The 15-Hour Workdays And Ongoing Issue of Lawyer Burnout
Lawyer burnout is a major problem for law firms globally, but it’s not an inevitability
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‘You’re The Reason God Gave Us a Middle Finger’ – Abusive Emails Achieve Suspension For Lawyer
Law Society Tribunal suspends lawyer for misconduct over abusive emails sent to litigant From the NZ Law Society – John Paul Schlooz has accepted two charges of misconduct in relation to abusive emails he had sent to a litigant in person over an extended period. The complainant was the estranged wife of Mr Schlooz’ close
TikTok Sued Over Alleged Illicit Collection From Child Users
Former children’s commissioner for England launches case against video-sharing app Video-sharing app TikTok is being sued in an action commenced by a former children’s commissioner for England who has launched a claim that could cost TikTok billions of dollars if successful. Lawyers acting on the lawsuit claim that TikTok takes children’s personal information, including phone
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Buddle Findlay’s #MeToo Moment – Concern Over Claim of Big Law Partner’s Inappropriate Conduct
Despite the furore over the Russell McVeagh conduct that is now – some three years later – wending its way through a Law Society disciplinary process, the incident at a Buddle Findlay social event last Christmas has renewed focus upon the problem as the firm’s resource management partner has left the firm. The NZ Law
Chapman Tripp Named 2021 Chambers Asia Pacific NZ Law Firm of the Year
Chapman Tripp has been recognised at the 2021 Chambers Asia Pacific Awards as New Zealand Law Firm of the Year. The Chambers Asia Pacific Awards recognise law firms with pre-eminence in key jurisdictions and also reflect achievements over the past 12 months. This includes outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service. Pip
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Wakefields Adds New Lawyers to Team
Amy Webster (Senior Associate) joined the Wakefields Lawyers Team in 2019, specialising in employment law, commercial law, and general dispute resolution. Amy has worked in-house for one of New Zealand’s largest government departments and has experience dealing with a wide range of commercial matters, with a particular interest in e-commerce and privacy law. ==> See
Duncan Cotterill Expands to Queenstown & Secures Major Property Client
Duncan Cotterill has opened a Queenstown office with the acquisition of Mackersy Legal, from the beginning of April. Mackersy Legal specialises in property syndication work and has managed property syndication company Mackersy Property, operated by Ron Mackersy (pictured) which has accumulated commercial property assets throughout New Zealand worth around $2 billion via at least 80
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Firm’s ‘Best on the Ground’ Policy Sees New Partners
Law Firm Mackenzie Elvin in Tauranga add two partners Long-standing Tauranga law firm, Mackenzie Elvin Law, has welcomed two additional partners to the business. Thomas Refoy-Butler and Rebecca Savage joined the partnership in January 2021, forming part of the second generation of leaders at the firm – founded nearly 40 years ago by family law
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NZ Law Jobs – Can You Work Remotely AND More Productively?
7 Ways You Can Work More Effectively at Home – And Avoid Burnout A recent report in the LawFuel law jobs network blog indicates how you can work productively at home as well as decreasing your risk of burnout. The report identifies the 7 key ways you can work more efficiently at home – and
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NZ Law News – New Partners at Greenwood Roche
National specialist projects firm, Greenwood Roche, has announced that Mark Anderson and Antonia Shanahan will be joining the firm’s partnership on 1 April 2021. Mark is a specialist commercial property lawyer based in the Wellington office. He has extensive experience acting for local and offshore investors on large acquisition and divestment projects. He has advised