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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.

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.

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.

Technology has long promised to make the workforce more efficient. But, for lawyers, such efficiency doesn’t necessarily mean getting to leave the officer earlier – a problem that is almost entirely of the profession’s own making, writes Jerome Doraisamy.

Phi Finney McDonald is investigating a potential investor class action against Corporate Travel Management and its former auditor, PwC Australia.

In an AI-mediated market, the real divide could be between the firms AI can understand and those it overlooks, writes Ralph Grayden.

A practitioner known for her deep technical expertise and reputation in the indirect tax market has joined Mallesons.

Artificial intelligence was successfully harnessed in the Fair Work Commission to win a dispute over casual employment.

As legal AI vendors transition to consumption-based pricing, unprepared legal departments risk facing unexpected budget surprises.

Telematics SaaS company Teletrac Navman has announced the appointment of an experienced legal and business leader to join its senior leadership team.