Honing your mediation skills: Part 2

Here, three highly experienced mediators share further tips and tricks to help lawyers improve their mediation skills....

20 February 2025

By Grace Robbie

Honing your mediation skills: Part 1

As meditation increasingly emerges as a pivotal vocational pathway, three seasoned mediators have shared essential...

12 February 2025

By Grace Robbie

How young lawyers can master the art of negotiation

Negotiating can be an intimidating aspect of a lawyer’s job, especially for younger lawyers. Here, Glin Bayley offers...

14 October 2024

By Grace Robbie

Why empathy is essential for lawyers

In the current legal landscape, an award-winning lawyer argues that empathy has become a fundamental skill for legal...

24 September 2024

By Grace Robbie

3 elements that make a good contract

Having the ability to create a well-constructed contract is an essential skill that legal professionals need to master....

12 September 2024

By Grace Robbie

How to stay organised as a law student

As the second semester of this year’s university calendar begins, finalists for the Law Student of the Year award at...

16 August 2024

By Grace Robbie

How young lawyers can be more commercially minded

Possessing technical legal skills and knowledge is merely the foundation for success in legal practice, with an...

23 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

How law grads can ‘make their mark on the world’

Here, recent law graduate Jad Al-Masri imparts the legal skills and knowledge that he has acquired since embarking on...

22 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

How lawyers can enhance communication skills

Here, an award-winning GC and TED Talk speaker imparts expert guidance to legal professionals on enhancing their client...

02 July 2024

By Grace Robbie

Enhancing client interaction skills

Effective communication with clients, especially when delivering difficult news, is a critical yet often underdeveloped...

06 June 2024

By Grace Robbie

Lessons ex-nightclub owner learnt to stand out as a lawyer

Former nightclub and bar owner Jeremy Koadlow’s time in the hospitality industry has equipped him with invaluable...

18 April 2024

By Grace Robbie

Important skills for young legal professionals in an evolving landscape

As the legal industry continually evolves, law students will face a multitude of challenges and opportunities. Here,...

05 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

Key skills needed to transition from lawyer to leader

HESTA’s head of member services and operations and former general counsel discusses the essential skills needed for...

09 May 2023

By Jess Feyder

5 core skills to unlock career success

In the 21st century, being a successful lawyer demands more than just legal expertise. To build a long-lasting and...

16 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Migration policies must be changed to combat skills shortages in firms, says lawyer

One immigration lawyer discusses how allowing more skilled migration is essential in combating skills shortages for...

15 March 2023

By Jess Feyder

Skills needed to be a good leader post-pandemic

Coming out of the pandemic, juggling hybrid working and new tech developments, these partners have said that to become...

15 March 2023

By Lauren Croft

3 in 4 lawyers feel the need to develop new skills post-COVID, says LIV

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly changed the way lawyers work. A survey has investigated the ways lawyers viewed...

09 March 2023

By Jess Feyder

The skills you need to write good job applications

A recruitment manager and senior associate of a BigLaw firm spoke of the difficult yet necessary task of developing the...

06 March 2023

By Jess Feyder

Skills needed to be a successful partner

On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, we speak to two...

20 February 2023

By Robyn Tongol

Lawyers’ ‘skill sets need to shift’ with the rise of ChatGPT

Over the past three years, the profession has undergone a momentous technological change. This, in turn, means that...

13 February 2023

By Lauren Croft