Unless law firms can implement practical initiatives to up-end workplace culture and structures, women will not be able to fully participate and thrive in the legal profession, argues one advocacy group.
King & Wood Mallesons has successfully defended its client, the producer of Stolichnaya vodka, in what’s being described as a long-running Russian vodka trademark case concerning operations in the Australian market.
New workplace manslaughter laws introduced in Victoria will see organisations and its senior officers held responsible for workplace deaths.
Clifford Chance has launched the pilot phase of its new robotics training programme in the hopes it will help ensure juniors are equipped with a commercial understanding of how legal documents can be automated.
The federal government’s approach to family law will see it advocate again for a “bad law” to be passed by parliament, which it failed to pass in the last term, argues the Law Council president.
“I have worked in the TMT sector for 21 years and have never wanted to leave.” That reflection seems to sum up how a number of senior legal counsel in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) space feel about their work.
A new LOD report compiled by two legal academics clusters in-house lawyers into four ethical categories: the troubled, the coasters, the champions and the comfortably numb.
A high-level strategy, assessment of the business’ maturity and an appreciation for the importance of change management are all needed if one is to succeed when stepping into a leadership role in legal ops, argues one counsel.
New data shows that fewer lawyers working in-house are satisfied with company policies for workplace support.
A legal practitioner director and principal was found to have engaged in unsatisfactory unprofessional conduct by the Victorian Legal Services Commission.
