Law firms are no longer just chasing students with top marks, with a College of Law lecturer revealing the key skills and traits that make graduates stand out when hiring their next cohort of lawyers.
For young lawyers, stepping into the legal profession today can feel thrilling – and a little overwhelming – thanks to the rapid rise of AI. Here, Lucy Southwick has shared three practical steps to help emerging lawyers harness AI with confidence and responsibility.
However, for the tribunal’s key findings on honesty, a Queensland lawyer could have been kicked out of the profession over his failure to comply with a written undertaking relating to regular urine testing.
Record settlements, landmark High Court decisions, and a spike in filings have pushed Australia’s class action landscape to new heights – and a partner from KWM has revealed that the surge is set to continue.
With more than 15 years of experience in health law, national law firm Moray & Agnew has elevated one of its seasoned lawyers to the partnership.
This past week, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia launched new initiatives to better support children in family law proceedings, and lawyers across the country named their top technology platforms for 2025. Here is your weekly round-up of the biggest stories for Australia’s legal profession.
Women in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have filed proceedings against the Commonwealth, alleging widespread, systemic sexual violence, sexual harassment, physical abuse, rape, discrimination, and victimisation in the course of their employment.
Law firms think they’re prepared for Tranche 2. They’re not, writes Brett Erickson.
A Perth lawyer accepted a reprimand for making false and misleading representations to secure more legal aid funding than he was owed.
With more First Nations people dying in custody in NSW than in any year on record, the NSW Bar Association has issued a stark warning, urging the government to implement meaningful reforms immediately.
