50% of lawyers ‘uncomfortable’ with use of AI
Despite emerging technology continually impacting the legal landscape, new research has revealed that the legal profession is the most unsure of AI.
NEWLAW • Mon, 22 Jul 2024
GHD adds new chief legal officer
Global professional services company GHD has named a new chief legal officer based in Perth, who will join the leadership team in August.
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Jul 2024
‘Graduates are rejecting the traditional law firm practices’
While the employment market is overall positive for legal graduates, new lawyers can be “very discerning” about what they want from their employer despite higher ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Jul 2024
How tech and offshoring can change a firm’s operational efficiency
The increasing popularity of hybrid and remote working, as well as an uptake in legal tech, give firms the opportunity to “overnight change” the way they operate, ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Jul 2024
Lander & Rogers hires 2 lateral partners
Lander & Rogers has bolstered both its real estate and corporate practices with the addition of two new partners, one from Gadens and one from McCullough Robertson.
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Jul 2024
Uncertainty is ‘part of the nature of legal practice’
Amid growing client expectations and the rise of new technology, those in the legal profession may (understandably) feel uncertain as to what’s to come. However, ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Jul 2024
‘It’s just good business practice to have great cash flow’
For law firms, having good cash flow can mean “easy wins” and happy clients, as well as a more efficient practice, according to this director.
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Jul 2024
Kain Lawyers opens new Melbourne office, adds former PwC legal head
Kain Lawyers has strengthened its presence in Melbourne with a new office and a strategic senior appointment from PwC Australia’s legal business.
SME LAW • Thu, 18 Jul 2024
The rise of ‘sophisticated’, ‘dedicated’ and ‘formalised’ pro bono practices
As the amount of pro bono work within the profession increases amid rising inflation and growing ESG concerns, more firms are establishing “increasingly formalised” pro ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 17 Jul 2024
