A New Zealand-based lawyer who repeatedly watched pornography at work has been suspended from practice after a disciplinary tribunal found he repeatedly exposed female staff to such explicit conduct in his office.
“Ride or die”. It’s the modern shorthand for fierce loyalty; the friend who’d drop everything, grab two shovels, and meet you at midnight with no questions asked. It sounds romantic in theory. But in law? It’s called being an accessory after the fact, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.
As networking and mentorship continue to emerge as powerful drivers of success in the legal profession, Kurt Cheng shares essential insights to help law students begin cultivating meaningful professional relationships of their own.
Discover the 10 podcast episodes that captured the most attention from Australia’s law students, graduates, and junior practitioners over the past year.
Unlike their younger peers, one mature-age law student has revealed that many who start later in life often lack the support, social connections, and community networks that can ease the journey, leaving them feeling isolated as they navigate the legal profession.
Lawyers Weekly takes a look back at the top 10 career and recruitment articles in 2025, including advice on how to make major moves in the profession, salary reports, and the gender pay gap at each of Australia’s biggest law firms.
Prior to the banking royal commission, “there was not a clear class or even definition” of a regulatory lawyer. Now, this area of financial services legal practice has seen extraordinary growth, says one BigLaw partner.
Craig Bydder SC has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
National law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has elevated an employment lawyer to its partnership, and promoted an insurance lawyer to senior associate, effective 1 January.
As cyber criminals grow more sophisticated and brazen, William Welch warns that Australian law firms are now confronting a level of cyber risk unlike anything seen before – and many still lack the specialised tools and expertise needed to defend themselves.
