Jacqueline So

Jacqueline So

Jacqueline began her journalism career as a feature writer and researcher with Australian real-estate magazine Your Investment Property in 2016 before switching to Key Media’s legal titles in March 2020. Since then, she has led content production for the Australasian Lawyer and NZ Lawyer websites as the news editor, reporting on major updates in the legal profession for these regions and conducting exclusive interviews with leaders in the industry.

Her journalistic highlights include being able to write about the evolving role of cats in law.

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Jane Innes-Jones, Cameron Reeves make partner at Mayne Wetherell

Jane Innes-Jones, Cameron Reeves make partner at Mayne Wetherell

They strengthen the firm's finance and restructuring and corporate/M&A practices

Simpson Grierson promotes Shane Robb to IT director

Simpson Grierson promotes Shane Robb to IT director

He succeeds Valerie Fogg, who was in the role for 28 years

Bankside Chambers' Mark Kelly was an 'artsy dreamer kid' who initially pursued law to pay the bills

Bankside Chambers' Mark Kelly was an 'artsy dreamer kid' who initially pursued law to pay the bills

He describes his shift to commercial mediation as a "Jake Blues in the Triple Rock Church moment"

MinterEllisonRuddWatts gets New Zealand Law Firm of the Year win at APAC awards

MinterEllisonRuddWatts gets New Zealand Law Firm of the Year win at APAC awards

The firm also received a finalist nod in two other categories

2025 King's Counsel appointment round opens to applications on 12 May

2025 King's Counsel appointment round opens to applications on 12 May

New KCs are expected to be announced in September

Amanda Bedford: Fewer young lawyers are aspiring to run law firms

Amanda Bedford: Fewer young lawyers are aspiring to run law firms

The McCaw Lewis director points to an aging work force as a concern for the profession

Litigator Bridget Murphy is DLA Piper's newest partner

Litigator Bridget Murphy is DLA Piper's newest partner

She brings in-house legal experience from a decade-long stint in London

Property law expert Surrey Coombes joins WRMK Lawyers in Kerikeri

Property law expert Surrey Coombes joins WRMK Lawyers in Kerikeri

The senior lawyer has worked across the Manawatu region

McCaw Lewis' Amanda Bedford on becoming a director at the age of 33

McCaw Lewis' Amanda Bedford on becoming a director at the age of 33

The 2024 Most Influential Lawyer is looking forward to "a year of recovery"

Taiwan-based lawyers seek work flexibility, bias training to boost gender balance: IBA report

Taiwan-based lawyers seek work flexibility, bias training to boost gender balance: IBA report

Senior roles remain limited for women though the gender split is almost equal at the junior level