Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 20, 2021 Over the past 27 years, attorney Steven Shamah, Esq., has garnered praise from clients and peers for his legal
Top 10: An update on the news most relevant for young lawyers
By Naomi Neilson|22 February 2021
Protégé takes a look back at the last fortnight to deliver students, graduates and other young lawyers with the news most relevant to the legal profession.
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In completely ignoring key practitioners and association bodies that make up the legal profession – and would know more than anyone what the change will mean – the government has pushed ahead with the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court merger. To rub salt in the wound, Attorney-General Christian Porter told these “loudest voices” that their criticisms only meant they are in favour of delays.
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ACC backs Uluru Statement from the Heart in open letter to PM
By Emma Ryan|17 February 2021
The Association of Corporate Counsel Australia (ACC Australia) has outlined its support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart in an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
The legal body sent a letter to the PM earlier this month following a vote from the board to move forward in supporting the statement.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart calls on organisations to make a submission in support of “real, fair and practical change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament”.
Relative to the rest of the world, Australian corporate counsel see industry-specific regulation as being the primary hurdle to overcome this year, among other divergences from global counsel on loo