Confidence critical for personal and professional success
Whether it be as an in-house lawyer or professional model, Shannen de la Motte knows that bolstering her confidence and being true to herself is the best path forward for ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 01 Dec 2020
Is sexual harassment a generational problem?
Retro-sexism is on the rise – this means we are seeing a worrying return to old-fashioned stereotypes, write Katie Williams and Justine Cooper.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 01 Dec 2020
$50m settlement reached in class action against collapsed education provider
Plaintiff firms Maurice Blackburn and Slater and Gordon have secured a $50 million settlement on behalf of shareholders of former education and training provider Vocation ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
Can law firms mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees?
A coronavirus vaccine is expected by March, and as such, law firms may need to consider — if they aren’t already — whether or not they can or should direct employees to ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
‘A minority within a minority’: The Torres Strait Islander experience in law
When discussing diversity and inclusion as it pertains to Indigenous peoples, Australia’s legal profession cannot forget that Torres Strait Islander lawyers have ...
SME LAW • Mon, 30 Nov 2020
G+T appoints 5 new partners, 4 new special counsel
National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has elevated nine lawyers to senior positions, with five joining the partnership ranks and four rising to special counsel.
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Nov 2020
Winners for 2020 Partner of the Year Awards unveiled
Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with Taylor Root, is thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s Partner of the Year Awards.
BIG LAW • Fri, 27 Nov 2020
‘Each of us has the ability to change the world for the better’
Lawyers pride themselves on fighting for fairness, and although there is still much progress to make in advancing LGBTQI+ rights in the legal profession, we should be ...
SME LAW • Thu, 26 Nov 2020
‘It’s never been cheaper to expand your business’
If sole practitioners have been considering employing other professionals to work in their boutique firms, the age of coronavirus has opened a window to do so in a ...
SME LAW • Thu, 26 Nov 2020
