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From New York to New Zealand – Former Lawyer of the Year Receives Honour for Pro Bono and Corporate Work

Many lawyers have a social conscience, perhaps more than any other professional group, but for corporate lawyer Stacey Shortall, a former LawFuel Lawyer of the Year, her impressive commitment towards helping others has seen her receive a Queen’s Honour this year. >> Latest Law Jobs on LawFuel’s Law Jobs Network She received the Member of

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Competition and Regulatory law specialists promoted to Russell McVeagh partnership

>> Latest Law Jobs on LawFuel’s Network Here Leading law firm Russell McVeagh today announced it has promoted two of its Competition and Regulatory law specialists to partner* – Bradley Aburn and Petra Carey. Petra and Bradley are both home-grown talents who began their careers at Russell McVeagh and have since returned to the firm across the last few years following experience gained at

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For The Longest Time . . Chapman Tripp Farewell Legal Veteran

Looking for a new law job . . ? Check the best legal jobs network in New Zealand Here It’s not often that partners in major law firms anywhere get to hang around much past their sixtieth year, but for Chapman Tripp veteran Arthur Taylor, 87. his firm involvement has been an astounding 65 years.

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Law Society Seek To Strike Off Former Russell McVeagh Partner

The Law Society has recommended that James Gardiner-Hopkins, the former Russell McVeagh partner found guilty of disgraceful sexual misconduct involving summer interns at the firm, be struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors. >> Senior Legal Counsel . . Litigation Role . . LegalTech and In-House roles on LawFuel’s Jobs Board Here Gardner-Hopkins was

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Law Firm Sustainability: How Climate Change & the Sustainability Mandate are Changing how Law Firms Operate 

How Climate Change & the Sustainability Mandate are Changing how Law Firms Operate  Frankie McKeefry  moved from public sector law reform, to Interpol, then Corporate before now working to evolving business for the 21st century.  The increasing focus in business on climate, sustainability and related issues is no longer the focus of the occasional ‘greenie’

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Paul Heath QC & His Six O’Clock News-Making (And Other Stories)

Former High Court Judge and current Bankside barrister Paul Heath QC provided an interesting insight into his equally interesting career in the BusinessDesk ‘My Net Worth’ column. Now working at Bankside as a mediator and arbitrator, focused on insolvency and restructuring work, his career has involved substantial issues of family and civil union matters, as

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NZ Law Society New Board Introduced

>> Latest Law Jobs on New Zealand’s Leading Law Jobs & News Network The New Zealand Law Society | Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa is delighted to introduce our new Board. New Vice-Presidents Ataga’i Esera, Caroline Silk and David Campbell were elected at the Law Society Council meeting in April. They join returning Vice-President Frazer Barton and new President Jacque Lethbridge who were existing Board members. Collectively their diverse backgrounds, experience, community involvement and legal expertise across different practice areas and firm sizes brings continuing diversity of thought and perspectives to the Board of the Law Society. 

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