· “Social spending could become the new defence spending” LONDON – Avonhurst’s Head of Global Political Strategy, Tina Fordham has outlined some of the reasons COVID-19 is such a unique threat to existing social and political systems – and how we can expect to see its impact play out in the immediate and long-term future at home and […]
Paul Smith* Partners in many law firms are greatly concerned as to what the future will bring as they come to grips with dealing with the fall out of the Covid-19 crisis. Now is the time to focus beyond the here and now to take steps to position the firm for the new world. This
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As law firms deal with the Wuhan Virus issue and “pivot” towards high growth areas of legal practice, it is lilfe sciences that provides a key area in law firm marketing to which firms will pay close attention. It has already been reported by The Recorder that the pandemic has seen firms with life science
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A range of Australian law firms are taking steps to cutback on both partner drawings and salaries as they fight off the effects of the Coronoavirus crisis. An international law firm is reducing partner drawings and has asked employees to adopt an 80 per cent work pattern and equivalent remuneration reduction, among other new measures
iTimekeep implementation and user simplicity helps leading Florida law firm improve its days to post time by 45% in just one month ATLANTA – April 16, 2020 – Aderant iTimekeep, the time capture platform providing the fastest path to revenue for law firms, gained another satisfied client in Florida-based Cole, Scott & Kissane (CSK). At a time
You have no doubt heard the term Biglaw, but may not be able to place your finger on an exact definition. You are not alone in that. Biglaw is an industry-specific nickname for high-revenue law firms with large headcounts. It can also refer to smaller firms that pay their lawyers a market rate salary, or
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Barrister Warren Pyke has pointed out some important issues with the current Lockdown and the wide-ranging lockdown ‘laws’ that mimic the anti-picnic nonsense that has been seen in the UK. Arguing that an approach more similar to Australia, permitting some ongoing business activity and acknowledging that any attempt to eliminate a disease that is here
Despite the most unusual situation New Zealand has ever found itself outside of wartime, Jacinda Ardern’s popularity has remained high. That may all change, but two lawyers have taken her to task over the Bauer media shutdown, calling her comments “naive and reckless”. Anthony Harper lawyers Dan Hughes, the firm’s head of litigation, and senior
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He’s not known for holding back on his views, but Sir Robert Jones has taken to task the Government’s reaction to the pandemic, saying it will probably cost Labour the election and lead to massive economic pain, layoffs and business failures. The government pursued a policy of “mindlessly aping Britain” with an array of nonsensical,
