Reflections on the Secure Jobs, Better Pay amendments

Here, a BigLaw partner reflects on what we’ve learnt in the last year and a half from the Secure Jobs, Better Pay...

23 May 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Michael Greene on the nexus between leadership and service

In this inaugural episode of Legal Firesides, produced exclusively for members of Lawyers Weekly Premium, Norton Rose...

21 May 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Preventing bad laws based on after-the-fact reasoning

In the modern age, we are seeing multiple examples of reactionary legislation being passed based on faulty,...

16 May 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Interest rates, property prices, and what lawyers need to know

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Distinctive Finance, we unpack the...

12 May 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Messaging apps and information management

A recent report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) pertaining to government use of...

09 May 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Fostering better relationships with cyber security experts

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with NSB Cyber, we explore how and why it...

04 May 2025

Sponsored by Robyn Tongol

The PepsiCo proceedings and other trends and challenges in tax law

Here, a leading tax lawyer reflects on the current state of affairs for practitioners, the intangibles and implications...

02 May 2025

By Robyn Tongol

A refresher on the laws and processes for Australia’s federal elections

With voting now underway for the 2025 federal election, we take a look at the legislative and constitutional...

24 April 2025

By Robyn Tongol

When making career decisions, be open-minded while following your ‘North Star’

While one cannot control the external environment, one can control the progress and direction of their legal career. As...

17 April 2025

By Robyn Tongol

The intersection between AI and cyber security

The complexity of cyber security implications for businesses, and therefore their lawyers, “has exploded” in the...

15 April 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Meet the young lawyer taking on Albo in Grayndler

Motivated by issues such as the ongoing housing crisis and workers’ rights, lawyer turned aspiring MP Hannah Thomas...

07 April 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Trauma theory and overcoming ‘masculinist’ tendencies in law

For Dr Colin James, the legal profession’s relative reluctance to appreciate the impact of trauma in workplaces and...

04 April 2025

By Robyn Tongol

How to work better with expert witnesses

Having given evidence as an expert witness dozens of times nationally and regionally, Owain Stone understands not only...

02 April 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Is the ban on non-competes good policy?

In Labor’s pre-election budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a ban on non-compete clauses for workers earning...

28 March 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Meet the plaintiff lawyer running for Labor in Capricornia

In this second episode featuring lawyers turned political candidates, we speak to the asbestos, dust and occupational...

24 March 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Building deeper, richer relationships with clients

Given the breadth of change to the nature and delivery of legal services in recent years, a lawyer’s connection to...

21 March 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Meet the KWM lawyer running for the LNP in McPherson

In this first episode in a series of conversations with lawyers turned political candidates, ahead of the 2025 federal...

17 March 2025

By Robyn Tongol

Improving remuneration and incentive strategies

Remuneration and incentives have always been a Pandora’s box for law firm leaders. In the post-pandemic climate,...

14 March 2025

By Robyn Tongol

What WA lawyers want from their next state government

Tomorrow (Saturday, 8 March), Western Australians will head to the polls to elect their next government, in what is...

07 March 2025

By Robyn Tongol

What we’ve learnt about firms’ gender pay gaps this week

Earlier this week, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) released its second annual breakdown of gender pay gaps...

05 March 2025

By Robyn Tongol