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Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea Over Unconcealed Income & Campaign Finance Violations

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Michaelcohen

The US Attorney For the Southern District of New York has issued a press release related to guilty pleas from former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for the concealment of more than $4 million in unreported income and for campaign finance violations.  But the builty pleas could indicate a whole slew of trouble for the President’s […]

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Why Would A Big Law Associate Swap A Lucrative Job To Bake Cakepops? Here’s Why

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Yael Krigman LawFuel

Why would Yael Krigman move from corporate law in New York to starting her own bakery? Simple, really. She loved baking and the law . ..? Well, not so much. She worked at her cake baking business and at law for a spell but working two, demanding jobs became too much.  Besides, while the law

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New Zealand Legal Careers: Making A Difference With Community Law Work

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Jamie lee

  Legal roles in community law frequently arise and provide lawyers with an opportunity to engage with local communities in a way that can provide extraordinary work satisfaction for lawyers seeking to make a difference with their work. A case in point was highlighted with a recent LawTalk profile of Canterbury Community Law leader Jamie-Lee

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Perkins Coie’s Dennis Hopkins Named Among Most Influential Black Lawyers in 2018 by Savoy Magazine

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Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Dennis Hopkins, a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation practices, has been named among the 2018 Most Influential Black Lawyers by Savoy Magazine. In saluting their “exceptional legal achievement,” Savoy said the list “showcases African-American men and women who have been recognized for their legal

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Magic Pay For Magic Circle Partners

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Freshfields

The reporting season for London’s Magic Circle firms has started with some mouth-watering figures emerging, lead by Freshfields’ partner pay packets. So what are the numbers? Leading the field with profit per equity partner (PEP) are Freshfields – £1.73 million Allen & Overy – £1.64 million Clifford Chance – £1.6 million. All firms displayed revenue

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Law Firm’s ‘Work Hard Play Hard Culture’ Ends After “Disgraceful” Sexual Harassment Issues

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Workhard playhard

The report into Russell McVeagh’s sexual harassment issues by Dame Margaret Bazley over incidents that occurred in 2016/16 involved an ‘out of control’ team and a widespread failure in the firm’s management and code of conduct. The Bazley report said the firm’s  ‘work hard, play hard’ culture that had involved excessive drinking and related issues, along with

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All The President’s (Legal) Men – The Trump Lawyers Who Have Come (Or Gone)

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John Bowie* – Following the Trump presidency has never been easy, but following who the lawyers are who represent Donald Trump is even more of a struggle. A group of lawyers – mainly men – appear to represent the controversial President of the United States as he faces a raft of issues, claims, accusations and

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Are NZ Prosecutors Too Influencial in Sentencing?

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Do New Zealand Crown Prosecutors have a more “assertive” role in sentencing that comparable jurisdictions like Australia and England? According to research undertaken by Wellington Crown Prosecutors Luke Cunningham and Clere, they probably do. The research report from the firm’s associate Andrew Britton “Pressing for Sentence? An Examination of the New Zealand Crown Prosecutor’s Role in

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