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Hamilton Locke adds 4 partners and team from K&L Gates, promotes 17
BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has taken four partners and 10 team members from global player K&L Gates. It also promoted 17 lawyers to more senior roles, including one ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 03 Jul 2026
Addisons promotes 4
Full-service Sydney-based firm has named one new partner, a new special counsel, and two senior associates, effective as of this month.
SME LAW • Thu, 02 Jul 2026
A&O Shearman names new Aussie co-managing partner
Global law firm A&O Shearman has appointed the head of its APAC competition team as the new co-managing partner Down Under, effective today (1 July).
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Jul 2026
7 BigLaw firm heads’ predictions for FY26–27
From law firms spending more on AI than people, to what clients will truly value, here’s what the leaders of seven of Australia’s largest law firms think will happen in ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Jul 2026
Piper Alderman takes employment relations team from DWF
National law firm Piper Alderman has moved to expand its employment relations team, appointing a global rival’s head of employment, as well as his team.
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Jun 2026
Aussie law firms risk knowledge drain from lack of documentation
Law firms based in Australia and New Zealand are at risk of falling behind global counterparts in capturing critical knowledge, new research has shown.
SME LAW • Wed, 24 Jun 2026
Slater and Gordon promotes 63
National plaintiff firm Slater and Gordon has elevated 63 lawyers and support staff to more senior roles.
BIG LAW • Wed, 24 Jun 2026
VCAT to be hit hard under Victoria’s WFH laws
The Allan Labor government’s codification of work-from-home (WFH) rights for two days per week will be an enormous strain on the Victorian Civil and Administrative ...
POLITICS • Tue, 23 Jun 2026
Correction notice
The following is a notice from the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly.
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Jun 2026