Improving cultural diversity in law amid backlash to DEI

As the legal profession continues to grapple with cultural diversity, the national president of the Asian Australian...

25 February 2025

By Grace Robbie

The market has ‘gone backwards’ in addressing cultural diversity, says lawyer

Although Australia takes pride in its multicultural identity, the national president of the Asian Australian Lawyers...

21 January 2025

By Grace Robbie

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

Responding ‘strategically’ to unacceptable behaviour

Advocating for clients from culturally diverse backgrounds and “strategically” speaking up when a word or phrase...

02 November 2023

By Lauren Croft

How lawyers can best work with clients from diverse backgrounds

Lawyers who service clients from multicultural backgrounds must appoint an accredited competent interpreter. Ahead of...

22 September 2023

By [email protected]

Privilege is not a dirty word. Use it to effect change, says lawyer

A lawyer and keynote speaker at the upcoming Women in Law Forum 2023 has busted myths about privilege and outlined how...

15 September 2023

By [email protected]

How India opening up to foreign firms can help Australia

As ties between India and Australia grow, the national president of the Asian Australian Lawyers Association said...

11 September 2023

By [email protected]

Eliminating racism in the legal profession and the importance of strategic communication

The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. We cannot accept discrimination in the legal profession, writes...

17 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Using a managing partner position to ‘leave a better legacy’

This managing partner is “very optimistic” about the future of the profession, diversity-wise — but said that...

30 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

‘Lawyers should not forget how much they can contribute’

Volunteering on boards and for other organisations can help develop leadership skills and results in lawyers being more...

18 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

Justice Keane says judiciary diversity ‘not happening fast enough’

The Asian Australian Lawyers Association Queensland branch recently hosted an event with Justice Patrick Keane, former...

21 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

Judicial impartiality recommendations to encourage cultural diversity

The Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA) has congratulated the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) on the...

08 August 2022

By Jess Feyder

How can we diversify Australia’s legal profession?

Following the announcement that the United Kingdom Law Society elected its first Asian, first Muslim president, Lawyers...

27 July 2022

By Jess Feyder

‘Cultural diversity is stagnating’, says report

Ahead of the 2022 federal election, a new report calls on elected representatives to make diversity a priority in...

18 May 2022

By Lauren Croft

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation a ‘catalyst for opportunity’ in Australia

The “landmark” development of the first African-American woman being confirmed to the United States Supreme Court...

08 April 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Culture is what helps you compete’, says former BigLaw CEO

Culture and diversity will remain important for firms as we move into the future, according to the former chief...

22 November 2021

By Lauren Croft

‘Diversity is increasingly recognised as a business imperative’

Diversity and inclusion should be “embedded” in organisational strategy, according to the Asian Australian Lawyers...

17 November 2021

By Lauren Croft

How in-house lawyers can help bridge cultural divides

Understanding other cultures can be key when negotiating various deals, according to this award-winning in-house...

02 November 2021

By Lauren Croft

‘Having a diverse and inclusive legal profession puts us in stronger position’

More effort is needed to make the legal profession more culturally diverse, according to a new guide from the Law...

26 October 2021

By Lauren Croft

The importance of having confronting workplace conversations

True diversity and inclusion can only be achieved in the workplace, one legal counsel argues, if difficult, organic...

31 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy