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While it may be impossible to erase sexual harassment from the profession altogether, top legal women have offered advice to young lawyers on how to report this behaviour and protect themselves against untoward advances from senior professionals.

Katta O’Donnell has made clear her intentions to sue the Australian government over its failure to disclose the risks of climate change on super and safe investments, which has now caught the attention of world-leading experts and media.

Reeling from the Australian win, two law students will begin preparations for their next negotiation competition, this time against international competitors.

The Australian legal and regulatory landscape will be forever changed by COVID-19, especially for law graduates across the country, writes Gemma Dabkowski. 

Lawyers Weekly’s Protégé takes a look back at the last two weeks to round up the top 10 stories that young lawyers should know about the world of law today.

Three law schools are signatories of an open letter calling for the fees increases to be shelved and a new policy drafted with consultation from sector experts.

National firm Clayton Utz has made 30 senior promotions for the start of the new financial year.

Movement away from globalist attitudes is giving rise to greater localisation of lawmaking – a trend being accelerated by COVID-19, says one senior lawyer.

United Green and Renew Estate have been advised on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Rodds Bay 300-megawatt solar farm in Queensland’s Gladstone region.

Johnson Winter & Slattery has advised 3D Oil Limited on the assignment of 80 per cent interest in a T/49P exploration permit in the Otway Basin to ConocoPhillips.