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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
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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
Why young lawyers are facing one of the toughest job markets in years
As the once-quiet promise that hard work and finishing a law degree would guarantee a job rapidly unravels, two...
11 February 2026
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Over one third of businesses exposed to underpayment risk
A new report shows payroll risk sits at the intersection of award interpretation, audit discipline, and governance,...
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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
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
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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