Employment
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GENDER PAY GAP
Allen & Overy under fire over gender pay gap
The chair of a UK parliamentary select committee claims A&O refused to 'come clean' and is 'dragging its feet' on partner gender pay gap data.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Pharma dominates this week's round up of appointments, including a GC turned CEO.
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GIG ECONOMY
US labour law firm aims to turn the tide for gig workers
A US law firm has joined forces with lobbyists to influence policy about the future of work.
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WAGE THEFT
Wage Theft pervades in corporate America
Big banks and insurers are among the most-penalided firms for engaging in wage theft.
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ASSOCIATE PAY
Associate pay levels increase again, and there's more to come!
Associate pay levels hit the headlines again as Cravath Swaine & Moore raises the bar once more. Could $200k salaries be on the horizon?
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Internal promotions feature prominently in this week's round up of appointments.
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SALARIES
Milbank and Hueston Hennigan hike associate starting salaries to $190K
Top US law firms are upping the ante as Milbank and Hueston Hennigan hike associate salaries to $190k.
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT
NZ law Society reveals profession's scale of sexual harassment and bullying
Law society shocked at data that one in three female lawyers had been sexually harassed at work, more than half of all lawyers bullied.
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GENDER
Law firm culture discourages male lawyers from taking paternity leave
Researchers in Finland and Canada find the ethos and culture of law firms discourage men from taking paternity leave, maintaining gender inequality.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
New global hires, and two hires replacing ousted counsel, feature in this week's round up of appointments.
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MANAGEMENT
Norton Rose suffers major US defection
In a busy day for Norton Rose, the firm lost high-profile lawyer Abbe Lowell, who represented President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as a 15-strong life sciences team.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
Some controversial changes mark a busy week in America for corporate counsel appointments.
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CLASS ACTIONS
Employees can wave goodbye to waivers as US Justices rule on class action bans
The US Supreme Court has sided with employers as it cleared the way for the requirement of employees to sign away their right to pursue class actions in a controversial ruling.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
From Weetabix to Cheesecake, a weekly round-up of moves around the globe.
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APPOINTMENTS
Around the house
From cannabis to novel-writing, a weekly round-up of moves around the globe.
