Salary

‘The balance of power will shift again’ following drop in legal salaries
Following findings indicating that a significant number of Australian lawyers are unhappy with their compensation,...
21 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
Billable hours to increase, salaries to soar at HWL Ebsworth
Following years of having one of the lowest billable hours across the industry, HWL Ebsworth has increased its quota...
19 May 2025
By Naomi Neilson
New report shows difference in mid-tier and top-tier salaries
While corporate law offers high earning potential, salaries for junior lawyers are higher in other practice areas,...
08 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
Slater & Gordon suspects former employee, refers investigation outcomes to police
National plaintiff firm Slater & Gordon has referred outcomes from its forensic investigation into the recent...
25 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Half of law firms pay below-average salary to lowest earners
Despite BigLaw’s highest earners taking home a pay cheque that’s well above the national average, half of them pay...
17 March 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Maurice Blackburn changes striking staff’s ‘out-of-office’ emails
According to Maurice Blackburn employees engaged in today’s (6 March) industrial action, the national plaintiff law...
06 March 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Maurice Blackburn’s fight with employees over pay ramps up
Unionised lawyers and staff at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers will engage in industrial action, setting the stage for a...
05 March 2025
By Kace O'Neill
Gender pay gap laws aren’t working, women say
New laws requiring big businesses to publish their gender pay gaps are not fixing the broader issues, according to a...
05 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘I did not send the email’: Slater & Gordon chief people officer responds to all-staff correspondence
The interim chief people officer at Slater & Gordon is taking legal action in the wake of an explosive all-staff...
25 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Slater & Gordon refers ‘malicious’ email to Victoria Police
A “thorough forensic investigation” is underway at Slater & Gordon following an extraordinary email to all...
24 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Why mid-level lawyers are so hard to find right now
Following the “silly money” being offered during the age of COVID-19, there is currently a “significant...
03 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 Lawyers Weekly
The ‘inflation-busting’ salaries Aussie lawyers can expect in London
It’s “no secret” that the salaries on offer for practitioners are much higher in the UK capital than Down Under....
20 November 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
The ‘inflation-busting’ salaries Aussie lawyers can expect in London
It’s “no secret” that the salaries on offer for practitioners are much higher in the UK capital than Down Under....
18 November 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Clyde & Co offers EV subscription incentive
Global law firm Clyde & Co is the latest BigLaw practice to introduce a subscription salary packaging option for...
15 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Tax cuts may mean lower salary increases for lawyers in FY24–25
The revised stage-three tax cuts, together with other market factors, may well provide justification for employers not...
14 May 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Being AI-proficient can improve your salary
New research shows that having AI skills in your professional repertoire could amount to potential salary...
15 April 2024
By Kace O'Neill
Male lawyers more likely to rate their remuneration highly
New findings from Lawyers Weekly and Agile Market Intelligence demonstrate that men in law are more inclined to...
04 March 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Why pay equity is a safety issue
It’s time we started seeing inequality for what it is – a risk to women’s safety. The old way of doing things is...
04 March 2024
By Sapphire Parsons
Women more likely to see gender pay gap in law than men
Today (27 February), the gender pay data of Australia’s biggest employers will be made public by the Workplace Gender...
27 February 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy