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By Stephanie Quine
Quality over quantity
As global firms tune their engines to large, cross-border transactional work, clients who don’t need international fire power are turning to other smooth operators. How are smaller firms picking up the pieces? Stephanie Quine reports.
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By Priya Murthy
Six appeal: Recruitment challenges in a two-speed economy
Legal recruitment in Australia is undergoing profound change due to the entrance of global firms, the resources boom and the European debt crisis. Leanne Mezrani asks recruiters for their insights on what is driving the job market in 2012.
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By Stephanie Quine
Decipherers of the revolution
Australian media is facing a digital assault. Print and broadcast are being dissected and replaced by the internet as policy makers grapple with how to regulate the rapidly converging media environment. So where does this leave the lawyers being paid to protect existing products and new...
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By Priya Murthy
Fighting for settlement
It is one of the hottest areas in legal practice at the moment – commercial dispute resolution. Justin Whealing looks at the rise and rise of ADR and how different bodies are turning a buck through settling disputes.
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By Priya Murthy
Legal Leaders: Fighting the good fight
The barrister at the centre of one of Australia’s highest-profile terrorism cases speaks about his own brush with the Federal Police, being president of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and his ongoing fight for justice. Leanne Mezrani reports.
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By Priya Murthy
Class acts
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) is something that all lawyers have to partake in. Justin Whealing speaks to two high-profile CLE providers to find out how they incorporate modern legal trends into their courses.
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By Stephanie Quine
Extreme makeover: The NSW Report
The legal landscape in Australia is undergoing a transformation and nowhere is that more evident than in NSW. In a state where almost 26,000 lawyers practice in a mix of global, national, newly merged, boutique and mid-tier law firms, as well as government and corporate entities, Stephanie Quine...
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Cutting in the middle man
Congestion in the courts, delays in litigation and rising legal costs. It is little wonder businesses are avoiding the courtroom and looking to alternative dispute resolution (ADR). But are lawyers meeting the demand? Leanne Mezrani reports.
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By Stephanie Quine
Age-old question
They’re older, wiser and can use a photocopier without needing instruction. They have organisational skills, workplace stamina and more life experience than the average grad straight out of uni. But is the potential of mature-age law students being unduly overlooked in the graduate recruitment...
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By Priya Murthy
Legal Leaders: Humble beginnings
A child of working-class Spanish migrants, Juan Martinez has risen to the top of one of Australia’s largest partnerships. HWL Ebsworth’s managing partner says the challenges he faced in his youth have given him the hunger to succeed and shaped his leadership style. He speaks to Miro Sandev...
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