Opinion

What I wish I knew as a junior lawyer

Sometimes positive steps forward in your career as a lawyer can come from experiences that do not stand out to you all...

26 May 2025

By Danielle Snell

How anxiety keeps talented women lawyers from partnership

The confidence gap: Many women quietly disqualify themselves from the partnership track because they are afraid, writes...

23 May 2025

By Cecilia Poullain

Beware the noisy and critical leader

In a post-pandemic world in which organisations are redefining culture and workers are recalibrating their career...

22 May 2025

By Travis Schutlz

The private equity infiltration: A new era for law firm investment?

The legal profession, long known for its conservative approach to structure and governance, is quietly undergoing a...

22 May 2025

By Kim Wiegand

It’s not you, it’s me: The art of the strategic (and legal) break-up

Whether delivered by a romantic partner, a departing client, or a soon-to-be-ex-employee, the phrase isn’t really...

20 May 2025

By Rebecca Ward

Reforms to the anti-money laundering laws may affect your business – here’s what you need to know

The long-awaited reforms to Australia’s AML/CTF regime are coming – and lawyers need to be on top of it, writes...

20 May 2025

By Jessica Tsiakis

How introverted lawyers can build a thriving practice without stressful networking

The introvert’s dilemma: Here is how one can become a rainmaker without the schmooze, writes Kristen Porter....

15 May 2025

By Kristen Porter

Top-up time: Don’t get caught short with your professional indemnity insurance

With the end of the financial year on the horizon, law firms around Australia will be turning their attention to...

09 May 2025

By Will Laundy

More than the performance: Why operational maturity is the missing link in client experience

In legal services, client experience (CX) has firmly taken its place as a critical business priority, but it is still...

08 May 2025

By Kim Wiegand

Hotel California lawyers: You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave

The “Hotel California lawyer” isn’t inevitable and shouldn’t be accepted as the cost of doing business in law,...

07 May 2025

By Rebecca Ward, MBA