Law graduates adamant AI ‘won’t take our jobs’
Graduates will drive law firms’ adoption of artificial intelligence, top legal minds say, with many firms planning to increase junior hires to support senior employees in adapting to the technology.
Author: Shaaron Dalton
State of the Market: survival of biggest in turbulent times
They say there is safety in numbers and bigger is better, and that seems to be the mantra for law firms in the past financial year.
‘Fewer white males, and more women’: Unprecedented lift in female lawyers joining partnerships
Australia’s legal market has seen an unprecedented lift in female lawyers joining partnerships over the past 12 months.
Legal Partnerships Survey: WFH to continue for law firms
Australian law firms firmly oppose mandatory full-time office policies with many firms saying they “trust” their employees to manage work responsibly.
Top-tier lawyers win case for pay rises as firms look to lock in talent
Top-tier lawyers have been granted considerable pay rises over the past financial year.
Legal talent poaching dives as firms target top new hires
The last six months have seen a consolidation of sorts and gradual slowdown in lateral hires by law firms.
Lawyers turn their back on traditional firm model
The disconnect between the working model of certain firms and what drives their fee-earning staff is causing a threat to their ability to sustain the business model.
Men losing out in race to make partner at law firms
Male lawyers are missing out on promotions to partner as top law firms impose aggressive gender equity targets that favour women.
‘Women in, men out’: Legal firm Clayton Utz’s strategy for gender parity
For Clayton Utz’s first female chief executive partner, achieving gender parity is simple: “It’s about more women coming in and more men going out.”