LOD to expand in-house offering to challenge ‘traditional’ firms
Alternative legal services provider LOD is expanding its offering to in-house legal teams, with its dedicated arm to challenge the traditional firm model now across three ...
NEWLAW • Mon, 24 Feb 2020
Motor vehicle accident lawyer reprimanded, fined for professional misconduct
A Melbourne-based solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct, fined $2,000 and ordered to pay $20,000 in costs.
SME LAW • Mon, 24 Feb 2020
Early practical experience available for grads who go in-house
Many corporate counsel spend a few years in law firms before moving in-house, but there is no reason why one cannot take up such a role as a graduate, argues one ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 24 Feb 2020
Family violence ‘the most pressing issue of terrorism’ facing Australia: Rosie Batty
The current family law inquiry has the potential to weaken existing safety protections in the system, when it is required to do significantly more, argues former ...
POLITICS • Sun, 23 Feb 2020
Victoria passes Gender Equality Bill
The Andrews government has passed its Gender Equality Bill, which it is calling a “landmark step in breaking down discrimination and gender barriers in the workplace”
POLITICS • Sun, 23 Feb 2020
Leo Cussen to offer PLT at ANU
PLT provider Leo Cussen Centre for Law will deliver practical legal training at the Australian National University from January next year.
BIG LAW • Thu, 20 Feb 2020
New legal locum for financial services launches
A legal locum business dedicated to assisting banks and financial services organisations in a post-Hayne royal commission world has been formally unveiled.
SME LAW • Thu, 20 Feb 2020
No room ‘for dead weight in a lean NewLaw practice’
Work-life balance is absolutely possible in a boutique NewLaw practice – but one has to be prepared to tick certain boxes first, argues one professional.
SME LAW • Thu, 20 Feb 2020
Can lawyers create a life they love?
It is only by doing things differently, and simplifying how we practice law, that you can even begin to create a life you love, writes Marianne Marchesi.
SME LAW • Thu, 20 Feb 2020
