Business

Tiger & Bear acquires LUNA
Sydney-based advisory firm Tiger & Bear Partners has acquired Melbourne-headquartered LUNA, which provides legal...
04 September 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Women-led firms driving family-centric reforms in law, says boutique MD
Leadership, grounded in flexibility and purpose, is disrupting traditional ways of working, one firm’s co-founder and...
03 September 2025
By Lawyers Weekly
The revenue secret that law firms keep ignoring
In professional services, the path to growth isn’t always paved with new client wins – it often begins with the...
29 August 2025
By Hans Morse
Why this female-led firm is bringing its ‘no bull’ approach to Brisbane
Rockhampton-founded firm Bowes Legal is expanding into Brisbane, noting it is setting up shop in the Queensland capital...
28 August 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Beware the micromanager in law firms
One of the biggest downsides to micromanagement is the barrier it creates to turning high achievers into high...
28 August 2025
By Travis Schultz
‘There’s a whole lot of benefits’ to removing timesheets, says Maddocks’ CEO
The current inflection point in the legal services marketplace is “really exciting”, Maddocks partner and chief...
27 August 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Innovation divide: Why small law needs its own playbook for AI adoption
BigLaw is resourced but slow. Small law is agile but under-equipped. To bridge the innovation divide, small firms must...
14 August 2025
By Talya Faigenbaum
‘You need to be online in 2025,’ firm owner stresses
In an era where Google search results and Instagram reels can make or break a business, criminal defence lawyer Ahmad...
14 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
PEXA seeks to recover $14m in interoperability costs
The future of competition in e-conveyancing is being thrown into further doubt, as PEXA reveals it is seeking to...
13 August 2025
By Annie Kane
The evolution of the paralegal
Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is “fundamentally transforming” how all legal professionals...
30 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Court security manager sacked after prematurely granting person’s freedom
A court security manager challenged his dismissal through the Fair Work Commission after his employer sacked him for...
28 July 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Why are BigLaw firms acquiring boutiques?
In recent years, there has been a proliferation of national practices snapping up smaller market players. In an...
16 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
How AI has transformed Sprintlaw’s operations
Investing in artificial intelligence has “had a big impact” in redesigning award-winning NewLaw firm Sprintlaw’s...
16 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Maddocks takes corporate partner, team from EY
National law firm Maddocks has appointed a partner for its corporate team from big four rival EY, who has brought his...
15 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
How Henry Davis York’s head realised the firm needed to combine with NRF
In a recent episode of Legal Firesides, the former managing partner of Henry Davis York (now part of Norton Rose...
02 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
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
How your law firm can break $2m
Growing a law firm beyond $2 million requires some significant shifts, writes Jenny Stilwell.
23 June 2025
By Jenny Stilwell
Conditsis Lawyers acquires Brazel Moore Lawyers
NSW-based firm Conditsis Lawyers has acquired Brazel Moore Lawyers, based on the state’s Central Coast, together with...
19 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
2 family lawyers principals unite to launch Tosh Colls
Two former colleagues, together bringing more than four decades of legal experience, have launched a boutique family...
19 June 2025
By Grace Robbie