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To ensure the health of young professionals is protected, admission ceremonies across the country have been culled. Lawyers Weekly checks back in with each state.

Live lectures and divided classes will be disbanded in the 2020 Winter semester as the Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW moves classes online amid COVID-19 fears.

As a young law student or recent graduate, it is important to make time to network with established, legal professionals - but how do you do this when you’re stuck inside?

Australian universities, including top law schools, have used the last month to move their operations online and introduce flexible options as part of a national effort to slow the community transmission of COVID-19 and protect the health of students.

In the span of a couple of weeks, Australian BigLaw firms went from no changes to major cuts on partner draws and spending freezes amid coronavirus financial panic. As the virus continues to spread, Lawyers Weekly checks back in with the legal profession.

Queensland Bar has decided to offer a 30 per cent discount on membership and practising certificate fees for barristers in the Sunshine State in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The ACT government has enacted legislation to remove the right of the accused to a trial by jury in a move that has alarmed the law society.

A well-known Sydney south coast lawyer and his mechanic mate have been granted bail after they were charged with the alleged supply of cocaine.

In order to protect the roles of its staff in the wake of COVID-19, another national mid-tier firm has taken action by requesting temporary reductions in salaries.

According to Dr Senthorun Raj, the prescriptive, dogmatic way in which legal professionals are trained to think ignores the critical role of emotion embedded into every aspect of the legal system.