Bankruptcy law may not sound like the sort of legal work that many aspirational lawyers would necessarily seek out as a way to achieve legal stardom, but for Kirkland & Ellis partner it is a combination of litigation and commerce that provides challenge and excitement for Christine Okike. Christine Okike has recently managed a $1 […]
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Laura Symes* The question of whether a law firm can act as a debt collector arises occasionally and gives rise to some interesting questions regarding the role of lawyers when it comes to acting not as lawyers, but as a debt collection agency. A legal letter from a law firm seeking to recover a debt
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The question was recently asked in a Quora post and – surprisingly or not – it seems that Joe Biden was not exactly brilliant. Biden graduated near the bottom of his law school class. He was ranked 76th in a class of 85, which places him in the bottom 12 per cent of his class.
Trump will be asking ‘Where’s my Roy Cohn?’ After reporting on Trump’s new lawyer Evan Corcoran, the search for a full legal team to deal with the panoply of problems the former president faces continues – but the Washington Post believes Trump’s legal cupboard remains bare. Trump needs an experienced legal veteran who can deal
Law firm online marketing requires a combination of a well thought-out marketing plan, a well established idea of your target market and a well executed online marketing program.
The development of companies like RocketLab, the explosion of drone manufacturing and use and New Zealand’s increased focus on Space issues has moved the country closer to the issues relating to space law. And one of New Zealand’s leading Space Lawyers Dr Maria Pozza of Gravity Lawyers has said that New Zealand has the potential
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Many lawyers have a social conscience, perhaps more than any other professional group, but for corporate lawyer Stacey Shortall, a former LawFuel Lawyer of the Year, her impressive commitment towards helping others has seen her receive a Queen’s Honour this year. >> Latest Law Jobs on LawFuel’s Law Jobs Network She received the Member of
The Johnny Depp lawyer who won his defamation case, Camille Vasquez, has received her inevitable promotion to partnership from her law firm, but one of her principal achievements beyond her trial victory is to provide inspiration for women lawyers and those seeking to possible take up a legal career. Vasquez said she found her new-found
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Wellbeing and mental health issues with law firms has been an issue of increasing significance and law firms are beginning to take tangible steps towards addressing what has been a major problem for lawyers in an age of increased competitiveness, over-work and of course, the pandemic. Studies and surveys show that the issue is one
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What saw Johnny Depp win his defamation lawsuit in a US Court, but lose in the UK? Was it lawyers alone that made the difference? Did he have a Saul Goldsmith moment when something happened that made the difference? The US has a stronger legal system when it comes to free speech and it would
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