Lauren Croft

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Lauren is a journalist at Lawyers Weekly and graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from Macleay College. Prior to joining Lawyers Weekly, she worked as a trade journalist for media and travel industry publications and Travel Weekly. Originally born in England, Lauren enjoys trying new bars and restaurants, attending music festivals and travelling. She is also a keen snowboarder and pre-pandemic, spent a season living in a French ski resort.

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Thinking about law in an ‘environmentally centred way’

Despite the recent successful Sharma appeal, there would need to be a “fundamental shift” for the environment to have legal rights in Australia, Mieke Elzer says.

BIG LAW • Mon, 06 May 2024
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A&O Shearman merger completes, creates firm ‘in a class of its own’

The merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling has successfully completed, resulting in A&O Shearman being the “first fully integrated global elite ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 05 May 2024
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Former Settify CEO joins family law firm

Boutique law firm Umbrella Family Law has added a new lawyer to its ranks: a former chief executive and co-founder of a legal tech company.

SME LAW • Sun, 05 May 2024
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‘An unequal justice system is no justice system at all’: Legal orgs call for increased funding in regional NSW

Following a roundtable discussion among local solicitors and legal leaders in NSW, legal organisations have called for increased funding to improve access to justice for ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 05 May 2024
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‘Get the basics right’ when implementing AI into legal workflows

In a rapidly evolving legal landscape, the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging tech has – and will continue to – revolutionise legal ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 02 May 2024
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HSF launches new ‘next-generation’ global ALT practice

Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a new global Digital Legal Delivery practice, combining its emerging tech, digital and legal operations groups.

BIG LAW • Wed, 01 May 2024
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Governance should not be a ‘tick-the-box’ exercise

Coupled with the wider legal profession, in-house environments are continually evolving. This includes on the governance front, which one legal counsel says should be the ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Preparing law grads for a ‘huge range of career pathways’

Many law graduates go on to do a variety of different roles – meaning that legal tutors and professors should think about legal education as providing a variety of ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 29 Apr 2024
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Cyber attacks on firms are ‘in no way’ declining

For law firms, dealing with “unstructured data” can mean increased risk when it comes to cyber attacks, which this partner said are getting more sophisticated moving ...

BIG LAW • Sun, 28 Apr 2024

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