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Litigation Star and Trump Antagonist Robbie Kaplan Sets Up New Firm

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Kaplan Returns To Roots With New Litigation Boutique Few legal figures stand out as prominently as Roberta “Robbie” Kaplan in the American legal universe. A trailblazing attorney with a penchant for taking on high-profile cases, Kaplan has consistently pushed the boundaries of justice and equality scoring recent victory against former President Donald Trump in the […]

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The Golriz Ghahraman X Files: Shoplifting to Court-shifting

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The delay in the sentencing of former Green MP and Hamas supporter Golriz Ghahraman has set off a Twitter-X storm with Court-spun tales of her parliamentary security detail equalling the PMs and her PTSD issues due to her alleged tendency to ‘build a house and then burn it down’. >> Latest law jobs here .

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Law Firm AI – How Law Firms Are Embracing Generative AI to Stay Competitive

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Ben Thompson, legal affairs writer Law firm AI applications are growing in importance as the legal industry undergoes rapid transformation as firms around the globe recognize the importance of embracing generative AI to remain competitive. While historically cautious about technological change, the pace of AI advancement and its swift adoption by corporate legal departments has

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Australian Lawyer Salary Update: Corporate Roles Overtake Law Firms

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Australian Law Jobs The lawyer salary landscape for Australian lawyers continues to evolve as the law job market shows that corporate law roles are commanding higher salaries than traditional law firm roles with law firms remaining cautious in their legal recruitment. The latest salary survey from the College of Law, which was undertaken in late

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The Power Lawyer Moving From Big Law Giant to Consultancy Leader

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Mike McNamara’s New Role at Baretz+Brunelle Mike McNamara helped build Dentons into a global, legal powerhouse and has not become the inaugural CEO of a legal consultancy that is working to help law firms navigate the evolving legal playing field. Dentons has become the world’s largest law firm. He held the position of CEO from

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America’s Top 20 Lawyers – Who Makes The Top of Forbes Top Lawyers List?

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Forbes Top Lawyers in America The Forbes Top Lawyers in America lists their top 200, including some of the Law Stars that LawFuel has identified like Ben Crump and Alex Spiro (pictured). Forbes reference the $300 billion-plus size of the US legal market and their inaugural list looks at those who are the top of

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Class Action Billions – Will Class Action Lawyers Fuel A Global Litigation Boom?

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The Continued Rise of the Class Action Lawyer Ben Thompson, LawFuel Contributing Editor Recent successes in class actions from the United States to Australia have been the continued rise of class action lawyers and their potential to build hugely remunerative business models that could see substantial growth in the future. Will class actions see class

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NZ Law Commission Proposes Evidence Act Overhaul to Tackle Legal Injustices

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The Law Commission has completed a review of the Evidence Act 2006, concluding that although the Act generally works well, there are changes required relating to tikanga, the hearsay rule, improperly obtained evidence and other areas. Check the latest jobs on New Zealand’s best law jobs network The Commission media release: Changes to the Evidence

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Senior Criminal Barrister Points Out Conflict Issues With The Judge and Ghahraman

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>> Your new law job may be on New Zealand’s best law jobs network The conflict of issue perception between the Judge handling the shoplifting charges against former Greens MP Golriz Ghahraman continue to concern many who observe the case, including a leading KC who emphasised the need for actual and perceived impartiality on the

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