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Law students at a Melbourne-based university have created legal technology solutions to industry problems, which they said will help them succeed in the profession.

A young person-led organisation created at a Canberra-based university has designed legal research tasks that are empowering lawyers while protecting the environment.

Global firm King & Wood Mallesons has promoted four Australian lawyers to its partnership ranks.

Funding giant Omni Bridgeway has welcomed a highly respected international arbitrator to join its investment committees, the decision-making bodies responsible for selecting the group’s investments.

Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with AMP Bank, is proud to announce the launch of this year’s Women in Finance Awards.

Hall & Wilcox has advised Victory Offices Limited on its $15.3 million equity raising.

The Law Society of New South Wales has welcomed a decision by the NSW government to place mental health professionals in police area command centres.  

The NSW Bar Association has urgently called for a court that would address the over-representation of Indigenous people in Australia’s criminal justice system.

To work in law is to bear the emotional scars that come with it. From vicarious trauma to hypervigilance in everyday settings, Lawyers Weekly takes a look at the triggers of a career in law with two of Australia’s top legal professionals.

On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, it is critical to consider the need for stronger laws to combat the scourge of elder abuse, writes Andrew Simpson.