pay equality

Nearly half of male lawyers don’t believe the profession has a gender pay gap

Despite growing evidence confirming the presence of a gender pay gap in Australian law firms, Lawyers Weekly has...

04 June 2025

By Grace Robbie

Commonwealth’s low rates partly to blame for inequality at the Bar

Following reports that women barristers receive much less in fees compared to male counterparts, one Bar Council has...

27 February 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Top 10 pay and salary stories in 2024

Following a massive year, Lawyers Weekly counts down the most-read stories around salary and pay for 2024 – from Fair...

07 January 2025

By Lawyers Weekly

What the gender pay gap looks like at Australia’s biggest firms

New workplace data has revealed the gender pay gap at Australia’s largest legal workplaces. Here, Lawyers Weekly...

27 February 2024

By Naomi Neilson and Jerome Doraisamy

Pay transparency laws an opportunity for employers

Australia’s new pay transparency laws are an opportunity for firms to build trust and stand out in attracting and...

16 August 2023

By Tracey Matthews

‘Steady decline in gender disparity’ offers encouraging signs for women at the bar

Whilst female practitioners remain “significantly under-represented” among the barristerial cohort — a concern...

22 August 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘There is clearly a problem with women getting into and staying in senior positions’

Despite those entering the profession being primarily female, there is still a decreasing number of women at a more...

17 September 2021

By Lauren Croft

‘Meaningful change begins at board-level’

Flexible working and gender parity should be embraced by firms that want to keep quality employees, according to Lander...

15 June 2021

By Lauren Croft