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The profession’s mixed response to MinterEllison’s graduate cuts is sending the wrong signal entirely, writes Andrew Cooke.

Concerns about AI displacing law graduate roles, following developments at MinterEllison, are forcing universities to confront an uncomfortable question: Are they still preparing students for the legal profession of the future?

Lawyers Weekly, in collaboration with Agile Market Intelligence, is thrilled to reveal – exclusively for subscribers to Lawyers Weekly Premium – the law firms that are the most desirable to legal professionals when considering their next career move.

Tax lawyers across the country have been “operating in a state of flux” since Jim Chalmers handed down last month’s federal budget.

A new law aimed at easing the compliance burden for dually listed ASX and US stock exchange companies has highlighted the influence Australian lawyers can wield on the global stage.

A Queensland firm director engaged in unsatisfactory professional conduct by her failure to appropriately manage a conveyancing matter and supervise an employee who had at least a decade of experience.

As email and messaging take over legal communication, a quieter but far more consequential shift is emerging as young lawyers lose the once essential skill of the phone call, and the effects are beginning to ripple through the profession in ways many are yet to fully recognise.

A new associate director will lead Lawyers on Demand’s Perth office.

Sixty per cent of employees are currently using AI on a regular basis in their workplace, while only 22 per cent of employees say they’ve received any training or support from their employer to use AI in their work.

As part of its “ambitious growth plans” across public liability and personal injury, Sparke Helmore has brought on a new partner.