The Andrews Labor government has reaffirmed its commitment to self-determination with a review of the legislation that recognises traditional owner land rights.
Despite all the recent emphasis on innovation from private practice firms, LDO professionals think their law firms are no more innovative than they were a year ago.
Creating distance between yourself and your job, in order to gain perspective and tap into your non-intellectual “non-lawyer” side, is fundamental to success, says one professional.
New research from CLOC shows that over 80 per cent of corporate legal organisations allow their data to be stored in the cloud.
Legal departments can and must do more to introduce the next generation of legal professionals to graduate opportunities in-house – particularly at a time that continues to be challenging for those entering the profession, argues one senior legal counsel.
Technology, data and political fluctuations are just some of the hurdles faced by lawyers working for councils, says one local government GC.
In an increasingly diverse and tech-driven marketplace, lawyers have to develop skills that go beyond traditional practice methods. Undertaking a rotation in a legal innovation team is one answer to this.
University of Sydney Law School PhD candidate Callista Harris recently received a prestigious international prize for the first part of her PhD research, dealing with the limits on the jurisdiction of international courts and tribunals. Here, Ms Harris talks about her PhD research and the article for which she received the prize.
A recent opinion piece on the High Court decision in the Love and Thoms cases called explicitly for judges with a political leaning, but it’s these debates that ignore principles of law and betray the integrity of Australia’s systems of governance.
A review of strip search laws has found there is a “widespread lack of knowledge” from operational police as to the legal prerequisites for valid searches and that any policies introduced late in 2019 should be treated as interim until further improvements.
