Not every law firm has the budget for a hotshot ad agency, but you don’t have to spend a lot to create an effective marketing strategy. As law firm marketing becomes more sophisticated and more channels to help with marketing become more prevalent, the need to properly direct resources in the right direction also become […]
The 12 Point Law Firm Marketing Plan to Get Your Marketing Working Read More »
Russell McVeagh assisting with Park & Ride bus campaign for mobile vaccination drive With vaccination rates lower in the 20-35 age group, Auckland Airport and a group of Kiwi businesses including law firm Russell McVeagh, are pitching in to support the next phase of the vaccination drive, testing and trying new tactics to boost numbers.
Russell McVeagh Joins in Park & Ride Vaccination Drive Read More »
Following the first lockdown in 2020, Auckland family lawyer Jeremy Sutton recognised a need for greater support for sole practitioners, resulting in the setting up of a new legal platform providing support for sole practitioners who might otherwise feel isolated and disconnected from the support systems available to lawyers in larger firms in the larger
How One Lawyer Used Lockdown To Assist Sole Practitioners To Connect and Grow Read More »
Samantha Barrass, a kiwi economist with international experience as a regulator has been named as the FMA’s new Chief Executive, having served at the forefront of radical changes made to the regulation and ownership of law firms in the UK. Ms Barrass replaces Rob Everett as Chief Executive of the FMA, taking over in January
FMA Names New CEO – Woman Who Was At Forefront of UK’s Law Firm Regulatory Changes Read More »
The decade-long fights between former Conservative Party boss Colin Craig and various parties, notably his former employee Rachel MacGregor, has been touted as coming to and end with this week’s Supreme Court decision refusing leave for Craig to appeal further. However, regrettably, that may not be the case. The Supreme Court this week rules that
Have We Seen The End of Colin Craig’s Defamation Lawsuits? . . Probably Not Read More »
Australian lawyers are providing pro bono legal help to people from Afghanistan living in Australia following the Taliban takeover of the country. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has just launched an Afghanistan Legal Clinic with the help of pro bono law firms and lawyer volunteers. According to ProBono Australia the ASRC has been receiving
Australian Lawyers Provide Pro Bono Support to Afghans Seeking Refuge Read More »
New Zealand trademark law practice Sortify has been bought for $11 million by ASX-listed Australian intellectual property group QANTM Intellectual Property Ltd, establishing a further kiwi law tech success story. Sorftify has achieved status as the top-ranked online trademark filing website in both Australia and New Zealand, as the second- the third-ranked trademark filing agent
Chalk Up Another Kiwi Law Tech Success With $11 Million Sale of IP Group Read More »
Having a law career does not mean you have to be a lawyer and now, more than ever, there are multiple opportunities for lawyers who do not seek to practice law but are looking for a law career pathway beyond getting behind a desk with a law firm. Career opportunities for those with a law
The Law Career Pathways Showing There Is More To A Legal Career Than Being A Lawyer Read More »
Karl du Fresne* The Dominion Post’s Marty Sharpe reports this week that human rights lawyer Tony Ellis has asked Attorney-General David Parker and Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann to take action over two senior judges who intervened in a Family Court case that didn’t involve them. Readers of this blog will be aware of the background to this
Why Does The Law Society Stand Silent On An Important Issue of Judicial Conduct? Read More »
The James Hardie class action settlement left questions about litigation funding
