Advice every first-year law student needs to succeed
For first-years, the transition into tertiary legal education can feel daunting and overwhelming. Here, two award-winning law students offer invaluable advice to help you ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Sparke Helmore names new partner
National law firm Sparke Helmore has elevated a member of its CTP and casualty insurance practice to partner.
BIG LAW • Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Lander & Rogers adds real estate partner
National law firm Lander & Rogers has enhanced its construction and infrastructure practice with the appointment of a senior in-house lawyer as a new partner, who ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Clayton Utz unveils new $100k access to justice grant
National law firm Clayton Utz has introduced a new grant to support innovative programs and projects that enhance access to justice.
BIG LAW • Thu, 23 Jan 2025
‘We aren’t robots’: Why lawyers shouldn’t use spare time to work
For many lawyers, logging additional hours whenever possible has become second nature. However, Melissa Arndell argues that this relentless pursuit of working every spare ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 23 Jan 2025
Why law firms need to embrace a holistic service offering
Here, one counsellor and consultant stresses the importance of law firms integrating holistic services into their practice to provide enhanced support for both their ...
SME LAW • Thu, 23 Jan 2025
Pinsent Masons takes special counsel from 2 global rivals
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has further enhanced its presence in Australia by appointing two special counsel from DLA Piper and Norton Rose Fulbright.
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Jan 2025
Law firms must clean up their payroll systems to avoid deliberate wage theft
With the new wage theft laws coming into place, it’s imperative that law firms get their payroll systems in line as deliberate wage theft becomes a criminal offence.
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Jan 2025
Fake lawyer prosecuted for giving unqualified legal services
Another unlicensed operator has been prosecuted for using Airtasker to provide “legal advice and other legal services” to victims of crime for which they were not ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Jan 2025
