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Success cannot be reduced to statistics, senior judges say
Justice Dina Yehia, Justice Louise Taylor, and Magistrate Rose Falla – each the driving force behind solution-focused...
25 March 2026
By Naomi Neilson
If Australia rations fuel, will lawyers have to WFH again?
The US–Israel attack on Iran and the subsequent regional and geopolitical conflict that has ensued have disrupted...
25 March 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
What Australia’s disappearing middle means for the legal market
The mid-market in legal services is being compressed from above by premium firms protecting complexity, and from below...
25 March 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Where Barry Nilsson wants to be in 3 years
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the CEO of national law firm Barry Nilsson has outlined the firm’s growth...
25 March 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Why Dentons’ Australian head aims to create a fun workplace
For Amber Warren, injecting positivity and optimism into the office and de-escalating situations with humour leads to...
11 March 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
What the music industry taught this BigLaw firm head about leadership and service delivery
Before she studied law, Rebecca Kelly signed and managed local musicians. Such work may seem a world away from legal...
25 February 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
How Australian lawyers can ‘keep being excellent’, according to A-G Rowland
According to the nation’s first law officer, Australian lawyers have long been ahead of the game. In an exclusive...
25 February 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Empathy is not optional for employment lawyers
Distraught over my mother’s diagnosis, what I needed most was some compassion – what I got instead was a rude and...
11 February 2026
By Naomi Neilson
A-G Rowland on getting the balance right with the new hate speech laws
In a recent sit-down with Lawyers Weekly, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland reflected on the crafting of the newly...
11 February 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
A-G Rowland on the hate speech laws, Labor’s law reform agenda, and client service
In this episode of Legal Firesides, produced exclusively for members of Lawyers Weekly Premium, Attorney-General...
30 January 2026
By Robyn Tongol
Law’s uncomfortable truth: Women are bullying women
Diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing have fast become the legal profession’s favourite buzzwords, but underneath the...
30 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Why these lawyers returned to their old firms
Moving roles and taking steps forward in one’s career will always make one a better lawyer. Returning to old stomping...
30 January 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Demand for legal talent will require deliberate, impactful hiring in 2026
Among the lessons from 2025 is the realisation that employers must adopt new approaches to legal recruitment moving...
30 January 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Intolerable’: Mega litigation a drain on justice system, Chief Justice says
Efforts to provide meaningful access to justice to more Australians will be in vain as long as court resources are tied...
14 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Creativity, proactivity, practicality: What clients want from firms in 2026
While in-house teams have certain evergreen requirements of their external providers, the current climate brings with...
14 January 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Where Baker McKenzie’s Aussie head sees opportunities for 2026
In the face of voluminous change in the legal services marketplace, Baker McKenzie’s managing partner in Australia,...
14 January 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Managing the pace of technological change in law
The past 12 months have seen an extraordinary volume of change in legal tech. Professionally, practically, and...
14 January 2026
By Jerome Doraisamy
Access to justice declining at cost of public trust, 2 chief justices warn
Speaking exclusively to Lawyers Weekly, two chief justices reflect on the state of access to justice, question how it...
17 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
What we’ve learnt this year, and what it could mean for lawyers in 2026
The year 2025 has, undoubtedly, been a year of change – marked not just by how much has shifted in the last 12...
17 December 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Implementing emerging tech responsibly at the ‘peak of the hype cycle’
With demand for AI skills growing and firms racing to embed AI into workflows, the profession now sits at a pivotal...
17 December 2025
By Lauren Croft