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Like many highly professional industries, the majority of law firms achieve much of their business through word of mouth recommendations. They avoid focusing their time and money on promoting themselves, choosing instead to stick with what they know best: practising law. It’s worked fine up until now, they argue, so if it isn’t broken, why fix it, asks Phoebe Netto.

A law firm has pledged to raise $200,000 for a charity that provides young students in a cadet program with industry-related employment.

Running one’s own law firm comes with many personal and professional benefits, but financially, it may lead to roadblocks when one wants to purchase a property, argues one home loan specialist.

A lack of cooperation from social media platforms, and the absence of a globally consistent approach, mean that determining the extent to which social media platforms can or should be regulated is incredibly difficult, argue two lawyers.

The Australian legal profession has a long way to go to improve gender disparities and Asian Australian leadership, but it is not an impossible task.

Australian private equity firm Kirwood Capital has been advised on its investment in a Series C funding round for Harmoney.

Fresh reports coming out of The Piddington Society’s graduate program have confirmed more than 5,000 hours of legal advice have been delivered to community legal centres this year.

Brisbane-based firm Mullins last week launched its first function for those in the pub, hotel, accommodation and club industries.

In its 19th year, the Australian Law Awards continues to be the pinnacle awards event for Australia’s legal profession. In yet another outstanding evening, the awards witnessed the absolute brilliance of the legal profession at the bar and in firms and companies of all sizes.

National firm Mills Oakley has hired new partners for its projects, energy and resources and property teams respectively.