BigLaw

Inner Melbourne Community Legal receives $100k grant from Clayton Utz
National law firm Clayton Utz has awarded its inaugural Access to Justice grant to Inner Melbourne Community Legal...
04 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Roussos Legal Advisory joins Sparke Helmore’s Darwin office
National law firm Sparke Helmore has welcomed the team from Roussos Legal Advisory to its Darwin...
03 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Psych injury lawsuit alleges bullying, excessive hours, discrimination at MinterEllison
MinterEllison is facing a lawsuit in the Federal Court from a former employee who alleges that she was bullied,...
03 July 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Bird & Bird’s co-heads on ‘being small within big’
Recently, the new country heads in Australia for global firm Bird & Bird sat down with Lawyers Weekly to discuss...
02 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Mills Oakley promotes 79, including 4 to partner
National BigLaw firm Mills Oakley has appointed four new partners, 13 new special counsel, 22 new senior associates,...
26 June 2025
By Grace Robbie
MinterEllison names 12 new partners
One of Australia’s biggest legal and consulting firms has appointed 12 new partners across six of its offices,...
24 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Thomson Geer promotes 55, including 3 to partner and 1 to principal
Following a year of substantial growth – in which national law firm Thomson Geer took teams from five different...
23 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
JWS appoints 4 new partners
National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery has added a quartet to its partnership, effective 1...
23 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Maddocks promotes 71
National law firm Maddocks has elevated three lawyers to its partnership, as well as 58 lawyers and 10 shared services...
20 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Hall & Wilcox promotes 76, including 11 to partner
National law firm Hall & Wilcox has appointed 11 new partners, 22 new special counsel, 27 new senior associates,...
19 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
KPMG names 11 new tax and legal partners Down Under
The big four firm has announced the promotion of 11 new tax and legal partners in Australia, as part of a global cohort...
19 June 2025
By Emma Partis
Sustainable use of AI and the role of law firms
While legal practices across the board have proactively focused attention on the legal and ethical usage of artificial...
18 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
KWM names 4 new partners
Global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has promoted four lawyers to its Australian...
18 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Trump administration sued over ‘uniquely destructive’ intimidation of BigLaw firms
The American Bar Association has filed proceedings against the US government, as well as federal departments and...
18 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Clifford Chance adds 3 partners from BigLaw rivals
Global law firm Clifford Chance has bolstered its Australia-based partnership, hiring two energy and resources partners...
18 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
G+T’s reflections on ‘Australia’s most important’ IPO in recent years
There is “untapped demand” for new IPOs in Australia, and with regulators looking to breathe life into Australian...
17 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
LHD Lawyers acquires Holding Redlich’s personal injury practice
National firm LHD Lawyers has acquired the personal injury division of BigLaw player Holding Redlich, which will see...
16 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
G+T names 3 new partners, 10 new special counsel
National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has unveiled its mid-year promotions round, with three being elevated to the...
12 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Corrs names 12 new partners
National law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has added a dozen lawyers to its partnership, 11 of whom are internal...
11 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Key opportunities for BigLaw in the current market
Experts from some of Australia’s largest law firms are set to examine how legal professionals can navigate key...
11 June 2025
By Lawyers Weekly