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NSW solicitor guilty on two grounds of professional misconduct

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Scales of Justice

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Law Squared nabs duo to kickstart new practice

NewLaw firm Law Squared is forming its own employment workplace relations team, with the announcemen...

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Appointment of new partner handshake

Nov 15 2018

Thomson Geer appoints new partner

Thomson Geer has welcomed the arrival of a new partner, who joins the firm’s corporate and M&A...

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Partnership

Nov 14 2018

Ashurst partner heads to Jones Day

Jones Day has recruited an energy transactions partner, who joins from Ashurst, to its Perth office...

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Legal education issues are highlighting vulnerability of students

A significant source of vulnerability in students is insufficient education concerning their rights, writes Australian Law Students’ Association vice president (educati...

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What is the return on investment for legal marketing?

The biggest obstacle most have to answering these questions is an inability to understand the ROI of investing in their brand, writes Beyond Billables co-founder Maciek M...

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So, I didn’t get a clerkship…now what?

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So, I didn’t get a clerkship…now what?

Oct 19 2018

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Lawyers are terrible at taking lunch breaks

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deals

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Californian tech company coming to the ASX

Maddocks has advised US-based technology company Revasum on its initial public offering and listing ...

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Australian dollars

Nov 13 2018

ElectraNet finalises $180m power contract

Piper Alderman has advised ElectraNet in its $180 million power contract with CIMIC, as well as a tr...

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St Kilda Rd

Nov 12 2018

St Kilda Road establishment sold for $163m

KHQ Lawyers has advised the Beville Group on the $163 million sale of a landmark office building loc...

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Southern Cross Austereo becomes playout centre’s ‘largest’ customer

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Singaporean company acquires Sydney bus operator

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Nov 14 2018

LIV demands rural funding as state election looms

With the 2018 Victorian state election just around the corner, the LIV has called on all parties to commit to improving metropolitan and reg...

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Nov 14 2018

NSW Bar appoints 2019 office bearers

The NSW Bar Association has announced its 2019 office bearers, after officials were voted in at an association meeting last week. ...

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Port Lincoln lawyer elevated to Magistrates Court

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How to establish yourself as a sole practitioner

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How litigation funding can work for Corporates

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In-house attraction

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Introducing TMX – Electronic bundles and case preparation made easy

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Law school bubble

Oct 29 2018

Breaking free of the law school bubble

Law school is like a bubble because within its domed walls, some of the state’s top 2 per cent of ...

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Applicant waiting for interview

Oct 19 2018

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scales of justice, College of Law

Sep 28 2018

College of Law introduces ‘cutting-edge’ new program

The College of Law has announced the development of a new legal business degree commencing in 2019, ...

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Legal technology, profession

Sep 25 2018

Legal tech is the pacemaker our profession needs

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Nov 14 2018

Coleman Greig supports Western Sydney’s female athletes

The Western Sydney Academy of Sport has had a monetary boost, through the support of Coleman Greig Lawyers.

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Landers looks to help provide workplace opportunities for South Sudanese communities

National firm Lander & Rogers has teamed up with local business leaders in Melbourne on an initiative to help young people in the South

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Former high court judge to wed

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