Great Resignation

The best antidote for the ‘Big Quit of 2023’

Brand, opportunity and trust will all be key pillars for legal employers looking to navigate headwinds on the horizon...

03 November 2022

By Travis Schultz

Check in (don’t check up) to stop lawyers from checking out

Law firms need to get their performance management processes right if they are to avoid HR claims such as bullying and...

06 September 2022

By Maureen Kyne

Why ‘quiet quitting’ isn’t here to stay

The overachievers of law won’t stay in the Quiet Quitting valley forever. We’re just taking a breath, writes Wenee...

05 September 2022

By Wenee Derricott-Yap

‘Onus on the employee’ to make shorter weeks work

Lawyers who have the option of practising in non-traditional time frames — such as four-day weeks or nine-day...

12 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

How prosecutors can retain top talent

The challenge facing prosecutorial employers, Aaron Guilfoyle says, is that once a prosecutor succeeds, they’re...

11 July 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

The office’s role as law firms’ ‘silent partner’

The war for talent is one of the legal industry’s biggest challenges and, even in the age of hybrid working, the...

22 June 2022

By Tristan Gannan

‘110% no’: Great Resignation not happening in-house

The predicted mass exodus of professionals from their roles has not manifested for corporate counsel, said three...

12 April 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Has the Great Resignation actually occurred?

“Australian lawyers have never been in higher demand”, which means that the movement being experienced across the...

12 April 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Building contracting processes that can weather the Great Resignation

Whether your company is experiencing high attrition rates or not, these current events should lead every contracting...

17 February 2022

By Nathan Kale

Are you in your current role ‘on purpose’?

Rebecca Lim – who recently left her position as GC at Westpac for a strategic consulting role with BigLaw firm...

08 February 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Talent retention tops list of post-pandemic concerns for executives

New research from Gartner reveals that the ability of companies to deliver value propositions that satisfy employees...

08 February 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Is the Great Resignation ‘the wake-up call’ law firms need?

According to one firm chief operating officer, talk of a mass exodus from Australia’s legal profession – as borne...

07 February 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

The ‘disconnection’ helping drive the Great Resignation

Whilst the legal profession naturally attracts those of a competitive nature, it needs to be evolving to match...

24 January 2022

By Lauren Croft

Demand for in-house roles may continue for some time

One in-house recruiter says that, as the new working year gets underway, we may be staring down the barrel of a...

11 January 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

The ‘Great Hesitation’?

It is clear that the “Great Resignation” has not hit us yet, with lawyers still reluctant to move jobs. Perhaps we...

17 December 2021

By Jason Elias

Why young guns are ditching private practice for in-house legal roles

Law firms are currently faced with a choice: cater to the needs of emerging leaders in law, or face a dearth of talent,...

07 December 2021

By Stefanie Costi

‘Aggressive’ BigLaw salaries causing headaches in-house

“While the number of vacancies has risen, the supply of lawyers has not,” said one senior...

23 November 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Can small firms capitalise on a ‘Great Resignation’ in BigLaw?

If a predicted mass exodus of professionals from their jobs in the coming months manifests – including BigLaw lawyers...

28 October 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy