1 in 5 lawyers unhappy with their salary

Despite the ongoing trend of inflated salaries in the legal profession and the previous perception of a...

07 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

‘A work of fiction’: Slater & Gordon to investigate ‘disparaging’ firm-wide email

An extraordinary firm-wide email circulated within Slater & Gordon, purportedly sent by its outgoing chief people...

22 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

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 Lauren Croft

Lawyers want pay rises over perks

With a potential economic downturn on the horizon and mid-level lawyers in higher demand than ever, should firms be...

19 April 2023

By Lauren Croft

Grads’ salaries are currently inflated by 20 to 30%

Not only are law graduates seeing significant salary hikes for their entry-level roles, with some receiving up to...

17 February 2023

By Jess Feyder

Legal salaries are slowing down

While there may still be some pay increases for legal professionals in 2023, salaries will almost certainly not...

03 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

IR bill to ‘drive greater transparency’ in lawyers’ salaries

The newly introduced Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill will keep law firms and other legal employers accountable for pay...

04 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Candidates are driving salaries’ within the legal market

The legal profession will be a candidate’s market for at least the next two years, according to legal recruitment...

03 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

Aussie associate salaries ‘competitive’ with UK (at least for now)

New salary data shows that lawyers with up to nine years’ PQE in Australia’s major metropolitan cities are raking...

26 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Salaries in mid-tier firms have ‘possibly peaked’

As salaries within private practice rise “across the board”, mid-tier firms will need to focus on their culture,...

21 September 2022

By Lauren Croft