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a further example of the increasing aggression for legal talent shown in the competitive corporate legal market in the US.It has also provoked some criticism for the impact it will have on Clearys – and potentially other
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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’ that
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 Christchurch.
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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 providing
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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 jobs the
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 True to
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Victoria University Law SchoolLawFuel 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, government
