Kennedys’ Aussie head on the firm’s push to be a ‘growing force’ in Australia’s insurance market

Insurance practices face numerous challenges this year, and the Australian managing partner for global firm Kennedys is...

19 January 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

BigLaw redundancies now extending to fee earners

Following reports just over a month ago about cuts to the back offices of some of the nation’s largest legal...

11 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

BigLaw firms starting to make back-office cuts

At least two BigLaw firms have been making redundancies to roles in the back office of their businesses — and, given...

22 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former Bar Association presidents call shadow A-G’s Voice comments ‘wrong’, ‘not correct’

In an interview with News Corp earlier this week, Senator Michaelia Cash said that the proposed Voice to Parliament...

11 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Aussie solicitors are now ‘younger, more female and more diverse’

The sixth National Profile of Solicitors report has been published, revealing that four years after female lawyers...

05 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

Prioritise purpose over profit, says BigLaw managing partner

Hamilton Locke managing partner Nick Humphrey is uninterested in what he calls the “very short-term perspective” of...

11 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Slaters CEO: Proposed takeover not about turnaround or restructure, but ‘investment for growth’

Speaking to Lawyers Weekly shortly after the listed firm’s confirmation of a proposed private equity takeover, Slater...

24 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Top 25 Attraction Firms 2022–23 (by gender)

Where do men and women want to work? Last week, Lawyers Weekly and Momentum Intelligence revealed the law firms deemed...

22 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Bartier Perry adds 4 partners from Coleman Greig

Emerging BigLaw firm Bartier Perry has appointed four lateral partners from NSW-based mid-tier firm Coleman Greig,...

03 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Wotton + Kearney adds team from Minters, special counsel from Barry.Nilsson. as new partner

International law firm Wotton + Kearney has nabbed a second team from a BigLaw rival in two weeks, appointing a team of...

23 January 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Aussie lawyers to benefit from Korea expansion, says Ashurst CEO

EXCLUSIVE: In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Ashurst global chief executive Paul Jenkins discusses the BigLaw...

05 December 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

More details emerge on failed firm merger

The cause behind the collapse of a proposed merger, which was set to create one of Australia’s largest personal...

25 November 2022

By Emma Musgrave

Clayton Utz leadership in question ahead of December board vote

Two familiar faces are set to go head-to-head to become the firm’s next chief executive partner, Lawyers Weekly can...

14 November 2022

By Emma Musgrave

What’s going on at Hogan Lovells Australia?

News of Hogan Lovells’ Perth office closure begs the question: Does Sydney have what it takes to

28 October 2022

By Emma Musgrave

Dentons aiming to double revenue in Australia in 5 years

EXCLUSIVE: Following the global firm’s “historic” collaboration in India, as well as numerous lateral partner...

18 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Bakers ‘well poised’ to be the definition of a global law firm, says chair

EXCLUSIVE: In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the global chair of BigLaw firm Baker McKenzie discusses the firm’s...

13 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Many mistakes were made’: Kathleen Folbigg’s legal team calls on lawyers, A-G to resolve miscarriage of justice

The legal team behind Kathleen Folbigg has called on lawyers to take a close look at this case and to support the legal...

18 March 2022

By Naomi Neilson

EXCLUSIVE: Major developments in Kathleen Folbigg’s case may prove her innocence

A ground-breaking development within clinical practice that indicates a natural cause of death for two of Kathleen...

15 December 2021

By Naomi Neilson

‘Cycle of deceit’: The law firms buying into media scams to fool clients

Last month, a number of small law firms announced on their social media that they had been awarded a place on a top 10...

22 October 2021

By Naomi Neilson

‘The Great Resignation’ is looming for lawyers

A supposed mass exodus of employees from their current roles will happen in the coming months. Australia’s legal...

18 October 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy