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
‘Despicable and totally unacceptable’: Bell CJ slams rise in anti-Semitism
With anti-Semitic activity on the rise across the country, the NSW Supreme Court’s Chief Justice has stressed that “this conduct must not be permitted to stain the soul ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Feb 2025
NZ mountain now has the same legal rights as people
The second-highest mountain in New Zealand has been granted legal rights and responsibilities equivalent to those of a human being through the recent passing of a ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Feb 2025
Legal leaders’ role in supporting vulnerable communities
Here, the co-founder of Pacific Blueprint expresses the significant role that legal businesses can play in driving social change and making a meaningful impact within the ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 06 Feb 2025
