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23 Aug 2016

Senior associate completes 30km charity swim

While the Olympics have wrapped up, a McCullough Robertson senior associate has taken to the pool to raise vital funds for cancer research. ...

19 Aug 2016

Intern program golden chance to back Commonwealth Games

Three law students have been selected for a coveted internship with the official lawyers to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. ...

17 Aug 2016

Firm raises $95K for charity

The Wotton + Kearney team smashed their fundraising efforts for not-for-profit organisation So They Can out of the park, raising almost double their g...

12 Aug 2016

Ashurst pays tribute to retired secretary

Ashurst has renamed one of its Brisbane meeting rooms in honour of a long-standing secretary who has just said farewell to the firm. ...

10 Aug 2016

Lawyers hit the slopes for a cause

Over 300 legal professionals have rugged up to take part in the annual Lawski event at Thredbo, which saw over $16,000 raised for charity organisation...

5 Aug 2016

Young guns to join forces at legal hackathon

King & Wood Mallesons has announced it has paired up with Melbourne Law School to host a corporate legal hackathon for some of Australia’s brig...

4 Aug 2016

Lucky kicks discovered in old court fireplace

A turn of the century ankle boot has been unearthed at the redevelopment site of a historic NSW Children’s Court. ...

2 Aug 2016

Pokémon Go craze ignites lawyers’ concern

Aussie lawyers are abuzz with concern for the potential legal fallout Pokémon Go may cause for avid app users and the public at large. ...

28 Jul 2016

Lawyers swap suits for footy boots

A Queensland-based firm has taken to the field to throw its support behind rugby league’s greatest players. ...

26 Jul 2016

Pyjama stripes replace pinstripes to help children in care

Macpherson Kelley lawyers have donned their very best sets of pyjamas in place of their usual corporate attire, to raise funds for a mentoring program...

25 Jul 2016

New partnership to support disadvantaged communities

Two organisations have paired up to assist over 200,000 disadvantaged Australians who are currently vulnerable in the legal system. ...

21 Jul 2016

Partner’s battle inspires firm’s support of cancer charity event

A boutique firm in Sydney has rallied behind one of its lawyers in his fight against cancer, by supporting a charity ball hosted by Tour de Cure. ...

20 Jul 2016

New clinic appeals for help servicing asylum seekers

Lawyers are calling on the legal fraternity in Queensland to get behind the state’s second legal clinic for asylum seekers and assist with applicati...

15 Jul 2016

Firms turn spotlight on indigenous culture

Firms have celebrated Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a special curation of social, academic and cultural events for N...

14 Jul 2016

Courthouse slams door on Pokemon Go phenomenon

The new Pokemon app may have taken the world by storm but the NSW Department of Justice has issued a hefty warning to aspiring Pikachu hunters. ...

7 Jul 2016

Professor’s historic appointment to Cambridge college

Australian legal academic Professor Jane Stapleton will be the first woman and foreign academic to head the 500-year-old Christ’s College Cambridge ...

6 Jul 2016

Taekwondo lawyer heading to Rio

A Sydney solicitor has qualified to represent Australia in the sport of taekwondo at the Rio Olympics. ...

30 Jun 2016

Lawyers raise big bucks for Cancer Council

The Cancer Council will benefit from Bartier Perry’s top fundraising efforts to secure more than $20,000 for the City Mile Dash. ...

27 Jun 2016

$30,000 for social justice PLT placements

More than $30,000 has been raised to fund 30 PLT placements with Community Legal Centres in 2017. ...

16 Jun 2016

Lawyers sweat it out for Aussie Paralympians

Clayton Utz lawyers were put through their paces in a treadmill challenge that raised more than $10,000 for the Australian Paralympic Committee this m...

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