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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Merger creates major South-East Queensland commercial law firm

A Brisbane commercial law firm and a Sunshine Coast firm have merged, in a move to create a major South-East Queensland firm with expanded capabilities.

SME LAW • Thu, 28 Sep 2023

Landmark cyber service developed for Qld family court lawyers

A world-first cyber security product has been introduced by a Queensland law firm and, according to the firm, will potentially revolutionise the way evidence in family ...

SME LAW • Thu, 28 Sep 2023

How firm owners can benefit from compassion

With the rise of technology and the increased digitisation of working practices, soft and high EQ skills remain more important than ever, according to this lawyer, ...

SME LAW • Thu, 28 Sep 2023

The ‘direct business ramifications’ of burnout in law

As the foundations underpinning the culture in the legal industry and traditional law firms remain flawed, the managing partner of Hamilton Locke said the firm is ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Hackers breach the systems of the International Criminal Court

The systems of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were breached by threat actors in a cyber incident last week.

THE BAR • Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Legal leaders must have an executive presence on LinkedIn

Leaders across all sectors are rigorously scrutinised for personal integrity, organisational diligence, DEI and ESG policies and values. And based on the recent findings ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 27 Sep 2023

Record number of pro bono hours delivered in FY23

The Australian Pro Bono Centre has published the 16th Annual Performance Report on the National Pro Bono Target, revealing more than 700,000 hours of completed pro bono ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 26 Sep 2023

The ‘shift’ in the number of in-house roles being offered to grads

While going straight into an in-house role from law school has historically been considered a more alternative career pathway, this legal counsel said things are changing ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 26 Sep 2023

ANZ fined $15m for misleading customers

The Federal Court has ordered ANZ to pay a $15 million penalty after the bank admitted to misleading its customers as to the funds available to them in certain credit ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 26 Sep 2023

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