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As concerns grow that AI will wipe out entry-level legal jobs, Adrian Cartland is pushing back against the doom-and-gloom predictions, arguing that the technology is creating opportunities for junior lawyers rather than eliminating them.

Two of Australia’s leading entertainment lawyers – behind some of the nation’s biggest global acts, including RÜFÜS DU SOL, Dom Dolla, The Veronicas, and the composer of Bluey – have joined forces to launch a specialist firm.

A real estate partner and his team of five have moved to Clifford Chance from Mallesons.

The Australian Centre for Disability Law has been taken to court over explosive allegations of disability discrimination, after an employee allegedly told a distressed individual that “people with your mental health condition are not welcome here”.

Global law firm HSF Kramer has reinforced its Australian talent pipeline, promoting 53 lawyers to senior associate in a sweeping round of appointments across its four Australian offices.

National firm Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers has promoted 16 lawyers in a move that has strengthened its future leadership and expertise.

Global law firm A&O Shearman has appointed the head of its APAC competition team as the new co-managing partner Down Under, effective today (1 July).

Law firms are facing mounting retention pressure, with data from the latest Legal Firm of Choice Survey revealing that more than one in five private practice lawyers plan to look for a new job this year.

From law firms spending more on AI than people, to what clients will truly value, here’s what the leaders of seven of Australia’s largest law firms think will happen in the new financial year.

The Dreamworld tragedy sparked vows to strengthen industrial manslaughter laws across the country. Nearly a decade on, Australia has instead been left with a patchwork of inconsistent legislation that lawyers find difficult to navigate with any confidence.