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Beyond Law Firm Billables and How Law Firms Are Missing A Major Marketing Opportunity

1 week ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

John Bowie, LawFuel publisherWhen your mid-size firm is dropping 11 percent on office space where associates strategically hide from partner eye contact, but can’t spare 1 percent for legal publishing, perhaps it’s time to reconsider your budget priorities? That’s the free management advice law firms might need after Clio’s latest Legal Trends Report exposed where those hard-earned billables actually disappear1.
Former Russell McVeagh Lawyer James Gardner-Hopkins and The Unforgivingness of Being Brown

1 month ago | lawfuel.com | Martyn Bradbury

A former Russell McVeagh partner whose misconduct kick-started a #MeToo movement in New Zealand is seeking a new practising certificate after a three-year suspension. James Gardner-Hopkins was found guilty of six misconduct charges by the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. There is no redemption for James, there is an unforgivingness in being brown. He was the first great target of MeToo in NZ and he must forever be hung endlessly by the woke for all he represents.
Judge’s “That’s Not True” Moment Lands Her in Hot Water with NZ First

1 month ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

Oh, the drama that unfolds when a judge, a political party, and a swanky club collide. Auckland District Court Judge Ema Aitken finds herself in a delicious legal pickle of her own making, fighting for her judicial reputation in New Zealand’s High Court after allegedly crashing Winston Peters’ party – literally and figuratively. Judge Aitken’s version of events at the Northern Club has all the makings of an awkward sitcom scenario.
How a New Zealand Lawyer Exposed Facebook's Darkest Secrets

1 month ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

John Bowie, LawFuel publisherKiwi lawyer Sarah Wynn-Williams is very much in the red chair at present – sitting in the hot seat with a book about the increasingly hot-button issues involving the new nerdyverse in which we now live seemingly run by tech billionaires. Wynn-Williams’ book, ‘Careless People’ has already created a firestorm of criticism, akin to a major Net outage, and made the former Silicon Valley high flier persona non grata in the Valley.
Law Firm Marketing Data Dilemma - How To Cut Through the Noise Without Losing Your Damn Mind

1 month ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

John Bowie, LawFuel PubisherLet’s get one thing straight: the legal industry’s relationship with data is about as functional as a law student’s relationship with sleep during finals week. We’ve got terabytes of client info, matter histories, and pitch outcomes piled up like unread emails in a partner’s inbox.
The ABA Draws a Line In The Sand With a Clarion Call To Lawyers

1 month ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

John Bowie, LawFuel PublisherThree weeks after issuing its clarion call to protect judicial independence, the American Bar Association is doubling down with a blistering critique of escalating government attacks on the third branch – and the lawyers who keep it running. , ABA President William R. Bay paints a picture of a justice system under siege from the very institutions meant to uphold it in an email LawFuel and other legal media received from the ABA.
Gen Z Lawyers Debate Sparked by Gibson Dunn

1 month ago | lawfuel.com | Sonia Hickey

Sonia HickeyGibson Dunn have waded into the generational divide in law firms that has perhaps never been more pronounced, focused on Gen Z lawyers. Gibson Dunn, a U.S-based firm with a presence in London, recently posted a job advertisement that seemed to encapsulate the frustrations of senior lawyers with their younger colleagues. It is a debate that has arisen earlier with Gen Y lawyers, as we have reported.
Deborah Chambers' Rules for Divorce

2 months ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

John BowieThe NZ Herald published a glowing feature about Deborah Chambers KC, the Power List divorce lawyer who has become perhaps the most prominent divorce and trust and relationship property lawyer in the country. She is also, reputedly, one of the top-charging KCs with hourly rates running at circa $1500. As the Herald pointed out, it is all a long way from her roots.
Heron KC’s Hidden Report - The Judicial Investigation Nobody Gets to See

2 months ago | lawfuel.com | Sonia Hickey

When a Community Magistrate faces serious complaints, you’d expect the investigation’s findings to see the light of day. However the enquiry by Power List lawyer Michael Heron KC has not been revealed although the basis of the report raises critical questions for legal professionals about the balance between confidentiality and public interest. But the inquiry into Terence John Bourke’s conduct remains under wraps. Bourke is a former Police sergeant.
The ‘Clubgate” Drama And The Judge’ Judicial Review Bid

2 months ago | lawfuel.com | John Bowie

John BowieLet’s try and untangle the mess that started with a heated political spat at Auckland’s posh Northern Club—and has now landed in the High Court as Judge Ama Aitken challenges the Judicial Conduct Commissioner’s decision to have a panel investigate her actions at the club.