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Play like a tiger, schmooze like a pro (4-Jul-2008)
Relax for a moment and take a swing; it may just help your career. Angela Priestley reports

Sparke Helmore walk out: Finance group moves to Middletons (15-Apr-2008)
SPARKE HELMORE has lost the founding member of its banking and finance practice to mid-tier competitor Middletons. The leading partner left the door swinging, with several senior members of the team and support staff following him out of the firm.

The retention question (22-Feb-2008)
For Australian law firms losing an increasing number of lawyers to overseas firms, there is a big question mark around exactly how to retain talent. Kate Gibbs speaks to a top recruiter about the Government’s plan to stop this trend

DLA property group ‘rebuilding’ with young blood (15-Feb-2008)
DLA PHILLIPS Fox seems to have reached a turning point after suffering setbacks in its property group in 2007, with the promotion of one of their senior associates to partner.

Middletons, Blakes act in house copy dispute (16-Oct-2007)
A HOME designer was found by the Federal Court to have crossed the fine line between being inspired by another’s design and reproducing actual copies of the houses.

New CSR strategy for Middletons (3-Aug-2007)
Middletons has implemented a corporate social responsibility program which the board hopes will demonstrate to staff and clients its commitment to the environment and the community.

DLA member to Middletons (27-Jul-2007)
FORMER DLA Phillips Fox lawyer Justine Lloyd has been taken on as a senior associate at Middletons.

Promotions for Middletons (13-Jul-2007)
THERE HAS been a raft of appointments to Middletons for the new financial year, with two joining the partnership, one becoming a special counsel and a dozen more as senior associates.

Young Lawyers bolster support to save AustLII (21-Jun-2007)
AS MORE supporters of Australia’s most widely used free legal research service are increasingly pledging their money to keep it operating effectively, the New South Wales Young Lawyers have been working behind the scenes to build awareness.

Middletons on the move with Schimmelfeder (17-May-2007)
NEW PARTNER Joern Schimmelfeder has been appointed to the transport, trade and logistics team at Middletons.

Top-tier firms tight lipped as United Kingdom pay soars (11-May-2007)
AS MAGIC CIRCLE firms in London broadcast record pay increases, Australia’s top six remain fiercely protective of their financial information.

Middletons puts Phillips to work (29-Mar-2007)
MIDDLETONS HAS expanded its workplace relations practice with the addition of a new partner: Gerard Phillips in Sydney.

Mills Oakley guns for rival partners and clients (20-Mar-2007)
MILLS OAKLEY has used the opening of its office in Brisbane to fire a warning shot at both top and mid tier firms.

CP&S plugs into grid deal (20-Mar-2007)
CHANG, PISTILLI & SIMMONS (CP&S) continued its work for APA Group (APA) – formerly Australian Pipeline Trust – in its $170 million purchase of DirectLink, one of only two electricity transmission links between the NSW and Queensland power grids.

Who will be at the Fair this year? (13-Mar-2007)
Teams of partners, summer clerks and human resources managers will storm Sydney’s Darling Harbour on 23 March in order to put their best on display. Here, they hope to draw in the finest legal talent from the hordes of job seekers also attending the Fair. Firms tell us what they have on offer

Unfashionable outworker laws? (8-Mar-2007)
Alex Boxsell investigates whether legal restrictions are helping or harming the future of the Australian fashion industry

Middletons struts on Melbourne catwalk (1-Mar-2007)
MIDDLETONS’ ONGOING service of the fashion industry through intellectual property advice has seen the firm partner the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) for the fourth year running.

Chisholm accounting for life after the law (16-Feb-2007)
PROVING A long career in the law is no impediment to starting afresh, John Chisholm went from the upper echelons of Maddocks and Middletons to his own consultancy, and more recently the role of part-time chief executive at accounting firm PKF.

More graduate jobs and pay in NSW (23-Nov-2006)
GRADUATE VACANCIES and salaries are increasing steadily according to the results of the Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE) graduate recruitment survey, with a majority of positions offered in New South Wales.

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Phillips outfoxes Middletons (4-Sep-2006)
FOUR NEW partners and another four lawyers have been added to Phillips Fox’s corporate & commercial team in Sydney, all previously of Middletons Lawyers

Middletons bank on Levine (29-Aug-2006)
Middletons' banking and finance division has been bolstered with the appointment of partner Adam Levine, who joined the firm in July

The fun of the fair (11-Aug-2006)
Armed with brochures and goodie, law firms at the Fair will be trying to fill your arms with information, and your head with ideas, on what they are really like. To make it easier for you to navigate the bustle, Alex Boxsell finds out who will be there, what they want, and what they will offer you

Putting your best foot forward (11-Aug-2006)
The Victoria Law Careers Fair offers students a chance to sample a plethora of firms in one easily digestible format

What keeps managing partners up at night (3-Aug-2006)
What stops the big guns from sleeping easy? Kate Gibbs speak to some of Australia’s biggest private practice players

Middletons give Rabbitohs a sporting chance (19-Jun-2006)
Middletons partner David Morris and senior associate Adrian Smith acted for Peter Holmes à Court and Russell Crowe on their successful bid to acquire a 75 per cent interest in the South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club

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