As AI and technology redefine the legal landscape, lawyers are under pressure to evolve – stepping up from problem-solvers to strategic business advisers. Here, Melissa Care shares how lawyers can seize this moment to sharpen their edge and thrive in the future of law.
A criminal defence lawyer who withdrew more than $160,000 from her trust account without her clients’ knowledge has accepted a recommendation that her name be removed from the roll.
National firm Macpherson Kelley has appointed a principal lawyer to its employment, safety, and migration team.
Over 30 professionals and businesses have been announced as winners in the annual Australian AI Awards 2025.
Persistence done professionally isn’t pushy – it’s smart business, writes Paul Ippolito.
A month after a landmark court victory, the NSW government is set to appeal the decision that awarded nearly $100,000 to a festival-goer who was unlawfully strip-searched at Splendour in the Grass.
In its newly released annual report, the Fair Work Commission said it received 44,075 lodgments in 2024–25, making a 10 per cent increase on the number from the previous corresponding year.
Weighed down by under-resourcing, crippling backlogs and alarming prosecution tactics, Australia’s summary proceedings system has become one that sacrifices speed over fairness.
Once defined by a number of dominant top-tier firms, the Australian legal market is undergoing an ongoing shift, with mid-tier and large national firms on the rise and global presence driving a new tier of firms.
With questions mounting over whether law schools are keeping pace with the fast-changing world of legal practice, four of Australia’s top universities are determined to prove they are – unveiling bold plans to future-proof their students for the profession ahead.
