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Persistent pay gaps and public misunderstandings: What’s hot in law this week (2–6 Mar)
This past week, a judge rejected claims that juniors should take the blame for seniors’ mistakes, and new data revealed discrepancies in the pace of change to pay disparity. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
Big Law
Women leaders gain ground at half of BigLaw firms
Just over half of Australia’s largest law firms have increased the number of women in leadership roles in the 12 months since the last Workplace Gender Equality Agency data was published.
Big Law
Barrister calls out performative sisterhood
Intense bullying from the profession’s “mean girls” has upended a barrister’s once-idealistic belief in sisterhood.
Big Law
AI reinforces white male dominance stereotypes in law, study finds
The darker side of artificial intelligence has been exposed in a new study, which reveals that AI tools designed to generate images and videos are distorting the image of the legal profession, with women and racial minorities largely absent.
Big Law
Clayton Utz Access to Justice Award applications open for 2026
The grant, now in its second year, follows the national firm’s support of a Melbourne-based community legal program in 2025.
SME Law
International Women’s Day 2026: Shattering systemic barriers in the legal profession
International Women’s Day 2026, themed “Balance the scales”, is a reminder that as innovation rapidly reshapes entire industries, equal representation in the rooms where legal decisions are made has never mattered more, writes Aparna Watal.
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