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Top 10 in-house legal stories in 2024
This year – and while salary, tech and recruitment trends were primary topics of interest for corporate counsel – it was the unfolding of litigious proceedings involving various legal teams that most caught the eye of readers. Here, we count down the 10 most-read stories pertaining to Australia’s in-house demographic in the last 12 months.
Lawyers Weekly
10. IAG appoints interim GC amid misconduct claims
IAG has appointed an interim group general counsel following the departure of its former counsel for alleged misconduct.
9. The big challenges for in-house lawyers in 2024
What’s in store in 2024 for law department leaders? Here, senior corporate counsel unpack the headline hurdles to be faced in the next 12 months.
8. More lawyers opting for ‘legitimate career path’ in contracting
Once perceived as a fallback option for lawyers, contract lawyering is now emerging as an established and legitimate career choice for many – with the rise reflecting a broader change within corporates.
7. The transforming landscape of in-house legal work
A significant shift is being witnessed in the daily operations of law departments – and, in an increasingly digital world, new technological skills and a forward-thinking mindset will be vital in 2024 and beyond.
6. Network Ten’s lawyer criticised for Logies speech conduct
Network Ten’s in-house counsel, who gave advice on the controversial Logies speech, was accused by Justice Michael Lee of not appreciating her professional obligations as a solicitor.
5. Corporates pay highest average legal salaries, report says
Legal professionals have an average salary of $102,100 – but new research from the College of Law has shown that law firms pay, on average, less than government and big corporates, with 35 per cent of lawyers in firms also not receiving a salary increase over the last two years.
4. Judge ‘troubled’, shock barrister exit on final days of Super Retail Group trial
Closing out Super Retail Group’s dispute with its former company secretaries was a shock exit by a barrister, concerns from the judge about the crux of the case, and evidence that the major retailer had allegedly snuck something “cute” into a controversial deed.
3. Lawyer at centre of ‘compromised’ robodebt legal team resigns
Services Australia’s chief operating officer has reportedly resigned a year after the robodebt royal commission made damning findings about her role in the “disastrous” and controversial scheme.
2. ‘Inconceivable’: Judge slams tardiness in Super Retail Group dispute
Justice Michael Lee came down hard on the lawyers behind a chief legal officer for missing a deadline that he said should have taken a barrister and paralegal a half day’s work to complete.
1. Judge criticises Ten for ‘misleading’ comments after Lehrmann win
A discussion about costs in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation matter became tense when Justice Michael Lee accused lawyers for Network Ten of making misleading statements after their win.
