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97% of in-house legal teams are faster with AI. Should law firms be worried?

Legora's new ROI report shows in-house teams getting faster, sharper and more self-sufficient with AI. Where does that leave law firms?

Harvey enlists Harvey Specter for its new brand interview series

Gabriel Macht sat down with Harvey's founder and a top A&O Shearman partner for the platform's new branded series

South32 exits aluminium for good in US$5.6bn Alcoa sale

Mallesons acts for the seller, Ashurst Perkins Coie for the buyer, on a deal spanning Australia, Brazil and South Africa

INSIGHTS

Bonus season is a spectator sport in the US. In Australia, it's a secret.

While US firms leak each other's bonus memos within hours, Australian lawyers are still working off rumours and guesswork.

What Australian lawyers are actually earning in 2026

Lawyers are out-earning every other profession on pay rises. Here's what top-tiers and mid-tiers are actually paying

Small firms outperform big firms on revenue per lawyer

New data shows small Aussie firms match large rivals on revenue per lawyer basis

Jul 9, 2026

🚨 Top firms stay solo

Also, ASIC investigates Big 4 and WFH request denied

Jul 8, 2026

🚨 Junior lawyers spiral

Also, KPMG's $80k fix and Mallesons, Ashurst on $5.6bn exit

Jul 7, 2026

🚨 Partners sue Clifford Chance

Also, KPMG boss's Euro Summer and H&W poaches corporate trio

Jul 6, 2026

🚨 Partner odds revealed

Also, Mallesons loses star lawyer and Australia's inflation curse

INTERVIEWS

What lawyers get wrong about AI

August's founders talk competing with Harvey & Legora, the billable hour, and what law firms are getting wrong about AI

What lawyers get wrong about switching jobs

A recruiters take on jumping ship in the legal industry

We raised $1m to kill off lawyers’ most hated task

Elena and Justin talk AI, the billable hour, and why not every lawyer can be a founder

DEALS

G+T, HSF Kramer steer EQT's $475m swoop on Orikan

Five V Capital banks a three-times return as the Swedish buyout giant snaps up the smart parking business

South32 exits aluminium for good in US$5.6bn Alcoa sale

Mallesons acts for the seller, Ashurst Perkins Coie for the buyer, on a deal spanning Australia, Brazil and South Africa

G+T secures ACCC clearance for Paramount's $156bn Warner Bros takeover

The competition team navigated Australia's new merger regime to clear one of the biggest media deals in history

Corrs and Clifford Chance steer Danone's $2bn Made Group acquisition

France's Danone snaps up Cocobella and Rokeby owner from TPG Capital in one of private equity's biggest all-cash exits in years

DISPUTES

The ACCC went after Coles and won. Here's what happened.

The ACCC wins its blockbuster supermarket pricing case. Woolworths is next in line.

ASIC strikes out: Federal Court throws out every claim against Nuix

Justice Goodman dismisses every allegation brought by the regulator, from misleading conduct to continuous disclosure.

Rinehart royalties ruling: the lawyers' payday that never ends

Australia's longest-running billionaire brawl hands rival mining heirs a royalty win, but the real victors are the barristers pocketing $250,000 a day

High Court hands fashion designer victory over pop star in 17-year trademark fight

A 3:2 finding means the singer's fame didn't extend to clothing, and that her companies had spent years knowingly infringing

MOVES

Gilbert + Tobin bets big on real assets, lanching a 40-lawyer team

40-plus lawyers, one team, as institutional capital demands seamless service

Allens poaches ESG powerhouse Sarah Barker

The globally recognised governance expert brings four team members in tow

Hall & Wilcox raids Piper Alderman for corporate trio

Three-partner swoop bulks up the firm's M&A & capital markets bench

Clifford Chance poaches Mallesons real estate star

Stuart Dixon-Smith leads six-lawyer defection as firm chases Australia's property boom

TECH

97% of in-house legal teams are faster with AI. Should law firms be worried?

Legora's new ROI report shows in-house teams getting faster, sharper and more self-sufficient with AI. Where does that leave law firms?

Harvey enlists Harvey Specter for its new brand interview series

Gabriel Macht sat down with Harvey's founder and a top A&O Shearman partner for the platform's new branded series

Law firms have been paying for AI by the seat. That's about to change.

As AI agents take on real legal work, the industry's billing model is catching up. Legora's shift to consumption-based pricing signals the end of flat-rate legal AI

AI law firm beats human legal team at trial in a world-first

The UK's first regulated AI law firm won at trial. The client paid £400 and recovered £7,000.

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97% of in-house legal teams are faster with AI. Should law firms be worried?

Harvey enlists Harvey Specter for its new brand interview series

South32 exits aluminium for good in US$5.6bn Alcoa sale

INSIGHTS

Bonus season is a spectator sport in the US. In Australia, it's a secret.

What Australian lawyers are actually earning in 2026

Small firms outperform big firms on revenue per lawyer

NEWSLETTER

🚨 Top firms stay solo

🚨 Junior lawyers spiral

🚨 Partners sue Clifford Chance

🚨 Partner odds revealed

INTERVIEWS

What lawyers get wrong about AI

What lawyers get wrong about switching jobs

We raised $1m to kill off lawyers’ most hated task

DEALS

G+T, HSF Kramer steer EQT's $475m swoop on Orikan

South32 exits aluminium for good in US$5.6bn Alcoa sale

G+T secures ACCC clearance for Paramount's $156bn Warner Bros takeover

Corrs and Clifford Chance steer Danone's $2bn Made Group acquisition

DISPUTES

The ACCC went after Coles and won. Here's what happened.

ASIC strikes out: Federal Court throws out every claim against Nuix

Rinehart royalties ruling: the lawyers' payday that never ends

High Court hands fashion designer victory over pop star in 17-year trademark fight

MOVES

Gilbert + Tobin bets big on real assets, lanching a 40-lawyer team

Allens poaches ESG powerhouse Sarah Barker

Hall & Wilcox raids Piper Alderman for corporate trio

Clifford Chance poaches Mallesons real estate star

TECH

97% of in-house legal teams are faster with AI. Should law firms be worried?

Harvey enlists Harvey Specter for its new brand interview series

Law firms have been paying for AI by the seat. That's about to change.

AI law firm beats human legal team at trial in a world-first

BE READY FOR CLERKSHIP SEASON

How to Write a Winning Clerkship Application (in 2026)

How to Pull Off a Winning Clerkship Interview (in 2026)

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