Opinion

It’s not always kind to be nice

Any difficult conversation can be an opportunity to build a relationship based on trust and mutual respect if the...

03 March 2023

By Kelly Phelps

Media engagement 101: What success looks like for lawyers

In today’s digital age, media engagement has become an essential component of a successful legal practice. However,...

02 March 2023

By Jeremy Hyman

Why shouldn’t lawyers necessarily trust ChatGPT or similar technologies?

As with any new technology, there can be a certain amount of scepticism or hesitation about relying on it for critical...

28 February 2023

By Nick Mann

What does ChatGPT mean for employment lawyers?

To test the benefits or detriments of ChatGPT to the practice of employment law, I ran some employment law questions...

23 February 2023

By Paul O'Halloran

Sweeping reforms proposed in Privacy Act Review

While the newly released report on the Privacy Act highlights the areas for reform, it is still relatively light on...

22 February 2023

By James North, Phil Catania, Michael do Rozario and Arvind Dixit

What GCs, disclosure rules and cyber attacks have in common

In the past, failure to report a cyber breach prior to telling the media might have been treated as more of an...

21 February 2023

By Annie Haggar

Should lawyers take a break from alcohol?

I was a lawyer for 20 years. Things got difficult when I entered my 40s. I was drinking too much. This is more common...

17 February 2023

By Isabella Ferguson

Not sure about becoming a partner? Test your assumptions

Partnership in a law firm isn’t generally something you can drift into. You have to want it, writes Stuart J...

13 February 2023

By Stuart J. Barnett

AI: The beginning of the end for lawyers?

Irrespective of whether ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence language models have usefulness for businesses in...

06 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Are waivers enforceable? It depends

Waivers are an everyday feature of engaging in recreational services and facilities, but unless they are carefully...

27 January 2023

By Travis Schultz