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Allen & Overy boosts Sydney office with Skadden securities team
Skadden's exit from Australia has profited A&O which has recruited a securities team for its Sydney office.
Slater & Gordon clinches new deal with lenders
Embattled Australian firm Slater & Gordon has been thrown a lifeline by its banks.
Norton Rose Fulbright announces alliance with legal start-up LawPath
The alliance is intended to provide cheaper, easier access to legal services for start-ups and SMEs.
Australian builders will have 'fewer rights than ice dealers', say lawyers
Lawyers have backed a controversial union claim that under new regulations, building workers will have fewer rights in investigations than standard criminal suspects.
Lawyers happy with work-life balance
A new survey shows that, despite long hours, 75 per cent of lawyers are happy with their work-life balance.
NewLaw struggling to win over in-house counsel
The number of in-house legal departments teaming up with NewLaw businesses is falling, says the latest 2016 ACC Australia Trends Survey.
First glimpse of Slater & Gordon UK restructure plan
Details are finally starting to emerge about the listed Australian firm's intentions for its embattled UK arm.
Why women go further in-house
A recent study has shown that women working in company legal departments are climbing the ranks much faster than their law firm counterparts. But why?
No word yet from Slater & Gordon
Slater & Gordon's closely watched deadline with its banks has passed without any formal announcement from the firm.
Australian M&A still a buyer's market, report finds
The latest DealTrends report from King & Wood Mallesons has confirmed favourable conditions for buyers in Australian M&A deals. However, sellers are making progress on several key terms.
Research: Lawyers have worst mental health among professionals
New research by a doctorate student at the University of Queensland indicates that private practice lawyers experience the lowest levels of psychological and psychosomatic health and wellbeing among all professionals.
DLA Piper teams up with global NewLaw business
Global law firm DLA Piper is teaming up with emerging NewLaw heavyweight Lawyers on Demand to create a flexible lawyer pool in Australia.
Mafia lawyer gunned down in Melbourne
Joseph 'Pino' Acquaro, who represented a number of prominent criminal figures, has been gunned down in what was believed to be a professional hit.
Law firm bullies weigh down mental health and job performance, study suggests
A new study from Australia has found that private practice lawyers are more likely to have alcohol and substance abuse issues than any other professionals, with incidents of workplace mistreatment also at alarming highs.
New chapter dawns in Australian media ownership law
The Australian government is dismantling two key media laws in what Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has called 'the most significant media reform in Australian media in a generation.'
Slater and Gordon halts trading ahead of half-year results
Investors wait with bated breath as embattled ASX-listed law firm Slater and Gordon prepares to report its financial performance for the last six months.
Major Australian in-house departments pilot 'lawyer-swap' program
Lawyers from two top Australian law departments have traded places as part of a three-month secondment program, the first of its kinds for in-house counsel.
Push and pull: how to lose law firm talent
The latest CommBank Legal Market Pulse reveals what makes top lawyers want to stay with their firm, and what pushes them away.
Betwixt clients and shareholders listed lawyers face tough conflicts, warns Australian judge
An Australian High Court judge has weighed in on the current legal and financial turmoil engulfing listed law firm rivals Slater & Gordon and Shine Lawyers.
Jones Day chases Australian resource slump to Brisbane
With a new office opening in Brisbane, US law firm Jones Day will be well positioned to capitalise on the growing wave of project-related disputes springing up from Australia's resource sector downturn.