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Law firms are increasingly investing in people, technology, and workplace initiatives in order to improve profitability, with compensation, professional development, and workflow automation identified as the top three priorities when it comes to global investments.

In a recent live-streamed conversation with Lawyers Weekly, two experts from Thomson Reuters urged lawyers to move beyond simply selecting a sophisticated legal AI tool, warning that firms must build verification into their workflows to ensure AI-assisted work remains authentic, traceable, and accountable.

In a recent live-streamed conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Parachute’s head reflected on how mid-market firms can move beyond AI experimentation and embed intelligent technology into their core operations.

Legal practices should resist the temptation to reach for artificial intelligence before understanding the problem they are actually trying to solve, JurisTechne founder Mona Chiha has said.

An independent children’s lawyer was cautioned for “cascading failures”, including for not chasing a non-responsive lawyer to ensure affected children understood final court orders.

Despite growing awareness, formal policies, and workplace education, sexual harassment within Australian professional environments continues to present a significant and frequently unaddressed challenge, a special counsel has shared.

Two new senior counsel have been appointed to the Supreme Court of South Australia.

The juror who admits to being biased may be less concerning than the one convinced they are not, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.

A newly appointed principal will lead McCabes’ financial services and financial institutions practice group.

Even with expanding budgets, in-house legal departments face pressure from all directions: soaring talent expenses, escalating law firm costs, unplanned AI expenditures, and a continuously growing workload.