Oceania/Australia - Page 23
M&A surge predicted as Australia plans media law overhaul
A proposed removal of restrictions on media businesses is expected to spark over A$2b of mergers, according to analysis by Citigroup.
Non-traditional firms targeting BigLaw client base
Top tier law firms are experiencing competition from non-traditional firms and believe this will increase over the next 12 months.
Law grads urged to look beyond law firms for work
With Australia producing more law students than ever before, a new jobs website is urging them to look beyond the law firms when seeking work.
Ashurst scales down its Adelaide office
Following in the steps of other firms, Ashurst has whittled down its presence in Adelaide - and will be keeping the office open there but without a full-time resident partner.
Growth of in-house legal teams affecting law firm work
As in-house counsel teams across Australasia are growing due to a market that is more focused on risk and liability, the type of work law firms see is changing.
Baker & McKenzie open 76th office in Brisbane
The law firm has expanded to Brisbane to increase their Australian coverage.
Slater & Gordon offers shares scheme to employees
Slater & Gordon is introducing a share scheme in Australia and the UK through which it will match the investment of each employee up to A$500 or £375 with a contribution of its own.
Aussie firm moves to fixed fees in all services
A leading Australian practice, RMB Lawyers, is switching to offer fixed fees across all its services.
Highly engaged in-house lawyers earn 63pc more
Highly-engaged Australian in-house lawyers earn an average of A$275,000 a year, compared to an average of A$168,000 for those who are not engaged.
Australia withdraws funding for policy reform
Australian lawyers are angry over the withdrawal of funding for law or policy reform work from Community Legal Centres.
Allens to operate under new career framework
The top-tier firm is to launch a new career framework that includes associates and managing associates.
DLA denies Australia problems
As DLA Piper numbers in Melbourne have fallen from 43 to 24 in the last two years, DLA managing partner Andrew Darwin says he is not 'embarrassed' by the departures.
Queensland Bar Association head steps down after controversy
Peter Davis resigned last week after Tim Carmody QC was appointed as Chief Justice of the state's Supreme Court.
Mud-slinging in Queensland over Chief Justice appointment
The gloves are off in Queensland over the appointment of a new Chief Justice as the legal establishment rallies against the front-runner.
Australian judges overwhelmed by family cases
Judges who travel to remote parts of Australia are being overwhelmed by the volume of family law cases, with workloads rising so much that they have to handle 70 matters a week.
Divorces soar in Australia among over-55s
The number of 'grey divorces' has increased almost 40 per cent in the last four years, according to family lawyer Jane Miller of Adelaide-based Tindall Gask Bentley.
Merger mania leaves many partners cold
An Australian who bailed out of the partnership in a large firm is saying that many partners feel marginalised and dissatisfied when their original firms go into merger.
Lawyer pay flatlines in Australia
The number of firms planning to give salary increases above the rate of inflation is taking a substantial dip in 2014, according to the ALPMA Australasian Legal Industry Salary and HR Issues Survey Report.
Herbert Smith moves to end pay freeze
Herbert Smith Freehills is lifting the pay freezes in Australia which came into force after the firm blocked pay reviews in 2013.
Australian firms beef up social media
Australian law firms are coming within reach of the top mainstream businesses in their use of social media, according to the latest BRR Media report 'Sociability in the Top 100'.