As 2025 draws to a close, Lawyers Weekly reflects on the past year’s most-read stories, highlighting the challenges law students face – from navigating the pressures of first year to discovering the best ways to prepare for life in the legal profession.
For many, the legal profession is already known for long hours, steep learning curves, and relentless expectations – but for those starting their legal careers later in life, the hurdles often go well beyond simply mastering the law.
Navigating the competitive legal job market can feel like a maze for law students, but Victor Yan revealed the insider tips and tricks that can help them stand out and catch the attention of top firms.
Lawyers Weekly is delighted to present the top M&A Dealmakers of 2025, a pioneering new ranking that celebrates high-performing mergers and acquisitions dealmakers in Australia.
This year, external capital entered the strategic vocabulary of Australian lawyers, writes Kim Wiegand.
In the past year alone, almost 150 episodes have been released under the Lawyers Weekly banner – delivering new ideas, practical wisdom, and candid conversations that cut across every facet of the legal profession. As we look back, we’re shining a spotlight on the top 10 episodes from the last 12 months.
In the last full working week before Christmas, numerous BigLaw firms named new partners for 2026, and a solicitor’s “calculated and prolonged” theft from a vulnerable widow has seen them sentenced to more than four years behind bars. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
The Fair Work Commission tossed out a claim from a legal secretary who complained BDO Australia forced her to resign.
National plaintiff firm Slater & Gordon has appointed the former deputy premier of Victoria as its new independent chair and independent director.
AML Edge will return in 2026 for its third iteration, officially launching as the definitive event for Australia’s Tranche 2 AML community, with two dates confirmed in Sydney and Melbourne in March.
