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As email threads and messaging platforms increasingly dominate workplace communication, two senior members of the College of Law are offering practical, no-nonsense strategies to help junior lawyers rebuild confidence on the phone – and revive a skill the profession still quietly depends on.

While studying abroad is often painted as a once-in-a-lifetime cultural adventure filled with unforgettable memories, one law graduate says the reality goes much further – calling it a pivotal moment in shaping legal careers.

An ultimate victory in disciplinary proceedings did not spare a Victorian solicitor from criticism for pursuing baseless allegations that the Legal Services Commission had conspired against her.

Having found it amounted to an abuse of process, a senior judge has tossed a solicitor’s attempts to join a construction company to a complex costs dispute that involves long-term clients, an incarcerated man, and a mysterious benefactor.

The NSW Local Court is poised to reach a historic milestone, with six new judges set to join the bench and lift its judicial ranks to a record 160.

Although unsuccessful in a recusal application, an ex-parole board lawyer has avoided a costs order due to a commissioner’s “unfair” comments about her discrimination complaint.

When the law reaches beyond what was done to what was foreseen, proximity can become liability, writes Rebecca Ward, MBA.

The director of Adelaide-based law firm WRP Legal has been appointed chair of the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation, stepping into the role following a long tenure as a board member.

Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Commonwealth Private are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Partner of the Year Awards.

The legal profession’s attention has largely been focused on AI’s courtroom mistakes, from hallucinated case law to fictitious citations. But according to one partner at an award-winning boutique firm, the greater risk may be hiding in the contracts businesses are signing every day.