On Monday, 8 February 2010, Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy sent shockwaves down the Australian legal profession by announcing that it would shortly open offices in Sydney and Perth. With 17 founding partners already announced, 14 of them from Clayton Utz, the firm's imminent arrival will drastically change the local and international legal services sector.

Climate change is a corporate issue that will impact on everyone's bottom line, believes Freehills lawyer Renee Garner, co-author of a book on the subject. Now she's off to Copenhagen for one of the world's most important gatherings, writes Michael Pollak.

The global financial crisis and the Fair Work Act are keeping employment and workplace relations lawyers busy, writes Craig Donaldson, but the work is about to get a lot more complicated.

The construction of the national broadband network and the proliferation of content online will fundamentally change the media landscape and the practice for lawyers working in the area, reports Sarah Sharples