Lauren Croft

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Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications and Travel Weekly. Originally born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. She is also a keen snowboarder and pre-pandemic, spent a season living in a French ski resort.

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Is your firm spending too much on cyber security?

Some Australian businesses are spending too much investing in unnecessary cyber security solutions, according to cyber security professional Tim Redhead of DotSec.

NEWLAW • Tue, 17 Oct 2023

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Budgetary constraints holding legal departments back from ‘taking full advantage of technology’

Technology remains a key challenge for in-house lawyers despite efficiency being high on the priority list of legal departments. To combat this challenge, open ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 17 Oct 2023

‘If you don’t fail, you’re not going to be able to grow’

Young lawyers should be expanding their horizons as much as they can – whether that’s through mentors outside of the law or through non-traditional career paths, ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 16 Oct 2023

Legal academics call for reforms to parental leave laws

The government’s current parental leave entitlements grant eligible parents 18 weeks of paid leave at the national minimum wage, but is this enough? These legal academics ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Oct 2023

More cyber privacy class actions to come, report says

In the 2023 financial year, consumer class actions have dominated the market, with data breach class actions set to change the landscape moving forward, a new report has ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Oct 2023

‘Little downside’ to young lawyers gaining experience through firm exchange

A lawyer exchange program is gaining global traction, with a number of associates and senior associates gaining work experience at different firms to boost their careers ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Oct 2023

Potential financial elder abuse reforms welcomed by legal profession

New reforms around financial elder abuse and powers of attorney law may be closer than ever after the federal government released a consultation paper proposing ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Oct 2023

To grow your business, ‘don’t think, just do’

For this firm owner, taking herself out of day-to-day operations has been instrumental in the growth and long-term success of her firm post-pandemic.

SME LAW • Thu, 12 Oct 2023

How this award-winning firm is adopting ‘a different approach’

Non-traditional working models are likely to become increasingly popular in the coming decade, predicted this award-winning lawyer, who said that “it doesn’t have to be ...

SME LAW • Thu, 12 Oct 2023

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