Possessing technical legal skills and knowledge is merely the foundation for success in legal practice, with an award-nominated in-house lawyer arguing that it is crucial for lawyers also to be commercially minded to achieve more tremendous success.
For in-house counsel, being able to keep “on top of” new developments is integral to their roles and important for driving high-value, quality work, according to LawVu’s Shaun Plant.
The ongoing saga triggered by a fake lawyer’s alleged threats, an ousted solicitor and the law firm they operated has been derailed by yet another attempt to have the judge recuse himself on the grounds of corrupt conduct and “morally perverse” comments.
Despite emerging technology continually impacting the legal landscape, new research has revealed that the legal profession is the most unsure of AI.
The Greens justice spokesperson and former barrister David Shoebridge has voiced his support for the community legal service accused of providing negligent advice to child sexual abuse victims.
The foundations for suicide prevention legislation are being established in NSW, as the NSW government held conversations last week with individuals who have both past and current experiences of suicidal distress.
The national economy-wide Digital ID system that new legislation envisions is still in its infancy. Whether businesses will embrace the Digital ID system as it expands into the private sector in the next two years remains to be seen, writes Hamish Fraser.
Global professional services company GHD has named a new chief legal officer based in Perth, who will join the leadership team in August.
Amex was ordered to pay an $8 million fine for credit cards sold in David Jones stores in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s first case on design and distribution obligations.
While the employment market is overall positive for legal graduates, new lawyers can be “very discerning” about what they want from their employer despite higher competition for entry-level roles.
