Whether you have just graduated, or you have been practicing law for many years, you may find yourself wondering where you want to be in a few years’ time. After all, a law degree is extremely versatile, and open doors to an impressive array of potential career paths. Yet competition is fierce. In fact, […]
Dana J. Boente, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a grand jury in the Southern District of New York has returned a six-count indictment (the “Indictment”) against AKAYED ULLAH in connection with ULLAH’s detonation and attempted detonation
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The Ministry of Justice has been criticised for failing to properly track expenditure on major projects intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the courts. Auditor General Greg Schollum identified projects including video conferencing, centralised administration and online fine dispute resolution as three key areas that had not properly been tracked by the Ministry
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San Antonio – January 9, 2018 — Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that James M. (Marty) Truss has been appointed as the Office Managing Member of the firm’s San Antonio office. Truss also serves as Co-Leader of the Firm’s Energy Industry Team. He succeeds Dan Harkins, who serves now as the firm’s
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced the unsealing today of an Indictment charging VINCENT
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The number of law jobs in New Zealand continues to remain strong, with LawFuel’s Law Jobs network seeing a strong start to 2018 with legal jobs across a variety of areas, in the public and private sectors. The LawFuel law jobs network posts jobs across its social media network, as well as via the dedicated
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Rachel Howard* Making partner – especially making partner in a Big Law outfit – is the holy grail for many who enter the hallowed halls of such places. Or is it? An increasing number of lawyers appear to be rejecting the ambitious route towards wealth, prestige and power, in favor of other things – like
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Six Attorneys Bolster Firm’s Strength in ERISA and Healthcare Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability and Insurance Coverage (January 9, 2018, LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO) — Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that six attorneys have joined the firm’s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. The group, previously with Sedgwick LLP, includes five partners and
Foley Hoag – As part of our Year in Preview series, we’ve recently covered both international cyberwar and the rise of cryptocurrency. Just before the holidays, both of these topics collided in a decidedly unpleasant manner. On December 19, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Youbit filed for bankruptcy, disclosing that it had just suffered a
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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP – Joshua Rittenberg, Kevin Scanlan After lingering on the periphery of financial markets for the past several years, cryptocurrency has finally started to move into the mainstream. While the explosion in Bitcoin’s value dominated the news headlines, cryptocurrency in 2017 was filled with worthy topics of discussion. For the
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