The Multi-Million Dollar Legal Aid Lady . . And The Top Earning Providers

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Peter Johnston, Rainey Collins John Miller Sumudu Thode, Thode Utting Bill Lawson, Lance Lawson Erin Ebborn Darrell Naden, Tamaki Legal Charl Hirschfeld Sonja Cooper Legal Aid’s Top Provider – Sonja Cooper The largest legal aid providers according to Ministry of Justice figures show Tamaki Legal as top earner for both this and last year (figures

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7 NZ Law Firms Leading The Technology ‘Charge’

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Law technology developments, including the fast-growing artificial intelligence initiatives are rapidly changing how law services are delivered – and how lawyers operate. LawFuel looked at some of the kiwi law firms who are either actively deploying some of the latest technology, or who have implemented new platforms to deliver legal services, or are actively involved in

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Russell McVeagh’s Pip Greenwood Steps Down From Partnership

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Pip Greenwood, one of New Zealand’s leading commercial lawyers and partner at Russell McVeagh, has announced her retirement from the firm in the first quarter of 2019. Pip had delayed her plans to transition into governance full-time and expand her directorship roles at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and Spark, in order to help lead the

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Replacing Dame Sian: What Criteria Will Her Replacement Need to Have?

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The Government has announced that the process of replacing Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias has begun. Dame Sian retires in March 2019.  Her replacement is made on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. However the process is lead by Solicitor General Una Jagose QC to determine the suitable candiates against ‘agreed criteria’ with a shortlist

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Tompkins Wake’s CEO of the Year: From Baggage Handler to CEO

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Tompkins Wake’s chief executive Jon Calder was named CEO of the Year at the prestigious Westpac Waikato Business Awards on Friday night Tompkins Wake celebrates CEO of the Year at business awards Law firm . Jon took up the role at the Hamilton-headquartered firm in January 2016. Prior to that he was chief executive of

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NZ Legal Salary Survey Still Shows Gender Differences

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The Legal Salary Survey found not distinguishable gender pay differences in the first decade, but ‘noticeable differences’ in hours worked, salary increases and other gender-based issues. >> See The LawFuel Law Jobs Site Here For the Latest Legal Jobs A survey of salaries paid to employed lawyers has found little difference between the salaries of

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Why Big Name Investors Like Mark Cuban & Kobe Bryant Are Investing in Legal Tech

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 Neil Watson* While lawyers are notoriously risk-averse, a number of legal entrepreneurs and non-lawyer entrepreneurs like Mark Cuban are changing the face of the law. Cuban announced this week that he would make an undisclosed investment in an ‘access to justice’ company called Paladin, partnering with legal giant Dentons, the world’s largest law firm by

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