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HSF to make one-off 5% of salary payment to all staff
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has made numerous calls on salaries moving forward, including opting to remunerate all staff with an extra 5 per cent of their ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Mar 2021
Ashurst chair steps down
The global chairman of multinational law firm Ashurst is stepping down from the partnership at the end of July to accept a judicial appointment.
BIG LAW • Mon, 08 Mar 2021
Julia Gillard’s advice to young women lawyers
Former prime minister Julia Gillard has offered tips to emerging female legal professionals in what she describes as an “extraordinary time” to be establishing one’s self ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 08 Mar 2021
Why legal ops may be the path you’ve been searching for
Finding a home in legal operations, Naomi Hickey-Humble reflects, was “like Goldilocks finding the comfiest bed”.
BIG LAW • Mon, 08 Mar 2021
Continuous disclosure changes ‘would shred investor protections’
A member body for litigation funders has said proposed changes to Australia’s “world-leading” continuous disclosure laws would amount to a win for corporate lobbyists at ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 07 Mar 2021
Kate Jenkins to conduct review into parliamentary workplace culture
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins is set to undertake an investigation into the workplaces of parliamentarians and their staff.
POLITICS • Fri, 05 Mar 2021
Largest women’s health class action decision upheld
A landmark decision from November 2019 has been upheld, delivering findings in favour of thousands of women whose “lives were destroyed”.
BIG LAW • Fri, 05 Mar 2021
Buying, selling or merging with other law firms in 2021
Marketplace appetite for firm mergers and acquisitions is reportedly higher than ever, and – as Australia turns its attention to a “new normal” – SME practices may be ...
SME LAW • Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Growing from boutique to bigger player
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Bartier Perry chief executive Riana Steyn explains how her firm has expanded, and why, as the post-pandemic market approaches.
SME LAW • Thu, 04 Mar 2021