The need for a ‘commercial lens over your legal advice’
To be a successful business, firms should focus on having client-led commercial objectives in mind, according to this firm owner and director.
SME LAW • Thu, 24 Aug 2023
Gageler will bring a ‘wealth of experience’ as High Court CJ, say legal orgs
Legal bodies and organisations across the country have congratulated the new Chief Justice of the High Court and paid tribute to Chief Justice Susan Kiefel AC ahead of ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 23 Aug 2023
Future implications of in-house growth for firms
While in-house legal teams have historically and typically been quite small, as legal work changes, so have those teams. This, recruiters and GCs have confirmed, will ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 23 Aug 2023
Lawyers ‘can’t be complacent’ in AI era
As some artificial intelligence platforms are now able to pass the bar, this legal professor said that the future of law lies in AI – and that lawyers will need to ...
NEWLAW • Tue, 22 Aug 2023
The ‘nuanced shift’ in the legal recruitment market
Moving from an extremely candidate-driven legal market last year, firms are no longer bending over backwards to secure talent, one recruiter has said.
BIG LAW • Mon, 21 Aug 2023
Doctors in wage theft class action secure win
Junior doctors have been dealt a win as the Federal Court of Australia has ruled in favour of them in a lawsuit against Peninsula Health.
THE BAR • Mon, 21 Aug 2023
The ‘existential crisis’ facing young lawyers
While embarking on a new career can always be daunting, young lawyers, in particular, seem to be experiencing what’s been called an “existential crisis”, where feelings ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 21 Aug 2023
Digital workplace trends can result in discrimination, says law academic
A new book by a CQU law lecturer has warned that digital workplace trends and artificial intelligence (AI) robot recruiters leave room for discrimination against people ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 21 Aug 2023
The business value of parental leave policies
The legal industry leads the country in terms of parental leave – and as these firms have found, initiatives like these are not only valuable for working parents, but ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 20 Aug 2023
