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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.

Law departments should be leaning on their external law firm providers to help unlock the value of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly as cost pressures continue to mount, according to HSBC’s global head of digital legal.

A Hobart lawyer’s excuses for charging his clients absent a costs agreement demonstrated a lack of understanding of his professional and ethical obligations, a disciplinary board found.

The legal profession, cabinet ministers, and the Governor-General have paid tribute to the Honourable Mary Gaudron KC, the first woman appointed to the High Court of Australia, who passed away last weekend at the age of 83.

A veteran barrister who harassed a former colleague in a group chat by mocking her confidential mental health issues has been disbarred.

BigLaw firm Lander & Rogers has welcomed an experienced family law partner and mediator to its practice in Sydney.

A new class action will target mining giant BHP for allegedly making up to 7,000 staff work on Christmas and Boxing Day 2019.

For lawyers navigating the transition from being a junior lawyer to senior associate, career progression is becoming more than just sharpening intricate legal skills.

Against the backdrop of an increasingly digitised market and the need for human-led approaches to legal practice, the College of Law is moving to transform legal education by embedding accessibility and inclusive, human-centred design directly into its learning frameworks.

The High Court refused to revisit a failed damages claim arising from negligent legal advice on a pre-marriage financial agreement.