workload

Why lawyers’ brains won’t let go of work in progress

The Zeigarnik effect: for lawyers, unfinished tasks don’t just linger; they demand attention. This is no coincidence,...

04 April 2025

By Rebecca Ward, MBA

Consilio launches legal data management platform, Aurora

Legal technology solutions and enterprise legal services business Consilio has unveiled Aurora – a digital enterprise...

20 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Mastering workload management and fostering meaningful connections

With many lawyers often struggling to find the time to cultivate meaningful connections amid their demanding workloads,...

10 March 2025

By Grace Robbie

Unpacking the notable and irreversible alterations to law departments

In just the last year or so, substantial changes have occurred within corporate legal teams, with new research...

16 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Adding headcount in-house won’t fix ‘unmanageable’ workloads

Understanding and intelligently reallocating legal spend is a key issue for in-house legal teams and general counsel...

03 October 2023

By Lauren Croft

Firm cuts, ‘unmanageable’ workloads, and award winners: What’s hot in law this week (14–18 Aug)

Following Lawyers Weekly’s biggest awards night of the year, workplace and court matters have caught the attention of...

19 August 2023

By Lawyers Weekly

Majority of GCs have ‘unmanageable’ workloads, are under-resourced

The role of an Australian general counsel is only getting harder, with many deeming the workload “unmanageable”, a...

15 August 2023

By Lauren Croft

NZ chief judges move to address concerns for lawyers’ wellbeing

The chief judges of both the High Court and District Court in New Zealand have taken the “unusual step” of writing...

31 July 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy