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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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Holding Redlich gets involved in the arts
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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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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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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Holding Redlich gets involved in the arts
Social climbers
Law firms have taken their first tentative steps into the social media sphere, but they still have much to learn about fully utilising it to the advantage of their business. Justin Whealing reports.
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Holding Redlich gets involved in the arts
Running on empty
Tasmania may be the country’s smallest state, with only around 500 practising lawyers, but it remains active in the area of law reform. However, Tassie’s struggle to attract and retain legal talent to the ageing profession on the island is just one of the reasons why many of Tasmania’s...
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Holding Redlich gets involved in the arts
Who can you bank on?
A report released in April said confidence was returning to the global markets – a good thing for banking and finance lawyers in Australia you would imagine. But have the predictions of the report come to pass? And how has the entry of global firms affected the market for banking and finance...
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Holding Redlich gets involved in the arts
Moribund Melbourne?
Recent global law firm arrivals have bypassed Melbourne when launching their Australian practices. Justin Whealing investigates whether Australia’s second-biggest city still offers law firms the chance for big corporate transactions.
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Holding Redlich gets involved in the arts
Legal Leaders: World Wide Weber
Having already had a distinguished career in the law for many years, John Weber found his true calling in big-business management when he was appointed chief executive partner of Minter Ellison. He talks to Andrew Jennings about travelling, the bigger picture and the possibility of a global...
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