What Are the Key Questions to Ask During a Criminal Defense Consultation?

Article Source: Jaffe, Hanle, Whisonant & Knight, P.C When you meet with a criminal defense lawyer for the first time, the questions you raise can create a great sense of preparedness and confidence when thinking about your case. While a consultation allows you to tell your side of the story, it is also a chance

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Power List Leader Una Jagose KC to Step Down as Solicitor-General

Una Jagose KC, a fixture on the LawFuel Power List and one of the most influential legal figures of the past decade, will step down as Solicitor-General in February. Attorney-General Judith Collins confirmed her departure, thanking Jagose for “long and valued service” in a role that has defined much of New Zealand’s legal response to

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What Does The Meredith Connell ‘Strategic Review’ Really Signal?

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Senior Partner Exodus At Meredith Connell John Bowie, LawFuel publisher New Zealand’s largest litigation firm is doing what law firms euphemistically call a “strategic review”, which in plain English usually means people are being shown the door with polite smiles and carefully worded press releases. But at Meredith Connell, this isn’t a gentle reshuffle of

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‘Dear Sirs’ Gets the Sack — Law Society Dumps Legal Fossil

Raise a glass (or a fountain pen) – the legal profession’s most antiquated greeting has finally been given the boot. The UK Law Society has formally binned “Dear Sirs”, a phrase that clings to legal correspondence like mothballs on a barrister’s robe. The new guidance urges lawyers to ditch the gendered opener that harks back

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How Hiring Property Partition Attorneys Can Save Clients Time and Money

Article Source: Underwood Law Firm PC If you jointly own property and want to sell, the process can become complex. Whether it’s with a sibling, romantic partner, or business partner, it leads to major disagreements and having the same conversations repeatedly with no solution. Despite the trouble, many don’t want to hire a partition lawyer

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Why Is The World’s Richest Law Firm So Quiet About Its New Partners?

The Silence of the Partners Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s top-grossing law firm, is playing it close to the vest again, this time with its new partner class. Being loud does not pay like discretion, apparently. As reported by AboveTheLaw, the firm has yet to formally announce or publicly list

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