Oceania/New Zealand - Page 2
NZ law firm alliance targets public policy
MinterEllisonRuddWatts announces strategic partnership with Iron Duke Partners to tap into growing demand for client global policy approaches.
NZ lawyers get a triple round of applause
New Zealand lawyers more trusted than Australians, uphold high standards though tribunal notes 'staggeringly high' bullying claims, and, survey shows 1 lawyer per 365 people.
NZ increased in-house roles due to 'more fulfilling career'
In-house lawyers now make up one-quarter of the New Zealand legal profession, consistent with global trends.
New Zealand's 'dormant' class action litigation 'crying out' for reform
Class action litigation in New Zealand is relatively rare according to new research, as The New Zealand Law Society highlights issue.
NZ legal salary survey reveals surprise in gender pay
Survey finds no distinguishable gender pay differences in first career decade either in-house or outside, but overall still lower pay for women.
NZ Law Society rejects 'revenue harvesting' claim
The New Zealand Law Society 'totally rejects' reports it's 'revenue harvesting' as the society prepares year-end report on harassment.
Law Society taskforce focused on culture change
The New Zealand Law Society inaugurates 'culture change taskforce' to change the legal landscape.
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.
Russell McVeagh to review its alcohol policy
The Auckland law firm has announced the move as part of its review into the firm's culture.
Simmonds Stewart launches legaltech internship scheme
The New Zealand law firm has partnered up with its local university to provide tech and entrepreneurship placements.
Law schools boycott Russell McVeague after sexual harassment allegations
The law firm is facing more opprobrium after New Zealand's law schools take action over the claims.
Russell McVeagh responds to sex on boardroom table allegations
Claims that law students and lawyers had sex on the boardroom table after a seminar and an evening of heavy drinking at Russell McVeagh have caused furore with the Prime Minister wading in.
NZ Law Society steps up action on sexual harassment in law firms
New Zealand law firms must take action over sexual harassment, according to the Law Society president.
Russell McVeagh faces media maelstrom over intern allegations
The New Zealand law firm is at the centre of a media storm over its 2016 intern programme.
Chapman Tripp launches new tech and innovation business
New Zealand's largest corporate law firm Chapman Tripp has launched its technology and innovation business, Zeren to deliver legal documentation and advice in new ways.
NZ Law Society raises alarm over employment proposals
Legislation removing employment protections causes serious concerns, NZ Law Society says.
NZ Law Society wants lawyers to state ethnicity to guage diversity
The New Zealand Law Society is now asking all applicants for a practising certificate to state their ethnicity in efforts to gain an accurate picture of lawyer diversity.
Kirkland Morrison O'Callahan rebrands to K3 Legal Limited
Kirkland Morrison O'Callahan has rebranded to K3 which it feels will resonate better with both a New Zealand and Chinese market.
NZ River recognised as a 'legal person' in world first
The Whanganui River revered by Maori has been recognised by parliament as a 'legal person', in a move believed to be a world first.
Stricter anti-money-laundering reforms for NZ lawyers
Lawyers, real estate agents and accountants are set to face tougher anti-money-laundering rules under a bill introduced to Parliament in New Zealand.