‘A heartbreaking day’: ATO whistleblower pleads guilty to 4 charges
After speaking out about the ATO’s aggressive debt collection tactics, whistleblower Richard Boyle has pleaded guilty to four charges at a hearing in Adelaide today (27 ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 27 May 2025
AI and legal tech are ‘only going to get better from here’
As attitudes around AI shift from scepticism to acceptance, the legal department of the future will look vastly different, as the roles of in-house lawyers continue to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 27 May 2025
‘Firms becoming more selective in their hiring processes’ as 1 in 3 lawyers look to move
New research from legal recruitment firm empire group has found that firms are increasingly becoming more “conservative” with offers, with one-third of legal ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 May 2025
Dentons achieves 0% gender pay gap
Global law firm Dentons has brought its gender pay gap down to zero – in a move which is, according to the firm, a first for a large law firm in Australia.
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 May 2025
HopgoodGanim adds workplace partner
Australian mid-tier law firm HopgoodGanim Lawyers has added a new partner in its workplace and employment practice, who joins from workplace law firm Kingston Reid.
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 May 2025
Sydney solicitor shot after ‘targeted attack’ in Granville
A Sydney lawyer and a man with alleged links to organised crime have both been shot in Parramatta, with one currently in critical condition.
BIG LAW • Mon, 26 May 2025
AI discrimination lawsuit against Workday expands to collective action
A lawsuit containing allegations that HR platform Workday’s AI recruitment tools had discriminatory impacts on applicants will now move forward as a nationwide collective ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 25 May 2025
Billable hours increase at HWL Ebsworth and a national law firm acquires an office of 50+ staff: What's hot in law this week (19–22 May)
This week, legal salaries were set to soar at HWL Ebsworth, Ashurst shut its Canberra office, and the RBA cut rates for the second time this year. Here is your weekly ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 23 May 2025
Use of AI slowing down now ‘early adopters are onboard’
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Australian workplaces has slowed down, with fewer Australians thinking that AI will become a regular tool in the workplace, ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 22 May 2025
