An NSW bishop has been appointed to a senior legal role in the Vatican.
While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are practical steps that every law student can take to improve their chances of progressing through the application process, writes Hugo Morgan.
Law firm Clayton Utz has welcomed former senior ATO litigator Rimma Miller to its Sydney office in a move to bolster the firm’s tax practice.
Once a cornerstone of legal business development, the traditional “long lunch” has largely faded from “an alcohol-inflected business development tool”, but it has now been reshaped for a new era in line with modern expectations, one firm principal has said.
Having operated independently for a combined 24 years, Mitry Lawyers and Emerson Lewis Lawyers have joined forces in a merger aimed at addressing the “practical realities” and growth limits of single-principal firms.
A solicitor blamed a “partnership split” for the 10 months of radio silence that saw her client hit with an indemnity costs order.
A newly proposed bill will make it more difficult to return land to Aboriginal Australians, according to the Law Society of NSW and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council.
Serving the Australian legal system for nearly half a century, a former senior judge of the Supreme Court of NSW has been welcomed as the incoming Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board chairman.
A string of high-profile cases involving lawyers misusing artificial intelligence has sent ripples of concern through the profession. But according to one legal expert, the takeaway isn’t to steer clear of the technology – it’s to learn how to use it correctly.
As the legal profession continues to undergo rapid and unprecedented shifts, four partners from a global law firm have identified the key forces set to drive dealmaking and reshape the industry in the year ahead.
