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Naomi Neilson is a senior journalist with a focus on court reporting for Lawyers Weekly. You can email Naomi at: [email protected]
Australian universities ranked best for law degrees
Seven Australian universities have been placed within the top 50 of the best places to study law and legal studies across the globe.
NEWLAW • Mon, 08 Mar 2021
IWD, Christian Porter and Lawyer X: Looking back on the fortnight
In this Protégé fortnightly news brief, we’re bringing you the most important updates that law students, graduates and other young lawyers should be across.
How firms are ‘choosing to challenge’ on International Women’s Day
From addressing the disparities at a leadership level through to examining the way salaries are distributed among male and female lawyers, Australia’s major firms have ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 07 Mar 2021
‘We have to continue fighting’: The changes the profession must consider in 2021 to achieve true gender equality
The assumption that the legal profession will slowly progress towards true equality of its own accord is a mistake, Australian Women Lawyers president Leah Marrone told ...
Bar to Founder: How setting a standard of behaviour helped one barrister thrive
Immediation managing director and barrister Laura Keily moved from one male-dominated profession into another but thrived in a way that allowed her to challenge the ...
Corporate and commercial lawyer joins Peer Legal
A senior corporate and commercial lawyer with more than 40 years’ experience has joined Peer Legal to advise a broad range of Australian and international clients.
SME LAW • Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Litigation funders launch new Aussie firm
Two leading litigation funders have joined forces to launch a new Australian firm to address a rapidly evolving regulatory and legal landscape for class actions.
NEWLAW • Thu, 04 Mar 2021
‘Gobsmacking’: What the profession has to say about the Porter allegations
The legal profession has responded to Christian Porter’s denial of rape allegations, with some calling for an independent inquiry and others cautioning that the message ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Mar 2021
Victorian mental health commission gives ‘new hope’ to profession
The release of the final report into the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System has been welcomed by the state’s premier legal body on a “red-letter day” ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Mar 2021