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 Jerome Doraisamy

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 Jerome Doraisamy

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 Lauren Croft

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 Jerome Doraisamy

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 Jerome Doraisamy

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

Accountability is here: What you need to know about gender pay gap reporting

Today (27 February) is the launch of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s (WGEA) gender pay gap reporting. Here, we...

27 February 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy