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Susskind’s New Future of Law Book and the Questions Law Recruiters Don’t Like

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 Law firm futurologist Richard Susskind has stirred the legal pot many times with his Book “Tomorrow’s Lawyers” and with lectures and writings about the future law firm. His book’s second edition is now also having prospective lawyers asking prospective employers some pointed questions about their firms. It’s a tactic that has drawn criticism from some

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The Barrister Who Beat “Blowtorch Competition” And Pressure

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The pressure for lawyers to succeed – or anyone to succeed for that matter – is increasing and also increasing at as younger age.  But one Sydney barrister has ‘come clean’ over her secrets of failure and the fears that came with it. The Sydney Morning Herald carried an article about Sharna Clemmett, 38, a

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What Advice Top Lawyers Like Amal Clooney Give First Year Law Students

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Law School ‘newbies’ are faced with a range of issues and downright fears when it comes to determining whether they have made the right choice about going to law school in the first place, let alone graduating and embarking on a whole new career and life. But fortunately Renwei Chung, AbovetheLaw’s ‘Diversity Columnist’ made a

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Miriam Dean QC’s Law Career Advice to Women: Be Bold and Fake It Till You Make It

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Miriam Dean QC took the opportunity to confirm the two most limiting factors impeding the career development of women – in the law or elsewhere – being lack of self belief and lack of self confidence. Her simple career advice to women: “Be bold”. Speaking at the Auckland District Law Society’s Catapult Leadership Training workshop

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Queenstown Legal Ladies & The Law Firm Focused On Law Jobs for Locals

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Queenstown law firm Todd Walker ‘go local’ when it comes to employing staff – as shown by the recent female recruits to the burgeoning law firm. And the booming town continues to provide more opportunities for lawyers and other professionals as firms like Todd & Walker Law continue to grow.  Established by legal identity

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5 Key Things To Consider When Choosing The Right Law Firm to Work For

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Choosing the ‘right’ law firm to work for is something of an art.  When recently admitted law partner Katrina Hammon   was made partner at New Zealand’s Duncan Cotterill she recognised two key factors:  passion for her work and the leadership of her firm. the Posting a picture of herself on LinkedIn, she said

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Why Retiring Chief Justice Roberts Wished Students “Bad Luck”

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Chief Justice John G Roberts Jr wished bad luck upon school graduates in dispensing some graduation advice that might have taken many by surprise. Speaking at a ninth grade commencement address at an elite school attended by his son, the speech was described by the Washington Post as “personal, understated and popular probably because it touched on

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NZ Lawyers ‘Making it’ – And Loving It – In The Smaller Cities

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An increasing number of younger lawyers appear to be favouring provincial cities to pursue their legal careers, avoiding the traffic and lifestyle cost “unafforded” by the larger centres. Wanganui’s Megan Christie, 31, for instance, has joined a relatively young law firm as a young lawyer herself, now promoted to associate position with the firm and

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