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We ask a law firm partner a series of rapid-fire questions about their career. This time: Henry Davis York's Leonard McCarthy.

The path from private practice to in-house is well worn. With the in-house employment market remaining steady, opportunities are likely to continue to present themselves throughout the year, so it is good to be ready to assess them.

This year has brought weakened business conditions and therefore a weakened job market throughout Australia and particularly in WA, as the mining and resources boom slows from its record levels.

We ask a law firm partner a series of rapid-fire questions about their career. This time: Clayton Utz's Kirsten Fish.

Whichever adjective you want to use for the current state of the legal market : flat, tight, dry, lumpy, wobbly, doughy… they all appear to be apt.

Every fortnight we ask a law firm partner a series of rapid-fire questions about their career. This fortnight: Maurice Blackburn's Dimitra Dubrow

With the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards having been on recently in Melbourne, it’s timely to consider what it is that interests employers most about a lawyer’s CV.

Speak to the vast majority of legal recruiters with more than 10 years’ experience and they will give you the same message: it hasn’t been this bad for almost 20 years.

Every fortnight we ask a law firm partner a series of rapid-fire questions about their career. This fortnight: DLA Piper's Onno Bakker

Every fortnight we ask a law firm partner a series of rapid-fire questions about their career. This fortnight: Truman Hoyle's Justin Senescall.

It’s still a cautious market and legal hiring this financial year will likely be influenced by a number of factors other than the financial-year cycle.

Every fortnight we ask a law firm partner a series of rapid-fire questions about their career. This fortnight: Moray & Agnew's Bill Papastergiadis

The legal market has been influenced by a number of key trends over the last financial year, including the downturn in mining, a number of mergers, and cuts in interest rates.

Every fortnight we ask a law firm partner a series of rapid-fire questions about their career. This fortnight: Gadens Lawyers' Andrew Cameron