Legal Careers – Page 26

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

BigLaw, Headlining NZ, Legal Careers / 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

Legal Careers / 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

Legal Careers / 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

Legal Careers / 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

Legal Careers, Press Releases, Rankings / 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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Slaughters Lift London Pay Rates in Pay War ‘Race to the Top’

BigLaw, Legal Careers, New Zealand Law News, UK Law / June 26, 2019

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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The Above The Law (School) Rankings: Which Schools Excel at Getting Graduates Into Jobs?

BigLaw, Legal Careers / June 23, 2019

The Above the Law released their seventh Top 50 Law School rankings with the key focus being the law schools that actually result in graduates scoring good jobs – or indeed any jobs. The ATL rankings incorporate the ABA employment data from the 2018 year and are obviously a key ranking for that reason alone.

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How Did “Crazy Rich” Star Gemma Chan Move From Slaughter & May to Stardom? (And How Did Her Law Degree Help?)

Legal Careers, New Zealand Law News / June 6, 2019

Gemma Chan has had a raft of movies before starring in the blockbuster hit “Crazy Rich Asians”, but her movie career success was helped by both an Oxford Law degree and her work at leading law firm Slaughter & May. Read More Here

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Good Looks Ruined Her Law Career . . She Says

Featured, Legal Careers, Rankings / May 24, 2019

A Russian-born lawyer has claimed that her attractiveness has hindered her ability to achieve good looking results via a law career. The lawyer, Irina Kova, says that being beautiful has meant she has not been taken seriously, even though she has taken steps to downgrade her appearance (sorry brunettes and spectacle wearers) by dying her

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Shearman’s Put The “Sterling” Back Into London Pay Rates

BigLaw, Legal Careers, Rankings, UK Law / May 20, 2019

The battle for the newly qualified lawyers in London continues with US-based Shearman & Sterling lifting its salaries by 14 per cent to £120,000. The hot competition for NQs in London has been driven by the major US law firms, but increasingly the Magic Circle firms have had to lift their offerings to compete, the

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