Recession will shift balance of power in legal recruitment
If, as appears increasingly likely, Australia enters a recession in the coming months, not only will there be a slowdown in the legal services marketplace — the leverage ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Oct 2022
Baker McKenzie records $5.24bn revenue in FY22
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has released its financial results for the year ending 30 June 2022, which saw a “record” increase of 5.5 per cent in revenue from ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 13 Oct 2022
Bakers ‘well poised’ to be the definition of a global law firm, says chair
EXCLUSIVE: In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the global chair of BigLaw firm Baker McKenzie discusses the firm’s vision, post-pandemic approach and the place of ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Are clients judging your cyber security practices?
How you protect information is fast becoming one of the deciding factors for security-conscious organisations seeking legal representation, writes Tim Redhead.
BIG LAW • Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Dentons enters into ‘historic combination’ with Link Legal in India
Dentons is combining with a leading, full-service Indian legal practice, Link Legal, which the BigLaw player says marks the first time a global law firm has combined with ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Oct 2022
How will a recession impact in-house recruitment?
The risk of recession has tipped from “possible to probable”, the Treasurer has said. This will, almost certainly, have repercussions for the legal services marketplace, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Oct 2022
Key corporate lessons from Optus breach
The Optus data breach will be the pivotal moment that leads to privacy law regulation in Australia, argues one cyber partner. Given this and the far-reaching consequences ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Oct 2022
Jones Day adds IP partner from Clayton Utz
Global law firm Jones Day has welcomed an intellectual property partner in its Melbourne office from fellow BigLaw firm Clayton Utz.
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Oct 2022
NRF appoints Australian partner as global co-head of financial restructuring and insolvency
BigLaw firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Sydney-based partner Scott Atkins as its global co-head of financial restructuring and insolvency.
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Oct 2022
