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Courts, academics to discuss AI taking on judicial tasks
A roundtable will bring together representatives from courts and tribunals across the country, including the Federal Court and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA), to discuss how artificial intelligence might be able to ease a judge’s workload.
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WFH bill may fail constitutional validity test, counsel says
Following Victorian Premier Ben Carroll’s confirmation that the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 will be debated and passed through the state’s upper house within the week, the industry group has sought legal advice as part of a campaign to have the legislation withdrawn from Parliament.
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If AI does the junior work, how do we develop Australia’s future senior lawyers?
The Australian legal profession has spent considerable time examining what artificial intelligence means for productivity, service delivery, and the economics of legal work. I think this question deserves equal attention: what happens when the work AI performs increasingly well is also the work we have traditionally relied upon to train junior lawyers? writes Jamie Ng.
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Australian AI Awards finalist numbers reach all-time high
Numerous AI innovators in the legal profession have become finalists at the prestigious Australian AI Awards 2026.
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The law firms being raided for talent
An analysis of lateral moves reported by Lawyers Weekly over the past 12 months has revealed which firms have been doing the poaching, which have been losing talent – and just how much damage one big team raid can do.
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Barristers unfairly caught in crossfires of SC scrutiny
The Australian Financial Review raised legitimate questions about the NSW senior counsel appointment process, but it should not have come at the expense of the barristers it has claimed to help.
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