lawyers
1 year on: Has Australia’s Right to Disconnect really changed the legal profession?
As Australia marks the first anniversary of the Right to Disconnect, three leading legal professionals reflect on...
13 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
Allan’s proposed WFH guarantee ‘unusually crude’, lawyers warn
In response to the Victorian government’s plan to legislate working from home as a legal right, leading lawyers...
07 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
Why CLM and AI are front and centre for in-house lawyers
As AI continues to be embedded in contract lifecycle management – an area rapidly emerging as a cornerstone of legal...
05 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
The challenges inherent in entering law later in life
Once wrapping up a decade-long career in professional rugby union, Michael Wells found himself starting from scratch in...
04 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
Cotality rolls out property valuation tools for lawyers
Cotality has unveiled a new tool tailored to provide lawyers with instant access to property valuations, aiming to...
30 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Starting a legal career later in life: Stories, struggles, and successes
While the legal profession is traditionally viewed as one you enter straight out of university, a powerful wave of...
31 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Disputes and investigations work ‘ripe for disruption’ by legal teams
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms the legal landscape, TransPerfect Legal’s APAC senior director reveals...
29 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Is your boss just blunt, or are they crossing a legal line?
Many employees often shrug off their boss’s tough management comments that sting a little, but one employment lawyer...
29 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Why this ex-lawyer left the profession to help other lawyers thrive
After a fulfilling 25-year legal career, John Kormanik didn’t step away from the profession out of disillusionment,...
18 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
The unspoken privilege embedded in the legal profession
While the Australian legal profession is often regarded as a bastion of prestige, intellectual rigour, and tradition,...
16 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
AI is the ‘Iron Man suit’ for lawyers
Today (16 July) is Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day. As AI continues to transform industries worldwide, a...
16 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Kells adds partner and 4 associates
Illawarra-based firm Kells Lawyers has elevated five of its lawyers to more senior roles, including one to partner and...
14 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Rugby star’s journey from the field to a law degree
Pursuing a law degree demands intense focus and full-time dedication. Yet, for this former professional rugby union...
07 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘Yeah, you’re fired’: Legal assistant unfairly dismissed from Qld firm
A remote legal assistant has successfully won an unfair dismissal case after being abruptly terminated during a Skype...
04 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Creevey Horrell Lawyers adds new principal
Queensland-based Creevey Horrell Lawyers has elevated three of its lawyers to senior positions, including one to...
04 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
Allens promotes 86
International firm Allens has promoted 86 lawyers and corporate service staff to more senior positions across the...
01 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
What practice areas will thrive in FY25–26?
The legal market is poised for a transformative year in the next financial year, with senior lawyers from two national...
11 June 2025
By Grace Robbie
Psychological safety vital to combat ‘emotional intensity’ in family law
With rising caseloads and increasing emotional demands, family lawyers are confronting a crisis that not only threatens...
04 June 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘The idea isn’t to make radical change overnight’: How to lead through legal tech disruption
As AI and automation continue to rapidly reshape the legal profession, partners must be equipped not only to manage but...
04 June 2025
By Grace Robbie
What lies ahead for insurance law in FY25–26?
As the insurance industry prepares for another year filled with anticipated changes and developments, three experienced...
04 June 2025
By Grace Robbie