Partners celebrated and a lack of post-pandemic holidays: What’s hot in law this week (17–21 July)

Australia’s best partners and partner equivalents for 2023 have been recognised, and polling suggests that lawyers...

22 July 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Majority of lawyers taking fewer holidays post-pandemic

With inflation rising by over 7 per cent this year, it’s unsurprising that many Australians are cutting back on...

21 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

The influx of insolvency and bankruptcies post-pandemic

For lawyers in the commercial litigation space, there has been a “real influx” of insolvency and bankruptcies, as...

05 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

Skills needed to be a good leader post-pandemic

Coming out of the pandemic, juggling hybrid working and new tech developments, these partners have said that to become...

15 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

Driving equality in law post-pandemic

Post-pandemic, diversity and equality in the workplace can be a fatiguing conversation. But this people and culture...

08 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Litigation concerns around business interruption insurance post-pandemic

Post-pandemic, businesses’ expectations of a business interruption policy are greater than ever. But with insurers...

06 February 2023

By Lauren Croft

WFH post-pandemic considered more ethical than not amid rising case numbers

Employers who fail to make flexible working part of their culture are considered more unethical in the face of...

21 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

An abundance of opportunities for women in law post-pandemic

Life in the Australian legal profession for female lawyers has evolved significantly post-pandemic. This group of legal...

18 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

The making of a successful post-pandemic partner

On this instalment of Legal Fireside, Coutts Lawyers & Conveyancers partner Karena Nicholls — who won Mentor of...

10 October 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Navigating a legal career across the ditch during a pandemic

Although I cannot speak for every Kiwi lawyer that has moved to Australia, my experience so far has been very pleasant,...

12 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Partners billing more post-pandemic

New research shows that not only are law firm partners bearing a markedly greater load in billable hours, but their job...

06 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Barristers should be ‘enormously proud’ of how they’ve managed the pandemic years

Australian barristers have seen a “generation’s worth” of evolution in the space of two years, Dr Matt Collins QC...

05 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Government legal teams seeing increased ‘pace’ post-pandemic

In-house legal teams in government departments have faced a heightened challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting...

12 July 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Pandemic-inspired challenges remain for many practitioners

The pandemic – and the related move to online work – is changing how we think about the legal practitioner and...

09 June 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Need for international framework to protect animals, says Shine Lawyers

The legal profession – and the broader community – has remained silent about the abuse of animals. In response,...

09 June 2022

By Simon Levett

In-house teams, wellness and the post-pandemic world

At next week’s Corporate Counsel Summit, three general counsel will discuss the myriad strategies and solutions legal...

30 October 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

The property market, the pandemic and legal professionals

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, brought to you in conjunction with our partners at GlobalX, host...

22 October 2020

By Robyn Tongol

Why I quit my job at a corporate law firm, during a pandemic and a recession

An HR-led webinar in May on the topic of our annual end of financial year development reviews encouraged us, as...

03 July 2020

By Emma Musgrave

The Bar, the pandemic and the future

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, the president of the Australian Bar Association, Matthew Howard SC, unpacks...

19 June 2020

By Tasha Levy

Examining personal injury issues in firms post-pandemic

COVID-19 has up-ended the traditional working environment, meaning that – once the pandemic has passed – legal...

07 May 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy