National law firm Macpherson Kelley has announced the promotion of eight lawyers across the firm, including the appointment of two new principal Lawyers and two special counsel.
Legal professionals are often consumed by client demands and firm management, leaving their personal finances lower on the priority list. Here, Cassandra Crawford highlighted why private banking has become an essential tool for lawyers seeking to safeguard and grow their wealth.
A solicitor who fought to win back his practising certificate was caught in a “bitter and high-stakes” dispute between himself, a lawyer he was representing, a law firm accused of overcharging clients, and another firm that was considering a class action against it.
The nature and scale of the issues exposed by the Bondi terror attack “require and justify” the establishment of a Commonwealth Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism, Australia’s peak representative body for lawyers has argued.
In this wrap-up, Lawyers Weekly takes a look at the top 10 articles in 2025 about wellness and mental health in the legal profession.
Insurance law firm Gilchrist Connell has promoted six to special counsel, three to senior associate and three to associate.
The firms shaping 2026 successfully won’t be those making the most dramatic changes. They’ll be the ones making the most deliberate ones, writes Denise Farmer.
Cost overruns remain a persistent challenge for in-house legal teams, with Gartner finding that only one in five legal matters referred to external law firms come in on or under budget.
Global law firm Ashurst has appointed a new partner for its projects and energy transition team, who has come across from BigLaw rival Norton Rose Fulbright.
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.
