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A Clifford Chance partner on how AI has transformed the legal workforce
At the inaugural Australian Law Forum, a BigLaw partner will discuss the disruptive force of automation in legal...
09 July 2025
By Lawyers Weekly
RBA makes July 2025 cash rate call
Find out, in this special announcement brought to you by Legal Home Loans, if the Reserve Bank of Australia has decided...
08 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
HWL Ebsworth acquires Botten Levinson Lawyers
National law firm HWL Ebsworth has bolstered its environmental and planning offerings in South Australia by acquiring...
07 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Gadens promotes 6 to partnership
National law firm Gadens has elevated six lawyers to partner across Melbourne and Brisbane, bringing its partnership to...
27 June 2025
By Lauren Croft
Court rules on lawfulness of ABC’s firing of journalist
The Federal Court has determined whether the national broadcaster was in the wrong when it fired journalist Antoinette...
25 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson and Kace O'Neill
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
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
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
Winners revealed for Partner of the Year Awards 2025
Lawyers Weekly is pleased to unveil 35 winners from its annual Partner of the Year Awards for 2025.
12 June 2025
By Lawyers Weekly
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
Lander & Rogers promotes 44, including 10 partners
National law firm Lander & Rogers has elevated 44 senior lawyers in its 2025 promotions round, including 10 to the...
28 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
WA Legal Practice Board confirms ransomware attack
The Legal Practice Board of Western Australia has suffered a ransomware attack, with hackers claiming to have...
28 May 2025
By David Hollingworth
Sydney solicitor shot after ‘targeted attack’ in Granville
A Sydney lawyer and a man with alleged links to organised crime have both been shot in Parramatta, with one currently...
26 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
HSF reappoints Rebecca Maslen-Stannage as chair and senior partner
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has reappointed Sydney-based corporate lawyer Rebecca Maslen-Stannage as its...
05 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Allens brings partnership to 41% female with new partner promotions
International law firm Allens has promoted eight new partners in Australia, bringing its partnership to over 40 per...
01 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Bird & Bird names new Australian co-heads
International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed two new heads of country in Australia as it enters its next phase...
01 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Mills Oakley adds 5 new partners
National BigLaw firm Mills Oakley has appointed five new partners to its Sydney office, all of whom are lateral hires...
24 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
College of Law names new group CEO
The College of Law has appointed a new group chief executive, who will step into the role no later than 1 July.
17 April 2025
By Grace Robbie
Clifford Chance names new Aussie managing partner
Global law firm Clifford Chance has appointed a new managing partner to oversee its Australian offices, who will assume...
14 April 2025
By Grace Robbie