Three King & Wood Mallesons lawyers have penned an analysis piece, discussing the federal budget’s focus on royal commissions and additional funding to government agencies.
An employment law firm has responded to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s first budget, saying it is set to benefit both SMEs and employees in a multitude of ways.
The 2019 federal budget has been handed down, with implications to be felt across Australia’s legal profession and the communities it serves.
Three female solicitors have made history in NSW’s central west, as owners of the first all-female partnered law firm in the city of Orange.
Member associations and legal advocacy groups have been unanimous in their condemnation of federal, state and territory governments and its failure to address the over-representation of Indigenous Australians in the criminal justice system.
Global firm DLA Piper has made a number of appointments to the partnership across Australia as part of its 2019 global partnership promotions.
The 2019 federal budget has been handed down, with little promise of additional legal assistance funding, despite members of the profession calling for the contrary in the lead-up.
WaterNSW regulatory and corporate strategy adviser Dr Madeleine Hartley has reflected that her own success as a legal counsel has resulted from a three-fold approach: people investing in her, utilisation of her passions, and expanding her own knowledge in order to grow and excel.
Google’s head of legal operations, technology and strategy has spoken out about the legal profession’s “stubbornly resistant” nature towards disruption, offering an insight into why such reluctance occurs, and its effects in-house.
In the wake of the banking royal commission, 48 per cent of general counsel are looking to redesign their working practices, new research has found.
