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“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.

Anne Hassan SC and Kevin Doyle have both been appointed as judged to the County Court in Victoria.

Boycott campaigns to stop human rights abuses or to protect the environment are a legitimate protest tactic that should be protected, argues the Human Rights Law Centre.

The Law Society of Western Australia has called for the government to use upcoming negotiations to address legal assistance funding for Indigenous law programs.

National firm Mills Oakley has moved to strengthen its workplace relations team by nabbing a partner from Holman Webb for its Sydney office.

Recently, Lawyers Weekly put a call out for anecdotes from lawyers who, as students or graduates, had faced negative experiences when applying for jobs at law firms. A flood of horror stories came in.