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Baker & McKenzie to open Brisbane office
Baker & McKenzie is understood to have recruited a Clayton Utz partner and one from Allens with the aim of opening a Brisbane office in June or July.
HWL Ebsworth enters Aussie top three with boutique merger
HWL Ebsworth will have some 187 partners, 425 lawyers and revenue of about A$200m after the proposed July merger, putting it third in Australia after Clayton Utz and Minter Ellison.
Australian merger creates top 15 firm
A new 80-partner firm, Thomson Geer, has been created with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide through the merger of Thomson Lawyers and Herbert Geer.
Corrs lays off corporate lawyers in Sydney
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has followed other large US firms in laying off staff.
McCullough Robertson names chairman
Australian independent law firm McCullough Robertson announced Dominic McGann would replace Brett Heading as its Chairman of Partners.
Lawyer explains his Ponzi scheme past
Philip Linacre, a 61 year old lawyer, has pleaded guilty in a Melbourne court to 21 counts of obtaining a financial advantage by deception in relation to funds worth Aus$12m.
Minter Ellison appoints new chief executive
Minter Ellison has announced today that Tony Harrington will be its new chief executive.
Aussie boutique to offer fixed fees only
Sydney-based Aurora Workplace Law, founded by a former Henry Davis York, will offer only fixed fee arrangements to clients.
Half of women experience discrimination in Australian law firms
A survey of 3,801 lawyers has found that 50% of women and 10% of men feel they have been discriminated against because of their gender.
Sydney firm lays off 13 legal and support staff
Henry Davis York - with a total payroll of some 400 people - is laying off five lawyers and eight support staff in its Sydney headquarters.
In the spotlight: Carmel Mulhern
Carmel Mulhern is Group General Counsel of Telstra Corporation, Australia's largest telecoms and media company. She discusses the challenges of running a 200 strong legal team with The Global Legal Post.
Firm which abolished hourly billing opens 6th office
AdventBalance - the Australian practice which seconds lawyers to clients for fixed time periods - has opened a Brisbane office, bringing its total to six.
Gadens lays off 20 staff in Brisbane
Three partners are among the 20 lawyers and support staff who are being made redundant by Gadens.
Litigation staff laid off in Australia
While litigation appears to be booming globally, one Australian firm, Piper Alderman, has laid off four lawyers from its team in Adelaide.
Australia faces a glut of lawyers
Australia law professors are warning students about the increasing difficulty of finding a job as the country faces a massive oversupply of law graduates.
UK expansion drives profits at Slater & Gordon
Australian firm Slater & Gordon has posted a 21pc H1 profit rise after announcing five UK acquisitions in that time.
Demand falls for prenups
There is a growing reluctance amongst Australian lawyers to recommend pre-nuptial agreements.
M&A lawyers in demand as confidence returns
The Robert Walters Salary Survey in Australia is suggesting that law firms will be raising the pay of strong M&A performers and seeking to recruit more.
Australian law firms in bullying epidemic
Not only are Australian lawyers facing bullying allegations but its BigLaw firms are seen as male-dominated.
Lawyers Association chief apologises over Nazi salute gaffe
The head of an Australian lawyers association has apologised to Attorney-General John Elferink for letting an article about him be superimposed on an image of saluting Nazis.