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A newly-minted lawyer said family and a strong support system helped her along the path to success. Ojeda Smith, an associate in law firm Wakefield Quin’s corporate department, added their example meant she was committed to helping other people in th...

A prominent lawyer named in corruption charges has died in the US. It is understood that Justin Williams passed away on Wednesday night after several weeks in hospital. He was one of four defendants earlier listed in allegations that also involved a ...

A legal trainee who helped draft legislation for emergency Covid-19 payments under a Ministry of Legal Affairs pupillage was welcomed into the fold as a new lawyer at a ceremony on Friday. Lorendae Symonds told Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden she was “h...

A new lawyer credited an alumna’s speech nine years ago at the Bermuda High School for Girls for sparking her interest. Kathleen McBeath also told Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden at a ceremony on Friday that she followed the advice of her grandfather Cr...

Two cousins honoured their late great-grandmother when they were Called to the Bar on the same day. Aqueelah Simmons, 25, and Tanisha Butler, 44, said that Radia “Nadine“ Butler, who died during their studies, would be proud of their years of hard wo...

Law firm Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited has been ranked in six practice areas in the 2022 edition of Legal 500 Caribbean. The firm said that it increased its rankings in four practice areas, and is now ranked Tier 1 for Trusts/Private Client and Tier 2 ...

The international law firm rating agency, The Legal 500, has once again recognised MJM Limited’s banking, finance and capital markets, corporate and commercial, dispute resolution and real estate teams, according to the law firm. Within the highly co...

Conyers has been ranked as top-tier in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands in the Legal 500. The firm’s Bermuda practice has maintained rankings in several practice areas, including, Corporate & Commercial, Banking, Finance an...

Appleby has received top rankings in the 2022 Legal 500 Caribbean Guide. Legal 500, one of the leading international legal directories, has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world for more than 40 years. Appleby is the only firm...

Walkers Bermuda office has been ranked in Tier 1 or Tier 2 for all of its five practice areas in the Legal 500 Caribbean Guide 2022, the law firm said. And nine lawyers have been ranked as a Leading Individual, Next Generation Partner or Rising Star....

Pupils Karim Creary and Kiara Wilkinson have joined the two-year legal trainee programme in the Bermuda office of international law firm Appleby. The firm said that the programme involves completing four six-month seats in various practice groups inc...

A newly minted barrister and mother of one said that her five-year-old son inspired her to get through her studies. Arielle DeSilva, 28, explained that she stayed the course for the sake of little Noah, despite hitting major obstacles, including a fa...