Global firm Clifford Chance has elevated 30 of its lawyers to the partnership ranks, including nine in Asia-Pacific.
Many in-house teams are turning to fixed billing for the benefits it reaps, with the points of difference it offers worthy of notice by lawyers, according to a fan of the practice.
Given the unique challenges of each individual business, the implementation and utilisation of flexible working arrangements by the legal team requires trust and an easing of personal parameters, argues one general counsel.
Fresh data shows there is an ongoing disconnect between employment growth and wage increases, which is having a knock-on impact on the economy.
An established NewLaw firm has scooped up lexvoco in a move that will see it bolster its presence in the Australian legal market.
The Law Council of Australia has welcomed a proposed multimillion-dollar package that aims to address systemic disadvantage in Indigenous communities.
The Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants will resume public hearings today, with this second round set to to focus on Victoria Police’s dealings with ‘Lawyer X’ Nicola Gobbo between 1999 and 2003.
With just three weeks to go, Lawyers Weekly has taken a look at what the major parties think of access to justice as a federal election issue.
A NSW-based practitioner has been removed from the roll after having 19 grounds of complaint brought against him.
There’s a myriad of reasons prompting market-leading lawyers to make the switch to Big 4 law offerings, according to one partner who has made the move.
