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New research, which identifies Australians’ ethical perceptions of media platforms across the country, sheds light into how and where legal professionals and firms should be marketing their services to prospective clients.

Changing this one thing would make us healthier, happier and enable us to better serve our dual roles to the court and to our clients, writes Emma Fitzgerald.

The Australian Bar Association has announced the election of its new executive team for 2021, consisting of a number of high-profile barristers.

Outgoing president Pauline Wright has reflected on the past year and the work that the Law Council of Australia has done to cope with unprecedented changes as she welcomes in the new executive council for 2021.

In an evolving legal marketplace, clients are seeking collaboration with lawyers that not only goes beyond adoption of new technologies but also encompasses behavioural differences, says one consulting firm.

When law firms put their people first, achievement of all other strategic objectives will follow, says one chief executive partner.

Lawyers Weekly can now reveal the most sought-after employers for legal professionals based in Western Australia.

The parliamentary recommendation that Australia should adopt a world-leading law to apply targeted sanctions on human rights abuses has been welcomed, but safeguards should be front of mind moving forward, the nation’s premier legal body has warned.

Law firms need to protect their crown jewels if they’re going to survive in an environment where cyber threats are rapidly evolving, writes James Bergl.

The Law Institute of Victoria has thrown its support behind a proposed bill to ban cruel, harmful conversion practices and support survivors with their recovery.