The working life of legal professionals has radically shifted, on myriad fronts, since the onset of COVID-19 just over two years ago. With the global pandemic now in its third year, and the nature of legal service delivery and practice all but assured not to fully return to pre-pandemic conditions, what lawyers value most in their working days is evolving.

As an increasing area of interest across the entire legal profession, legal operations is changing the way legal services are delivered – and those who have yet to embrace it have some catching up to do.

There have been many versions, countless discussions and hundreds of submissions, but the Religious Discrimination Bill remains as controversial as ever. Overwhelmingly, the response from the legal profession has been mostly united: the bill and its more controversial provisions, should they be enacted, will throw the legal system, confidence in the administration of justice, and disciplinary matters into disarray.