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As clients increasingly turn to AI to research legal issues before ever speaking to a lawyer, the starting point of legal advice is shifting – forcing practitioners to rethink how they communicate, manage expectations, and respond to machine-generated “answers”.

Where workplace culture was once treated as a secondary concern in legal teams, often sidelined in favour of billable targets and performance metrics, one legal leader now stresses that it has become a fundamental driver of high-performing teams – not a nice-to-have.

The conduct of Star’s most senior solicitor was “fundamentally inconsistent” with the standards expected of a legal officer of her calibre, Justice Michael Lee said in a penalty decision that saw her slapped with a $400,000 penalty and a company management ban.

Australian mid-tier law firm HopgoodGanim Lawyers has strengthened its property practice with the appointment of a special counsel from national firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.

Following its appointment of seven new partners, BigLaw firm MinterEllison has elevated 136 individuals to more senior positions across its national offices.

After 18 years rising through the ranks of the firm she would eventually chair, Megan Jongebloed has a rare perspective on the leadership, culture, and strategy required to guide a growing practice.

The first sentencing hearing under Victoria’s controversial “adult time adult crime” laws exposed confusion over courtroom procedures, sentencing frameworks, and justice reports. Asked whether the legal profession was prepared for the reforms, an experienced criminal lawyer’s answer was unequivocal: no.

Marshall Bromwich’s generation is perhaps the first cohort of leaders to manage a demographic coming through the ranks that may know more about new ways of working than them. To this end, he doesn’t want Norton Rose Fulbright’s graduate and junior practitioners “just sitting in the background” – he wants them at the table.

Marshall Bromwich’s generation is perhaps the first cohort of leaders to manage a demographic coming through the ranks that may know more about new ways of working than they do. To this end, he doesn’t want Norton Rose Fulbright’s graduate and junior practitioners “just sitting in the background” – he wants them at the table.

The success of the SpaceX IPO, which raised US$75 billion, will hopefully encourage more international IPO aspirants to consider Australia as a viable and important component of any global offer, partners involved in the transaction say.