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‘Fight back has begun’: Australian class action targets social media giant

Off the back of the My Feed, My Way legislation, Carter Capner Law is investigating a class action against Meta.

11 September 2026
By David Hollingworth
Building better lawyers: The growing importance of legal networking events

Lawyers are being encouraged to step away from the office and attend events to network and learn about the legal profession.

10 September 2026
By Matthew Taylor
Margalit Injury Lawyers strengthens Melbourne team with 2 new appointments

Boutique law firm Margalit Injury Lawyers has appointed a principal solicitor and a lawyer to join the practice based in Melbourne.

10 September 2026
By Matthew Taylor
BigLaw’s big bets: Where firms are investing

Australia’s largest law firms will, broadly, invest in their employees, technology platforms, and the practice areas where they see the highest demand from clients. Here, Lawyers Weekly unpacks where BigLaw players are directing their investments as we head towards 2027.

10 September 2026
By Matthew Taylor
Courts, academics to discuss AI taking on judicial tasks

A roundtable will bring together representatives from courts and tribunals across the country, including the Federal Court and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA), to discuss how artificial intelligence might be able to ease a judge’s workload.

10 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
WFH bill may fail constitutional validity test, counsel says

Following Victorian Premier Ben Carroll’s confirmation that the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 will be debated and passed through the state’s upper house within the week, the industry group has sought legal advice as part of a campaign to have the legislation withdrawn from Parliament.

10 September 2026
By Amelia McNamara
If AI does the junior work, how do we develop Australia’s future senior lawyers?

The Australian legal profession has spent considerable time examining what artificial intelligence means for productivity, service delivery, and the economics of legal work. I think this question deserves equal attention: what happens when the work AI performs increasingly well is also the work we have traditionally relied upon to train junior lawyers? writes Jamie Ng.

10 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
The law firms being raided for talent

An analysis of lateral moves reported by Lawyers Weekly over the past 12 months has revealed which firms have been doing the poaching, which have been losing talent – and just how much damage one big team raid can do.

09 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
Barristers unfairly caught in crossfires of SC scrutiny

The Australian Financial Review raised legitimate questions about the NSW senior counsel appointment process, but it should not have come at the expense of the barristers it has claimed to help.

09 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
‘There may never be a perfect time’: Building a law firm with young children

Building a law firm from the ground up is difficult enough. Doing it while raising young children brings an entirely different set of pressures – and, for two boutique firm founders, some important lessons about ambition, guilt, flexibility, and asking for help.

09 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave