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10-plus firms in WGEA list
Big Law • 22 February 2018 • ByEmma Musgrave10-plus firms make the cut in WGEA list

Over 10 law firms have been awarded the Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation by the Australian government’s...

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Firm engagement with IT must be proactive, not reactive
Big Law • 22 February 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyFirm engagement with IT must be proactive, not reactive

When McCullough Robertson Lawyers (MCR) discovered it was taking up to two minutes for its lawyers to send emails –...

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Medical
SME Law • 22 February 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyQLD lawyer advocates for medics’ right to refuse treatment

Queenslanders have had a gutful of frontline emergency workers “being treated like punching bags”, according to a...

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Lawyers becoming lazier in client checks
Big Law • 21 February 2018 • ByJerome DoraisamyLawyers becoming lazier in client checks

Lawyers and conveyancers are becoming worse at verifying the identities of their clients and checking sanctions lists as...

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Elder abuse
The Bar • 21 February 2018 • ByEmma MusgraveNational plan to combat elder abuse welcomed

A legal body has welcomed the government’s call to develop a national plan to combat elder abuse.

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Cleaning contractor
Corporate Counsel • 01 January 1980 • ByAdam ZuchettiWoolies lawyers to bear the brunt over ‘abysmal’ compliance

The in-house lawyers at Woolworths are set to feel the effects of a discovery that the cleaning contractors working at...

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office workers huddling meeting law graduate oversupply cashing in
SME Law • 20 February 2018 • ByEmma MusgraveFrustration grows over unis ‘cashing in’ on law grad oversupply

The issue of law grad oversupply has reared its head again with a number of Lawyers Weekly readers expressing their...

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Alarm
SME Law • 20 February 2018 • ByEmma MusgraveInjury lawyer raises alarm on ‘unfair’ medical negligence claims

An injury compensation lawyer has issued a warning over his state’s legal system, saying it is unfairly geared against...

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Most popular clerkship employer revealed
Big Law • 01 January 1980 • ByEmma MusgraveMost popular clerkship employer revealed

An international law firm has been dubbed the most popular clerkship employer at an event held in Sydney recently.

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Graph
Big Law • 19 February 2018 • ByTom LodewykeListed IP firm weathers share price nosedive

IPH Limited’s share price has slumped following the announcement of its half-year financial results.

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