As big corporates push full-time office returns and adopt workplace surveillance, will BigLaw follow, and will smaller firms, as a result, be more appealing to lawyers seeking flexibility? Here, lawyers and recruiters weigh in.
Earlier this month, a Victorian lawyer made history by becoming the first Australian practitioner to face professional sanctions for using artificial intelligence in court. Such disciplinary action begs the question: should law students, who will be the lawyers of tomorrow, also face sanctions for inappropriate use of AI in the course of their education?
Queensland’s incoming restrictions on good character references for sex offenders were branded “performative legislation”, with critics finding it to be meaningless, misdirected and at risk of undermining the public’s confidence in the administration of justice.
A Western Australian judge was critical of several lawyers for bringing an application that “should never have been necessary”.
A lawyer and pre-insolvency adviser with links to Melbourne’s criminal underworld has been sentenced to three years in prison after “deliberately exploiting the financial and legal system”.
The Centre for ESG Law and Practice, developed by the College of Law, will support legal and business communities in navigating the complex role of law in ESG frameworks.
Migration law occupies a unique space in Australia’s legal landscape, in that it is both deeply technical and profoundly human, writes Navdeep Singh Khehra.
While the hype around AI is undeniable, it’s easy to get caught up and feel overwhelmed by the flood of information. Here, two legal experts share how to move beyond the noise and turn AI into practical, achievable results.
New research showed that cyber investment priorities for the past 12 months neglected third-party vulnerabilities, despite it being the “number one cyber risk for Australian organisations”, it found.
A Sydney lawyer who used part of the $6 million he misappropriated from two clients’ estates to purchase a multimillion-dollar Bondi Junction home and lease a luxury car has been struck off the roll.
