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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.
Australian directors complain of need to use 'mountain of lawyers'
Australian directors say they are being hemmed in by 'enormous legalistic pressure' which prevents them from telling the truth about their companies' prospects.
Private shippers caught up in asylum-seekers' drama
Private shipping companies could be increasingly caught in the middle as they seek to rescue refugees in dangerous boats.
NSW legal eagle to step down
The legal services commissioner for the Australian state of New South Wales is set to step down from his position after 19 years in the role.
Australian law firms look to financial services market
Australian lawyers are looking to consolidation in the financial services sector to beef up a declining mergers and acquisitions market as doom and gloom hits the country.
Seyfarth Shaw heads to Australia
A US law firm has gone on the attack in Australia, recruiting its team from top international law firms.
QC takes Oz Law Council presidency
Michael Colbran QC has become the president of the Law Council of Australia (LCA), replacing former president Joe Catanzariti.
Lawyers' IBM 'picnic' would have lasted years, hears inquiry
Australian lawyers could have dined on taxpayers' money for years if any attempt was made by the Queensland State Government to take IBM to court following the collapse of a payroll contract, an inquiry has heard.
KWM Oz chief steps down
Hong Kong-headquartered global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has suffered a blow in Australia with the news that its managing partner in the jurisdiction is to step down just 14 months after taking the job.
Satisfaction high among Aussie lawyers
The majority of lawyers in Australia are happy with their jobs, naming work-life balance as the key to their happiness, a survey has found.
Melbourne trio create new firm
Melbourne-based leaders in property, commercial law and disputes have teamed up to create a new boutique law firm.
Aussie rivals join to win £130m Rio Tinto battle
Two of Australia's richest and most influential women have teamed up to win a £130 million court ruling against British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.
Australian community lawyers request AU$48m funding
Community legal centres in Australia have claimed that close to AU$50m in extra funding is needed to assist with legal issues such as debt, workplace bullying, family violence and tenancy disputes.
Quinn Emanuel heads down under
Los Angeles-headquartered law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has announced it is to open an office in Sydney.