Multinational firm pauses salary reviews, defers partner profits
A “Magic Circle” law firm with an Australian presence has put a hold on salary reviews and increases and will defer partner profit distributions as it responds to ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Apr 2020
National firm cancels 2020 pay rises
There will be no pay rises for partners or employees this year at one national law firm, as part of its steps to manage the impact of COVID-19.
BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Advocates hit Dutton with COVID-19 legal challenge
A legal challenge against Minister Peter Dutton and the Department of Home Affairs has been filed on behalf of a refugee in immigration detention for alleged failure to ...
POLITICS • Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Lawyers must choose to lead during COVID-19
In what has fast become one of the most extraordinary social, professional and economic crises of our lifetimes, it is incumbent upon lawyers to step up for the community ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Employment lawyers ‘have never been more important’
The outbreak of coronavirus has resulted in work that is both intellectually stimulating and hugely consequential for lawyers in the employment space, says one partner.
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Collaboration with barristers critical during COVID-19
Unprecedented challenges in the wake of a global pandemic mean that it is especially important for corporate counsel to engage effectively with those at the bar.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Navigating waves of social change in the FMCG space
Lawyers Weekly profiled four senior corporate counsel in the FMCG space to garner a better understanding and appreciation for a sector that, as the name suggests, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Issues and lessons for WA GCs from COVID-19
While coronavirus is impacting upon all corners of the Australian economy and professional landscape, there are unique challenges facing in-house teams in the west.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Rewiring the legal profession
The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest business disruptor of our lifetime and it will require a radical response, writes Paul Cowling.
NEWLAW • Tue, 21 Apr 2020
