While legal work is incredibly fulfilling, it can also, by nature, be stressful, exhausting and feel all-encompassing. Industry-wide, we hear that ultra-competitive professional cultures and excessive ...

Macpherson Kelley is a commercial law firm focused on the mid market with offices in Brisbane, Dandenong, Melbourne and Sydney. The firm has four offices located offices in Brisbane, Dandenong, ...

EMT Law, a legal subsidiary fully owned by EMT Partners, will join national law firm Cornwalls under its federation model. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. This ...

According to research from the World Health Organisation, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to 27.6 and 25.6 per cent in depression and anxiety, respectively, across the world. This content is available ...

Exhaustion and burnout is an issue for lawyers that is garnering increasing public attention. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. The issue was flagged recently in ...

David Kelvin Downey, of Downeys Lawyers, has been found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to pay a $3000 fine, in addition to the reprimand, for failing to comply with an undertaking. This ...

Following seven years as a judge of appeal for criminal and civil matters in the Supreme Court’s trial division, Chief Justice Richard Niall stepped into the top job to replace Chief Justice Anne ...

When graduate lawyers enter law firms, their satisfaction levels are relatively high, but this drops off significantly once lawyers have one to three years of experience under their belts, says ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have, so far this year, had a massive impact on the legal profession, as platforms like ChatGPT continue to make global headlines. This content is available ...

Despite the “no contact” rule in the Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules being used to impose “potentially very serious consequences” on those that breach it, the current formation of the rule remains ...

Judge Antoni Lucev of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) found a solicitor with Websters Lawyers deliberately ignored a duty of disclosure and breached the Harman undertaking ...

Legal assistant Joanna Pascua has taken Doessel Group to the Fair Work Commission for her alleged unfair dismissal from MyCRA Lawyers in March 2024 over a breach of contract. This content is available ...