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A recent report from Major, Lindsey & Africa unpacks the trends shaping how law department leaders are viewing their roles, the makeup of their teams, the use of new technologies, and the extent to which legal services panels will be relied upon.

What was once viewed as a productivity tool has become a critical lifeline for many legal teams, with a new Legora report revealing that more than eight in 10 departments now consider AI essential to their daily work.

After nearly getting scammed while selling her own car privately, this general-counsel-turned-legal-tech founder decided to do something about it.

A recommendation was made to remove a Queensland lawyer from the roll over her “incomprehensible and contemptible” attempt to have her client charged with a criminal offence amid a dispute over unpaid fees.

“The future of law is going to look vastly different, and in-house teams have the privilege of drawing the blueprint for what that looks like,” one GC has said.

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A decade-long decline in Indigenous solicitor numbers has prompted the Law Society of NSW to launch a new foundation aimed at supporting more First Nations law graduates and strengthening Indigenous representation across the legal profession.

Queensland-based Creevey Horrell Lawyers has strengthened its wills and estates practice with the promotion of one of its solicitors to a senior role.

In the face of criticism over its “tough on crime” policy, the Victorian government has invested additional resources into courtrooms.

The prestigious Austin Asche Oration was delivered by Australia’s first Orthodox rabbi to become a Supreme Court judge.