The Chief Justice has explained that the legal profession has an ‘existential challenge’ to make itself more affordable for lower income clients, saying more funding was also needed for legal aid. In a rare interview with the Sunday Star-Times, she said that the profession has “failed to innovate” to provide the necessary service to the
The change in strategic direction for Irell & Manella, with a new focus upon high-stakes litigation, has seen three more partner departures – with more expected. The change in direction for the firm has seen it abandoning transactional work in favor of litigation and two key LA M&A lawyers have gone to Simpson Thacher &
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Powered by LawFuel – International law firm Clifford Chance has been ranked 19th in this year’s Stonewall Top 100 Employers List for 2020 – the sixth highest law firm in the list. Now in its 16th year, the list celebrates the pioneering efforts and commitments of leading organisations to LGBT workplace inclusion. This year’s list, which
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Acquisition expands Axiom’s already extensive network of legal talent; provides Bliss clients and lawyers access to Axiom’s global reach and technology platform Powered by Lawfuel – NEW YORK – February 5, 2020 – Axiom, the global leader in high-caliber, on-demand legal talent, today announced it has acquired Bliss Lawyers, a provider of premier flexible legal talent. The acquisition
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Attorney-General David Parker has named five further District Court judges. This follows his announcement on 21 January 2020 of the appointment of 21 District Court judges, with the naming of 14 at that time. Keryn Broughton, (pictured above) barrister of New Plymouth, has been appointed a District Court Judge with Family Court jurisdiction to be based in
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The annual Vault rankings are always keenly awaited and with 20,000 Associates ranking US law firms this year the rankings remain of keen interest. But which firms rank tops? The top ranking 10 US law firm as ranked by Vault follow – Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP With two centuries under its belt, Cravath, Swaine
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