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Why unlimited time off is a 'giant pain in the neck'. Australian legal news, covering the latest mergers to the biggest deals, to partner promotions. A must read for every Australian lawyer and legal professional.
2024 NZ Law Awards excellence awardees unveiled | NZ Lawyer
NZ Lawyer reveals the finalists shortlisted across 24 categories. The excellence awardees for the 2024 New Zealand Law Awards have been announced. The awards recognise the top stars in the New Zealand legal market across 24 categories that cover the achievers and achievements of law firms, in-house legal teams, lawyers, and service providers.
Most Influential Lawyers 2022 | NZ Lawyer
Methodology. In March 2022, NZ Lawyer’s research team issued a call for nominations for the country’s Most Influential Lawyers across four categories: Changemakers (lawyers who have been leaders, innovators or catalysts for positive change in any area of the profession); Business; Human rights; advocacy and criminal law; and Young influencers (lawyers aged 40 or under).
Felicity Cooper: 'Lawyers are most useful when they adopt a …
23 hours ago · Felicity Cooper didn’t want to have to restrict herself to being just one thing. The seasoned lawyer, who led the government and regulatory practice at KPMG Law, made the jump to Proximity in order to maximise her full skillset, which includes consulting and commercial experience. In the first part of this interview, Cooper tells Australasian Lawyer what she thinks will be the biggest ...
Winners of the 2023 NZ Law Awards unveiled | NZ Lawyer
James & Wells In-House Lawyer of the Year. Winner: Jason Nichols, Fonterra Co-operative Group. Judges' comments include: "An impressive array of challenges and achievements over the relevant year; The quality of Jason's innovative work and leadership skills are impressive; Highly complex, big dollar deal work."
The top legal service providers across Australia and NZ revealed
6 days ago · Australasian Lawyer and NZ Lawyer have unveiled this year’s cohort of Service Providers Awardees. Nineteen companies proved themselves to be highly valuable in supporting the legal profession across Australia and New Zealand. For Service Provider Awardee Fovea IP, a big part of this support is integrating novel tech like AI into legal operations.
NZ's most distinguished young lawyers for 2024 revealed
NZ Lawyer has kicked off the new year by recognising 56 capable young lawyers as its Rising Stars for 2024.. Across various practice areas in roles that span from associate to partner, this year’s Rising Stars have earned the prestigious accolade for outstanding client service, leadership within their firms, deep knowledge and legal expertise, contributing to …
The most influential members of NZ’s legal profession for 2024 …
23 Jul 2024. Twenty-four outstanding individuals have been crowned as this year’s Most Influential Lawyers by NZ Lawyer. The fourth edition of the award recognises members of the legal profession who have made a significant impact not just on their clients and practice areas, but across the industry. Among these is James & Wells’ Tonia ...
Announcing the leading ladies of Australia's legal profession
Nov 4, 2024 · 50 women are taking the industry by storm. Australasian Lawyer has identified the top 50 women in the Australian legal profession in this year’s Elite Women report.. These women have shattered glass ceilings, broken barriers, and set the bar for legal excellence in their respective organisations and roles, showing other women how far they can go in the profession.
Lane Neave wins big at women-focused APAC legal awards
20 Sep 2022. Lane Neave has emerged with big wins from the recently concluded 2022 Women in Business Law APAC awards. The firm was crowned New Zealand Firm of the Year, Work-Life Balance National Firm of the Year, and Women in Business Law National Firm of the Year. Partner Joelle Grace was also named Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year.