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How law students can combat burnout

While burnout has become an increasingly rapid (and almost accepted) part of being a law student, Aaron Lee shares the successful strategies he has used to overcome this ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 12 May 2025

Workplace culture ‘critical’ to boosting lawyers’ wellbeing

Research from two Australian universities has uncovered that almost half of lawyers feel that their firm’s workplace culture has a “negative impact” on their wellbeing

BIG LAW • Sun, 11 May 2025

Gilchrist Connell forms strategic alliance with global legal business

National insurance firm Gilchrist Connell and international legal business DAC Beachcroft have formed an alliance to deliver legal services to the insurance sector across ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 08 May 2025

Why this lawyer started his own firm as a ‘side hustle’

When establishing his own law firm, James d’Apice initially approached the venture with the intention of treating it as a “side hustle” and a “hobby”

SME LAW • Thu, 08 May 2025

Wollongong’s longest-serving solicitor honoured

After nearly seven decades of dedicated service in the legal field, Harold Hanson AM has been honoured with a prestigious award from the president of the Law Society of ...

SME LAW • Thu, 08 May 2025

1 in 5 lawyers unhappy with their salary

Despite the ongoing trend of inflated salaries in the legal profession and the previous perception of a “candidate’s market”, Lawyers Weekly’s research shows that a ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 07 May 2025

9 new King’s counsel named in Tasmania

The governor of Tasmania has approved the appointment of nine new King’s counsel across the state following the introduction of a new protocol that permits senior counsel ...

THE BAR • Tue, 06 May 2025

Law firms fall short on workplace wellbeing, IBA warns

The IBA has revealed that nearly 50 per cent of lawyers have concerns regarding their firms’ ability to support their wellbeing. So, what steps should firms take to ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 05 May 2025

NT passes Australia’s ‘strongest bail laws’

The Northern Territory government has passed new bail legislation during an emergency one-day recall of Parliament following the fatal stabbing of a Darwin supermarket ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 05 May 2025