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In addition to elevating 17 of its lawyers to special counsel, senior associate, and associate, Gilchrist Connell has created and filled the position of chief AI and knowledge officer.

After more than 30 years as a lawyer, Rebecca Lim is turning a sharply critical eye back on the profession she knows best, drawing on decades of experience to craft a provocative new novel she bluntly describes as a “piss-take” of life inside law firms.

Students from the Queensland-based university have taken out the title at the world’s largest English-language simulation of International Criminal Court proceedings in the ICC Moot Court Competition.

A West Australian lawyer’s legal career has ended almost as quickly as it began after he was caught lying about two former jobs.

Australian BigLaw firm Clayton Utz has unveiled a sweeping promotion round, elevating 75 lawyers and professionals across five offices.

Two property and development lawyers have been promoted to partner at Colin Biggers & Paisley.

To support new bullying, harassment, and workers’ compensation laws, a non-judicial deputy president and four commissioners have been added to the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.

BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has taken four partners and 10 team members from global player K&L Gates. It also promoted 17 lawyers to more senior roles, including one to the partnership.

A defamation battle between two lawyers has tested the limits of airing sensational misconduct allegations before a costs assessor.

A former employee of the global law firm has withdrawn legal action over explosive allegations that his supervisor stripped him naked and took photographs of him while he lay unconscious at a firm retreat.