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Mergers to continue in Australia
Australia will see 'a lot more consolidation' especially in the middle tier, according to a leading consultant.
Law firms shrink in Australia
Underperforming partners and ambitious senior associates could be the losers as leading law firms in Australia opt for smaller partnership numbers.
M&A partners undermine their associates
Some M&A partners in Australia are standing accused of undermining their own junior lawyers in an effort to safeguard their own territory.
Lawyers fight on fees as client seeks jail release
Lawyers have fallen out over their share of the fees while their client, one of the most famous and colourful Australian criminals, has been seeking release from prison.
Litigators do well in tough Australian market
Litigators and employment specialists are among the winners in salary terms over the last year, according to the latest remuneration surveys.
Senior Aussie lawyers take pay cuts to go in-house
Senior lawyers are seeing lower pay rises than junior ones when going in-house - with some, at the top end, even taking pay cuts.
Australia runs out of pro bono work for students
The National Pro Bono Resource Centre is struggling to find enough work to satisfy the supply of students and graduates.
IT fails to ease the strain for lawyers
Over two-thirds of Australian lawyers say that IT has not made their lives easier, according to a survey of 445 legal practitioners.
Australian lawyers disillusioned by flat pay
Pay packets at most of the large practices in Australia have stayed flat over the last 12 months, leading to dissatisfaction among lawyers.
Cost certainty is in-house high priority
In-house lawyers in Australia are putting pressure on law firms to give them cost certainty, according to the latest Compass Report from King & Wood Mallesons.
Clayton Utz revenue hit by Australian downturn
Leading Australia firm Clayton Utz has seen revenues fall by $18.7 million as the country enters a tougher economic phase.
Apple faces uphill struggle to win 'startup' trade mark
Apple's filing of a trade mark application on the use of the word 'startup' in Australia looks set to face intense scrutiny.
Australia in midst of 'worst time in living history' for law grads
Law graduates with strong grades are struggling to get posts as paralegals in Australia, let alone to get taken on as trainees.
Australian firm sees 67 pc profit rise after UK investments
Melbourne-based personal injury plaintiff law firm Slater & Gordon has recorded a 67 per cent profit rise after its expansion into the UK.
Majority of Australian clerks dismissed by law firms
The majority of qualified law graduates who have completed their clerkships at some of the leading Australian law firms are not being retained in the practices.
A&O Australia re-considers graduate intake
Allen & Overy in Australia may follow the example of the UK firm by reducing the numbers of graduates it takes on.
Law firms trail accountants on IT by 'several' years
Most law firms are 'several years' behind the Big Four accountancy practices in their adoption of new technology.
Australian female in-house lawyers create networking website
Female in-house lawyers have a new networking opportunity thanks to a group of six Australian lawyers who set up a website aiming to unite women in the in-house legal community.
Australian lawyers predict slowdown
More than half of Australian lawyers are predicting a reduction in income and headcount over the current financial year.
Pay squeeze in Australian firms
Australian salaries are under pressure with many firms introducing pay freezes and job cuts.