Oceania/New Zealand - Page 2

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Law Society taskforce focused on culture change

The New Zealand Law Society inaugurates 'culture change taskforce' to change the legal landscape.

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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.

  • 6yrs

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.

  • 7yrs

Simmonds Stewart launches legaltech internship scheme

The New Zealand law firm has partnered up with its local university to provide tech and entrepreneurship placements.

  • 7yrs

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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NZ Law Society raises alarm over employment proposals

Legislation removing employment protections causes serious concerns, NZ Law Society says.

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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.

  • 8yrs

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.

  • 8yrs

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.

  • 8yrs

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.

  • 8yrs

New Zealand criminal lawyers seek review of murder charge time limit

The Criminal Bar Association in New Zealand has said it is in favour of extending the time limit for charging someone with homicide.

  • 8yrs

Lawyer fined over racist abuse of court registrar

A New Zealand lawyer has been fined after telling a court registrar of Southeast Asian descent to 'go back to North Korea.'

  • 8yrs
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