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Lawyers Weekly, in collaboration with Agile Market Intelligence, is thrilled to unveil a preview of the law firms that are the most desirable to legal professionals when considering their next career move.

In its latest promotion round, Johnson Winter Slattery has promoted four to special counsel and 21 to senior associate, effective 1 July.

The South Australian government’s “disappointing” budget announcements have shown just how low the justice system ranks on its list of priorities, the Law Society complained.

The profession’s mixed response to MinterEllison’s graduate cuts is sending the wrong signal entirely, writes Andrew Cooke.

Concerns about AI displacing law graduate roles, following developments at MinterEllison, are forcing universities to confront an uncomfortable question: Are they still preparing students for the legal profession of the future?

Lawyers Weekly, in collaboration with Agile Market Intelligence, is thrilled to reveal – exclusively for subscribers to Lawyers Weekly Premium – the law firms that are the most desirable to legal professionals when considering their next career move.

Tax lawyers across the country have been “operating in a state of flux” since Jim Chalmers handed down last month’s federal budget.

A new law aimed at easing the compliance burden for dually listed ASX and US stock exchange companies has highlighted the influence Australian lawyers can wield on the global stage.

A Queensland firm director engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct by her failure to appropriately manage a conveyancing matter and supervise an employee who had at least a decade of experience.

As email and messaging take over legal communication, a quieter but far more consequential shift is emerging as young lawyers lose the once essential skill of the phone call, and the effects are beginning to ripple through the profession in ways many are yet to fully recognise.