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Cleary’s Firing of Corporate Team Shows Increasing Aggression in Market for Legal Talent

Headlining, Law Firms, Law Job News, Lawyers / November 2, 2019

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 […]

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. . And The ‘Most Fun’ Law School Winner Is . .

Headlining, Law schools, US Law / August 31, 2019

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’

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What It Means to Be a GC

Law Job News, Sponsored Post / August 23, 2019

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

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Jonathan Eaton QC on The Law, Universities, The Media . . And His Unlucky Suit

Career Advice, Headlining NZ, New Zealand Law News, NZ Power Law Firms / August 22, 2019

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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Clifford Chance offers you the opportunity to join a global law firm with one of the most pre-eminent legal practices in the world.

Law Job News, UK Law / August 9, 2019

Our Open Days and Vacation Schemes give you those first insights into a dynamic career in law. Our Training Contract will transform you from a talented beginner to a professional lawyer. Join us and you will experience, first hand, the ‘one firm, one team’ approach that makes working at Clifford Chance so different. As a

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The Cool Kids Push Back: The Millennials Reshaping The Legal Profession

Headlining, Headlining NZ, Law Firms, Law Job News / August 5, 2019

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 Continue Upward Trend

Law Job News / August 3, 2019

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

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Three Key Tips For Those Seeking a London City Law Job

Law Job News / July 19, 2019

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 of Wellington

Law schools / July 18, 2019

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,

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Linklaters Join London NQ Pay Rise

Law Job News, NZ Top in LawFuel, Press Releases / July 1, 2019

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

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