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Submissions open for Australian Law Awards 2025
Submissions and nominations have opened for the 25th annual Australian Law Awards.
23 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Winners revealed for Australian Law Awards 2024
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Dye & Durham have crowned 40 winners at this year’s Australian Law...
30 August 2024
By Malavika Santhebennur
Australian Law Awards 2024 finalists unveiled
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Dye & Durham are pleased to announce that 360 finalists will compete for the...
09 July 2024
By Malavika Santhebennur
Thinking ‘beyond the Western legal perspective’ in servicing clients
A senior associate and winner of the Excellence Award at the Australian Law Awards 2023 has outlined why her firm looks...
18 January 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
How to lead successfully in an evolving practice area
Many practice areas have undergone significant change in recent years. Here, an award-winning partner shares her top...
27 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Winners of Australian Law Awards 2023 revealed
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Dye & Durham are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Australian...
11 August 2023
By Malavika Santhebennur
Finalists revealed for the 2023 Australian Law Awards
Over 360 finalists have been selected for the 23rd annual Australian Law Awards, being brought to you by Lawyers Weekly...
22 June 2023
By Malavika Santhebennur
Australian Law Awards 2023 launches
Nominations and submissions have opened for the Australian Law Awards, to be held at The Star Sydney on Friday, 11...
18 April 2023
By Malavika Santhebennur
What makes a successful dispute resolution team?
On this instalment of Legal Firesides, Dentons' global co-chair of litigation, Louise Massey, joins to discuss the...
26 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Legal ops to continue its growth trajectory
Legal operations “will only continue to take more of a centre stage within organisations”, says an award-winning...
20 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
The charitable cause driving an award-winning barrister
The impact and trauma caused by parental separation, Melbourne-based barrister Darren Mort says, is often not given...
19 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Attaining true flexibility for employees
Lawyers Weekly spoke with Australian Law Awards winner for Commercial Team of the Year, Hive Legal, to uncover how they...
19 September 2022
By Jess Feyder
What makes a great transaction team (not just a good one)
“While financial and economic outcomes will always be important, they are no longer the sole determinant of what is...
15 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Being authentic is incredibly important for success’
Good leaders are not only open and honest with their staff but are also constantly challenging themselves, according to...
13 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
How dealmakers are ‘moulding’ themselves within a new workscape
With new and age-old obstacles alike persisting through hybrid work, industry professionals continue to find creative...
13 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Getting involved in the community’ important for regional/suburban firms
Lawyers Weekly spoke with Australian Law Awards winner for Regional/Suburban Law Firm of the Year, Next Legal &...
13 September 2022
By Jess Feyder
‘Technology is now essential to legal work’
Young lawyers increasingly need to possess legal technology skills in order to secure top roles, said this...
12 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
This law student’s ‘humbling and surprising’ award win
Extracurricular activities can set you apart from other students and set you up for your legal career, according to...
12 September 2022
By Lauren Croft
In-house lawyers must ‘seize opportunities when they come’
There are numerous challenges on the horizon for in-house counsel, and as such, there are numerous steps they must take...
06 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
What makes an award-winning government team?
Lawyers Weekly spoke with the winner of Government Team of the Year, Proximity, from this year’s 2022 Australian Law...
02 September 2022
By Jess Feyder
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