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Mary Gaudron’s unfinished challenge to the legal profession
The first woman appointed to the High Court changed what was possible for generations of Australian lawyers. But nearly...
23 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
After the splash: What happens to BigLaw’s big lateral hires?
Law firms are quick to announce the arrival of a high-profile partner or a major team; however, what happens after the...
23 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
Why can’t regional Australia attract the lawyers it needs?
Regional practitioners have spent years talking up the complex work, early responsibility, and lifestyle on offer...
23 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
Gambling debts, settlement, and a novel legal question: The lessons putting lawyers on notice
A gambling dispute worth thousands has given lawyers a lesson in the limits of contractual settlements, after an NSW...
23 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Do law firms need AI wellbeing officers?
Fear and anxiety around artificial intelligence are already a tangible part of legal workplace conversations – but...
23 September 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
The law firms being raided for talent
An analysis of lateral moves reported by Lawyers Weekly over the past 12 months has revealed which firms have been...
09 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
Barristers unfairly caught in crossfires of SC scrutiny
The Australian Financial Review raised legitimate questions about the NSW senior counsel appointment process, but it...
09 September 2026
By Naomi Neilson
‘There may never be a perfect time’: Building a law firm with young children
Building a law firm from the ground up is difficult enough. Doing it while raising young children brings an entirely...
09 September 2026
By Emma Musgrave
Will lawyers let AI give them their evenings back?
Technology has long promised to make the workforce more efficient. But, for lawyers, such efficiency doesn’t...
09 September 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Federal Court wants to know what drives unrepresented litigants
More litigants are going it alone in complex legal proceedings and the Federal Court is keen to understand why. In...
26 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Blame the chatbot: AI’s solution to legal disciplinary matters
No longer a novelty, generative AI misuse has become a fixture of Australian courtrooms and the legal disciplinary...
12 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
What’s driving Keypoint’s rapid growth?
On its current growth trajectory, Keypoint Law could well become the biggest Australian law firm by partner-level...
12 August 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
The legal lessons from the High Court’s landmark domestic violence ruling
By upholding the use of a secret recording of a man admitting to raping his wife, the High Court has cemented the...
12 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Women winning the legal promotion race
Women accounted for the majority of senior promotions in Lawyers Weekly’s exclusive analysis of more than 1,000...
07 August 2026
By Naomi Neilson
NSW solicitors challenge Lawcover’s dominance
The monopoly held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Law Society of NSW over the state’s professional indemnity...
30 July 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Inside Victoria’s tougher criminal justice system
Outgoing premier Jacinta Allan has revelled in Victoria’s falling crime rate following her government’s extensive...
29 July 2026
By Naomi Neilson
2026 promotions reveal who the legal profession values most
An exclusive analysis by Lawyers Weekly of more than 1,000 promotions across Australia’s legal profession reveals the...
29 July 2026
By Naomi Neilson
What impact, if any, will Victoria’s WFH laws have on legal recruitment?
Here, legal recruiters offer insight into whether Jacinta Allan’s proposed codification of work-from-home...
29 July 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Clients will get annoyed’ if firms pass on AI costs, says Keypoint’s CEO
As law firms continue to invest heavily in new technologies and, in turn, rethink how they price their services, they...
15 July 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Government’s legal aid victory lap needs reality check
The federal government marked one year of the National Access to Justice Partnership with a celebratory statement that...
15 July 2026
By Naomi Neilson