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Ok, it's Christmas, but beware of partners bearing gifts
If, as ALB reported earlier, relocating partners from the US and UK to Asia was one of the emerging trends of the second half of 2008, then en masse partner promotions must surely be considered as another.
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Market conditions impact recruitment plans
Prevailing market conditions have impacted on the graduate programme at Corrs, with the start date for 2009 recruits to be postponed to April 2009
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In-house, financial or regulatory experienced? Then work in private practice
Private firms appear to be increasingly in favour of hiring lawyers with in-house, financial or regulatory experience.
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How will the credit crunch affect legal salaries?
As the credit crunch really starts to bite throughout the region, Lucinda Maguire finds out what Jason Lee from Legallabs thinks this will mean for legal salaries. Watch the ALB video here.
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ALB unveils comprehensive legal salary statistics
Private practice lawyers looking for an overall snapshot of the legal market are in for a treat. ALB has amalgamated salary surveys from several reliable recruitment companies to provide an overall view of legal market salaries for private practice lawyers of PQE 1-6 across the A-pac region.
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Will weaker Aussie dollar create a legal brain drain?
Over the last three months, the Australian dollar has plummeted in value against overseas currencies, having lost 40% of its value against the US$. The new exchange rates mean the bumper salaries offered by overseas firms clamouring for qualified talent look even better than they did before the dollar value crash.
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Facebook could get lawyers fired
Facebook can be fun to network, make friends or even spark some love interest, but it could also get you fired.
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The age-old joke, but the law says write no evil
Jokes about people's age are commonly heard in the workplace, from gags about hitting 30 to being over the half-way mark to retirement. The fact is that a fair number of people enjoy teasing friends, family and co-workers about being over the hill. But the word a joke begins to spell if it starts to cross the borderline of offence is t-r-o-u-b-l-e.
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Non-legal background can be an advantage
Having a second career could be an advantage for lawyers. Gadens managing partner Paul Spiro said that experience in other professions can provide better depth of knowledge and enhance a firm's client service and culture.
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Move to the Middle East, double your salary tax-free
The physical climate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) may be a put-off, but Aussie and Kiwi lawyers are increasingly finding the business climate highly appealing. When Simpson Grierson partner Andrew Lewis resigned and took up a partner role at Norton Rose's Dubai office, he told ALB that he wanted to try something different.
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