Victoria’s youth justice plan has drawn unanimous condemnation across the legal profession. For this feature, Lawyers Weekly speaks with experts about why the reforms are destined to fall short and the alternatives that should have been supported instead.
For decades, full-service firms dominated the legal landscape, but the profession is now at a pivotal turning point – with specialised practices rapidly becoming clients’ preferred choice and prompting a bigger question: are they the future of legal services?
According to workplace lawyers, employers are facing a growing wave of claims that lack merit, at a time when the use of new and emerging technologies is growing. What can, or should, be done?
Becoming a parent, while working as a lawyer, upends one’s personal and professional being. The jump to having a second child – as one partner put it – is “exciting, but bloody daunting”. So, how do parents of multiple kids get it done?
As major corporations and top-tier firms accelerate their AI adoption and build out AI-led teams, the demand for AI literacy shows no signs of slowing – with the demand for tech-focused legal roles quickly “outpacing supply”.
The Federal Court has upheld a finding that Bruce Lehrmann, on a civil standard of proof, raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
Piper Alderman and its national head of litigation have been accused of workplace misconduct, with a former employee alleging she was bullied, discriminated against, and had her workload reduced to nothing.
Despite her allegations having already been tossed once before, a mining employee persisted with accusations that a Hall & Wilcox partner did not exercise independent judgement on a rape allegation.
Despite all the fights I have had with WorkCover Queensland, on behalf of clients and all of the “missteps” by claims representatives in the management of injured workers’ claims, I must concede – Queensland has the best workers’ compensation scheme in the country, writes Travis Schultz.
Legal professionals are often looking for the rainclouds beyond the rainbows for their clients. Getting the balance of a home loan right is one instance where they need to do the same for themselves, writes Cullen Haynes.
