How mentors and mentoring for young lawyers have changed post-COVID

The mentor and mentee relationships remain just as critically important as they were before the global pandemic but how young lawyers build and maintain connections has ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 31 May 2021

Top 10: Career Expos, major Federal Court decisions and law changes lead this fortnight’s news

As part of its fortnightly round up, Lawyers Weekly’s Protégé has put together the top 10 most important news updates relevant to young lawyers. 

NEWLAW • Mon, 31 May 2021

Leveraging a law degree for more than just a legal career

As lawyers collect new experiences and interests, the benefits of a law degree could continue to expand to include more non-traditional and sometimes completely new ...

NEWLAW • Mon, 31 May 2021

Porter defamation case against ABC comes to an end

Former attorney-general Christian Porter’s defamation case against the ABC over an article that he alleged named him as the cabinet minister at the centre of historic ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 31 May 2021

Major landmark decision a ‘victory’ for young climate change activists

In a global first, the Federal Court of Australia has ordered that the government must consider the foreseeable future harms of climate change on children specifically, ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 30 May 2021

Human rights groups condemn Victorian government over 470 Indigenous deaths

Almost 40 legal groups, including Amnesty International and the Australian Lawyers Alliance, have taken aim at the Victorian government’s controversial bail laws and its ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 30 May 2021

Lawyer fails to set aside bankruptcy notice, ordered to pay $9k 

The Federal Circuit Court has ordered that a lawyer pay a firm she was in dispute with $9,000 in costs following criticisms that her affidavits and her leaving during ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 27 May 2021

Federal Court reveals outcome of Porter’s defamation barrister

The former attorney-general’s star-studded legal team has learnt whether one of its members has been removed by the Federal Court over concerns that she obtained ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 27 May 2021

Porter, ABC may enter into mediation to settle defamation dispute

Former attorney-general Christian Porter and the ABC have agreed to enter into a mediation in order to settle his defamation case over an article that he claimed had ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 27 May 2021