New guidance released to help lawyers navigate AI terminology

The Law Society of NSW has partnered with legal technology provider LexisNexis to develop an AI Glossary to...

29 July 2024

By Lauren Croft

40k solicitors now practising in NSW

The number of solicitors practising in NSW is now bigger than ever — and remains increasingly female — the 2022...

30 June 2023

By Lauren Croft

Law firms team up to provide flood relief

At least 10 law firms in Central West NSW have joined forces to provide pro bono flood-recovery help to those in need,...

24 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

Junior lawyers ‘often negatively impacted by ineffective senior leadership’

Although legal leaders have excellent technical skills, this panel said that many need further training to become...

26 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

LCA launches new toolkit for small businesses

A new guide to help small businesses grow has been welcomed by the Law Society, whose president said it would be...

08 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

Regional retention, gender equality remain key issues in NSW

Law Society of NSW president Joanne van der Plaat has promoted the need for regional, rural, and remote legal career...

25 July 2022

By Jess Feyder

Gender pay gap persists for NSW solicitors, despite women outnumbering men

Despite female solicitors outnumbering their male counterparts in the legal profession in NSW for the fifth consecutive...

01 July 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Every member of the profession has a role to play’: Legal bodies welcome IBA report

A number of legal bodies and associations have welcomed a new report to address how sexual harassment and...

30 June 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘There remain areas where more can be done’ in the Australian court system

A more just legal system requires the courts to be independent and impartial, according to the former NSW chief...

29 March 2022

By Lauren Croft

‘Having a diverse and inclusive legal profession puts us in stronger position’

More effort is needed to make the legal profession more culturally diverse, according to a new guide from the Law...

26 October 2021

By Lauren Croft

The profession must improve on ‘transgenerational support’

The profession needs to focus less on individual resilience and more on resilience as a function of social groups in...

22 October 2021

By Lauren Croft

‘Psychological injuries do not abate simply because health restrictions are eased’

“Those who claim to have been unaffected over the last 18 months are living in an alternate universe”, said...

19 October 2021

By Lauren Croft