A number of law firms are this week sprucing their female-friendly workplaces, after being included in the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency's (EOWA) Employer of Choice for Women list.
Blake Dawson has refuted claims that the firm has no immediate plans of lifting a salary freeze imposed during the global financial crisis of 2009.
We're all by now well acquainted with the fact that Allen & Overy will soon be just another firm in the Australian legal vernacular, but is London prepared to take Australia seriously?
Six Australian law firms were among the winners of the Asia Tax Awards held recently in Singapore.
Corporate whistleblower protection looks set to expand, following the release of a Federal Government options paper flagging a number of shortcomings with the current legislative scheme.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has dropped two top-tier firms from its legal panel but made a number of new small-and-mid-sized firm appointments to regional panels.
The Large Law Firm Group has welcomed the Australian Government's blueprint for national reform but has warned against a "one size fits all" approach to new regulatory structures.
Draft privacy laws proposed by the NSW Law Reform Commission (NSWLRC) have been met by mixed responses from experts who spoke to Lawyers Weekly this week.
The breakdown of the WA Law Society Guidelines for graduate recruitment has caused frustration and disappointment for both students and firms, a Lawyers Weekly investigation has shown.
The introduction of the national broadband network (NBN) and online content are about to change the legislative landscape of media law, according to experts who spoke to Lawyers Weekly.
Two top-tier Australian law firms have entered into trial partnerships with rural Queensland legal practices to help provide pro bono work in regional areas.
Blake Dawson has denied rumours that it was following in the footsteps of other law firms and implementing a salary freeze.
The use of information from social networking sites in litigation has been predicted to rise.
Minter Ellison have made 35 staff members redundant, including 11 lawyers, in response to a recent softening in demand for legal services in some areas, said chief executive partner John Weber