Despite the bonus season producing some record bonuses, reports from Kirkland & Ellis, one of the biggest of the big money bonus payers previously, have been somewhat disappointing. Reports from legal media, including AbovetheLaw, show that despite the firm’s massive revenues, amount last year to 4.83 billion, the bonuses paid were lower than most associates […]
Barrister Frank Deliu is back in the firing line – taking aim at his judicial targets with a volley of serious complaints made to the Judicial Conduct Authority, with which he already has well expressed concerns as well. Deliu has been a controversially involved in previous fracas with the judiciary, having faced a $250,000 fine
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The recent ranking of the ‘Elite Women’ in law for 2021 is another ranking survey that sought to identify “exceptional female leaders” in the law who showed standout achievements. Whilst somewhat nebulous, the list of women included hardly any from the LawFuel Power List and included 13 partners, 11 ‘C suite executives’, nine counsel and
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Here are 5 reasons you may be failing in your law firm SEO strategy and how to fix the fails, fast.
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Clifford Chance have elected their new Global Managing Partner after a global election process, which sees Charles Adams as the new chief of the Biglaw firm. The appointment sees the first appointment of a non-UK lawyer in the important role. Based in Milan, but working from offices in Rome, London and New York, he
AIA NZ’s general counsel and company secretary Kristy Redfern has been named one of NZ Lawyer’s Elite Women of 2021. >> See the latest law jobs on the New Zealand LawFuel Jobs Site Here The company says it is a fantastic achievement and is testament to the incredible contribution Redfern makes to the AIA NZ
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Minters has had an interesting year in Australia with the scandal involving former CEO Annette Kimmitt, but it has ended the year with a more pleasant and reflective musing from the firm’s leader Virginia Briggs who has expressed her feeling on missing the “fun” of the office and seeking the return of “the superstars in
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One of the most common questions asked by those involved in a personal injury case is whether the case will go to trial. The vast majority of personal injury cases are resolved through settlements rather than a trial. According to recent US Government statistics, about 5 per cent of personal injury cases go to trial.
Nathan Cooper * New Zealand made two important climate commitments at the COP26 summit last month — to halve emissions by 2030 and to join the global methane pledge to cut methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030. But what happens if these pledges are inadequate for the climate emergency we face? And how can we ensure
Courts around the world have made strong climate rulings – not so in New Zealand Read More »
Just after we reported on changes being made to hourly billing, (from Freshfields) we read that Linklaters are changing from the traditional lockstep compensation model for their partners, driven by competition and a need to attract and retain legal talent. The news comes from a Financial Times report indicating that senior partner Paul Lewis indicating
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