Kia Scipio Joins Ropes & Gray as Director of Diversity and Inclusion Powered By LawFuel Ropes & Gray announced today that Kia Scipio has joined the firm as its Director of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I). With almost 20 years of experience in D&I, training and development, and recruiting, Ms. Scipio will lead a robust D&I program at
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Alana Thomas* Kia kaha te reo Māori is the theme for this year’s Te Wiki o te reo Māori / Māori Language Week which is held from 9 – 15 September 2019. Literally translated, ‘Kia Kaha’ means to ‘be strong’, so when we say ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’ we’re saying – ‘Let’s make the
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Walmart Steps on Amazon’s Shoes as it Increases Its e-Commerce Position New legal roles emerge almost daily, as evidenced by retail giant Walmart’s recent appointment of former Amazon counsel Nuala O’Connor (pictured) as the company’s first Chief Counsel of Digital Citizenship. In essence, that means that Ms O’Connor, who comes with over 20 years’ experience
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Previously a Frankfurt-based M&A Partner Powered By LawFuel – September 11, 2019 – DLA Piper announced today that Dr. Tim Arndt has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Corporate practice. While Arndt will be resident in the firm’s New York office, he will divide his time between New York and Frankfurt as
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Welcome to Casetext’s handy guide to your first 14 days of solo law practice! Powered By LawFuel – Casetext – What’s in this Guide on Starting a Law Firm? My name is Mike Whelan. As managing editor at Casetext, I advocate for solo attorneys both inside the company and to the industry as a whole.
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Robert Morgan* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s crisis-de-jour is the sex scandal surrounding allegations around an alleged staffer in Labour HQ and the PM has once again sought the assistance of QC Maria Dew to help sort out the mess. You may recall that Bankside Chambers-based Ms Dew, an employment law specialist and Top 10 mediator
2020 Update: The Law Firm Marketing Changes in SEO Law Firm Marketing Update for 2020: The tips provided by our law marketing SEO experts are great, but 2020 heralds some major changes in terms of what needs to happen for lawyers seeking to create effective online marketing for their law firms. Google continues to make
The Risks of Not Paying for a Property When Your Deposit is Not Paid Miles Dean – Whenever you buy a property, you need to pay the purchase price on settlement. That is relatively straightforward when you are a first home buyer with a cash deposit and bank finance. But what about when you are
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Powered by LawFuel – University of Auckland – Points of law arising from the 2017 Court of Appeal decision in Ngaronoa v Attorney-General, which challenged the decision to bar all prisoners from voting in parliamentary elections, set the scene for this year’s Māori Issues Moot, held earlier this month. Nineteen students from Auckland Law School
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Los Angeles County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Attempting to Obtain the Biological Toxin Ricin for Unlawful Purposes Powered By LawFuel –LOS ANGELES – A La Crescenta man pleaded guilty today to attempting to obtain ricin from an online source, admitting that he intended to acquire the biological agent for use as a weapon.
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