How Bell CJ’s AI practice note will affect lawyers
Following Chief Justice Andrew Bell’s issuing of a partial ban on AI in court proceedings in NSW, a firm CEO has outlined the potential consequences and implications that ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Making the most of your firm’s tech stack
Here, two directors from legal services businesses discuss emerging technologies that law firm owners should consider implementing to enhance operational efficiency and ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Honing your mediation skills: Part 1
As meditation increasingly emerges as a pivotal vocational pathway, three seasoned mediators have shared essential strategies and techniques that legal practitioners ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Feb 2025
The hidden bias against career breaks
While policies aimed at supporting working parents have become increasingly prevalent in professional services firms, a senior corporate lawyer has stressed that these ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Make a ‘safe place’ for clients by communicating clearly
Experience has taught Jahan Kalantar that lawyers’ capacity to support and better advocate for clients is inextricably linked to their ability to effectively communicate ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Dreyfus to AGD grads: ‘The work isn’t always glamourous’, but it is a ‘privilege’
In his recent address to the incoming cohort of graduate lawyers at the Attorney-General’s Department, A-G Mark Dreyfus shared valuable guidance as they embark on this ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Bell CJ slams PLT costs, welcomes proposed changes
The escalating costs of practical legal training have raised concerns from NSW’s top judge, who cautions that these excessive fees place a significant financial burden on ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Feb 2025
‘Regrettable’: Abolition of ACT Law Reform and Sentencing Advisory Council slammed
Following the disbandment of the Law Reform and Sentencing Advisory Council by the Labor ACT government after just 18 months of operation, numerous ACT government bodies ...
POLITICS • Mon, 10 Feb 2025
NSW’s top judge warns of AI-driven ‘historical revisionism’
As generative AI continues to reshape industries worldwide, the Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court has expressed his measured yet cautious perspective on the role of ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 09 Feb 2025
