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‘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
Top 10 premium stories in 2025
For lawyers seeking deeper insights, exclusive professional content, and the latest legal trends, Lawyers Weekly has...
12 January 2026
By Lawyers Weekly
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
‘We are beyond talking’: Chief Justice’s message to colleagues on First Nations justice
In a message to the “powerful people” who attended the 2025 Australian Legal Convention, Chief Justice Debra...
09 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Why legal experts say Victoria’s youth sentencing reform is doomed to fail
Victoria’s youth justice plan has drawn unanimous condemnation across the legal profession. For this feature, Lawyers...
03 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
The rise of ‘unmeritorious’ workplace claims in the age of AI
According to workplace lawyers, employers are facing a growing wave of claims that lack merit, at a time when the use...
03 December 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Going from 1 child to 2 ‘reshapes everything’ for lawyers
Becoming a parent, while working as a lawyer, upends one’s personal and professional being. The jump to having a...
03 December 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
How much stress is too much for lawyers?
The existence of stress for lawyers is not inherently a bad thing – in fact, it can be incredibly useful, both...
19 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
The worst leadership advice senior lawyers have received (and what it taught them)
Here, a former GC, three firm heads, and a prominent litigation partner reflect on bad advice they’ve received over...
19 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Disappointing, disrespectful’: Governments ignore advice to improve legal assistance sector
The author of an independent review into the National Legal Assistance Partnership has voiced his frustrations that key...
19 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Why are unfair dismissal claims on the rise?
In its newly released annual report, the Fair Work Commission said it received 44,075 lodgments in 2024–25, making a...
05 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
When justice is rushed, fairness falls: The crisis in summary proceedings
Weighed down by under-resourcing, crippling backlogs and alarming prosecution tactics, Australia’s summary...
05 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Redefining top-tier firms when ‘global reach is an increasing differentiator’: Part 2
Once defined by a number of dominant top-tier firms, the Australian legal market is undergoing an ongoing shift, with...
05 November 2025
By Lauren Croft
The ‘profound’ legal and ethical dilemmas in using AI to predict crime
While the use of artificial intelligence is solving myriad headaches for legal practitioners and access to justice, for...
05 November 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Redefining top-tier firms when ‘global reach is an increasing differentiator’: Part 1
Once defined by a number of dominant top-tier firms, the Australian legal market is undergoing an ongoing shift, with...
22 October 2025
By Lauren Croft