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When discussing diversity and inclusion as it pertains to Indigenous peoples, Australia’s legal profession cannot forget that Torres Strait Islander lawyers have idiosyncratic concerns that cannot be overlooked.
Legal sector sustainability has faced several challenges through the major events of the year including a pandemic and bushfires, with the importance of renewal central to recovery heading into the next year.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has appointed a new board director, who will be the first of Asian background, to the firm’s board, in the firm’s continued efforts to ensure greater diversity among its board and senior leadership.
The Morrison government’s plan to merge the Family and Federal Courts is “undesirable” for families and will have significant impacts down the line, former Family Court Chief Justices and legal experts said.
Victorian workers who experience work-related mental illnesses will benefit from much quicker access to treatments and payments under new legislation.
The Law Society of NSW has named a prominent managing partner of one of Australia’s leading firms its new president for 2021.
By year two of law school, Chimnonyerem Duru felt overlooked by teachers and peers, and was largely disadvantaged because of her race. To prevent others from having the same fate, she created an organisation aimed at addressing and promoting diversity in law.
The NSW law student that took the admissions board to court and requested damages totalling $64,667 over frustrations that he was not allowed to complete his law subjects in the order he wished has lost an appeal before the state’s Court of Appeal.
Those dreaded group assignments, awkward networking events and crossovers in the hunt for jobs may seem like the last thing on your to-do list of things to get right in law, but it should be a top priority while you’re still at university. Here’s why.
Law students have teamed up with seasoned professionals and academics on a highly important, collaborative, pro bono project that addresses wrongful convictions.