Features

Rethinking global vocational pathways

With flights grounded across the world, legal employers and prospective employees must re-evaluate recruitment...

22 October 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Change is coming for the boutique law space

With the pandemic sending the business of law into a whirlwind, how have boutiques adapted?

15 October 2020

By Tony Zhang

The new-look legal department

The legal function is increasingly integral to the health and viability of any business or organisation, and corporate...

13 October 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

What’s the status of SME innovation in Australia?

Innovation needs greater attention in Australia – particularly post-pandemic – and SMEs across professional...

20 August 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘The Truth Hurts’: The fault lines in the criminal justice system

From battered victims, disadvantaged clients and even a serial killer, barrister Andrew Boe has taken cues from his own...

18 August 2020

By Naomi Neilson

Supporting vulnerable people during COVID-19

Coronavirus has put pressure on all aspects of Australian society, and Wotton + Kearney – through its Community...

13 August 2020

By Wotton + Kearney

How a Biden presidency could impact Australian lawyers

A victory by former vice-president Joe Biden in the looming presidential election could result in a vastly different...

06 August 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

The myriad challenges facing First Nations lawyers

Racism remains all too common a feature of the legal vocational journey, say three senior Indigenous legal...

30 July 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

Ensuring purpose as a practitioner

Law is, perhaps more so than most professions, a calling. Its myriad demands on daily life give rise to one more duty:...

14 July 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

News, awards and features: Top 10 things young lawyers should know today

Lawyers Weekly’s Protégé takes a look at the last fortnight’s news that young lawyers, from in training to recent...

14 July 2020

By Naomi Neilson