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Creating a corporate wellness strategy for lawyers during COVID-19

Working remotely has made it difficult for many law firms to maintain employee health and productivity.

22 June 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Higher fees risk deterring students from studying law

Legal professionals and students have spoken out against the federal government’s proposal to raise fees for law degrees.

19 June 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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The Bar, the pandemic and the future

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, the president of the Australian Bar Association, Matthew Howard SC, unpacks how the coronavirus crisis has been affecting barristers across the country.

19 June 2020
By Tasha Levy
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Law students ramp up fight against ‘tone-deaf’ university

In disputing exam conditions set out during the coronavirus pandemic, law students of Monash University have protested against the faculty with a petition, a survey and over 1,000 “disappointed” students. Lawyers Weekly takes a deeper look at this ongoing battle between the students and the Melbourne law faculty.

19 June 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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‘Accusation that litigation funders are unfettered price setters is patently false’

Additional regulation of litigation funding can increase transparency and confidence in the class action system, but the ongoing debate must be more sophisticated, says one funder.

19 June 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Workplace transformations well underway across corporate Australia

The “new normal” is taking shape, with an overwhelming majority of businesses implementing or actively considering adaptations to their workplace arrangements.

19 June 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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The impacts of COVID-19 on vicarious trauma

Vicarious trauma and the emotional scars are an unfortunate burden of a career in law and those challenges may be further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

19 June 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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DSA Law welcomes new special counsel

DSA Law has continued its expansion with the appointment of a new special counsel.

19 June 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Should BLM protests be legal in COVID-19? Legal experts weigh in

Seven legal and human rights groups have weighed in on the Australian government’s approach to recent Black Lives Matter and refugee rights protests.

19 June 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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South Australian legal sector to receive funding boost

Legal services available to some of South Australia’s most vulnerable citizens have been given a funding boost, with an additional $4.8 million in Commonwealth funding to help the sector respond to increased demand due to COVID-19.

19 June 2020
By Tony Zhang