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This EY tax adviser was sick of bad research tools. So he built his own.

Andrew Wierda's Nylon is Blackbird-backed, and now counts 600 Australian firms as clients

Ashurst Perkins Coie poaches Clayton Utz litigator in Melbourne

JK Muckersie joins the Melbourne bench fresh off ASIC's $35m HSBC win

Legora snaps up Wexler in fifth acquisition of 2026

Fifth acquisition of the year gives Legora a dedicated fact-checking engine for disputes work

INSIGHTS

BigLaw revenue is soaring. So, why isn't grad hiring increasing?

New data shows entry-level associate numbers have been flat for four years, while laterals quietly take over

Mallesons and HSF Kramer top Australasia's 1H26 merger tables

Mallesons claims the value crown as HSF Kramer wins on deal count in a shrinking but pricier Australasian market

Who's winning the gender parity race at Australia's top-tier firms

Ashurst Perkins Coie and HSF Kramer lead the Big 8 on female partners, while Lander & Rogers holds a female majority

Aug 6, 2026

🚨 KPMG briefs Corrs

Also, Ashurst gets PE licence and Glencore eyes ASX listing

Aug 5, 2026

🚨 Judge can't escape

Also, Maddocks poaches PwC partner and banks grilled over KPMG

Aug 4, 2026

🚨 AI claims explode

Also, Ashurst poaches CU litigator and KPMG partners revolt

Aug 3, 2026

🚨 G+T's promotion surge

Also, ChatGPT confesses to judge and Victoria's class action rise

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

Corrs, G+T steer $12.6bn deal creating Australia's third-biggest gold miner

Genesis Minerals gatecrashes Vault's planned Regis merger with a superior offer

Mallesons and HSF Kramer top Australasia's 1H26 merger tables

Mallesons claims the value crown as HSF Kramer wins on deal count in a shrinking but pricier Australasian market

Allens, HSF Kramer steer Australia's biggest IPO this year

Construction group FDC's blockbuster listing marks the biggest Australian IPO of 2026 so far

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

DISPUTES

Dentons scores defamation win for Rebel Wilson

Federal Court sides with Rebel Wilson over The Deb co-star's defamation claims

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

MOVES

PwC banking partner jumps to Maddocks

Paul Saward brings two decades of banking and finance expertise to Melbourne

Ashurst Perkins Coie poaches Clayton Utz litigator in Melbourne

JK Muckersie joins the Melbourne bench fresh off ASIC's $35m HSBC win

Jones Day poaches restructuring lawyer from Milbank

Nicholas Dunstone jumps from Milbank to join Jones Day's Sydney office

Thomsons poaches tech duo from rivals

Luke Standen and Julie Cheeseman jump ship from G+T and Bird & Bird

TECH

This EY tax adviser was sick of bad research tools. So he built his own.

Andrew Wierda's Nylon is Blackbird-backed, and now counts 600 Australian firms as clients

Legora snaps up Wexler in fifth acquisition of 2026

Fifth acquisition of the year gives Legora a dedicated fact-checking engine for disputes work

Harvey's third acquisition of the year targets asset management

The AI legal giant buys Benchmark in its third acquisition of 2026

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?

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This EY tax adviser was sick of bad research tools. So he built his own.

Ashurst Perkins Coie poaches Clayton Utz litigator in Melbourne

Legora snaps up Wexler in fifth acquisition of 2026

INSIGHTS

BigLaw revenue is soaring. So, why isn't grad hiring increasing?

Mallesons and HSF Kramer top Australasia's 1H26 merger tables

Who's winning the gender parity race at Australia's top-tier firms

NEWSLETTER

🚨 KPMG briefs Corrs

🚨 Judge can't escape

🚨 AI claims explode

🚨 G+T's promotion surge

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

Corrs, G+T steer $12.6bn deal creating Australia's third-biggest gold miner

Mallesons and HSF Kramer top Australasia's 1H26 merger tables

Allens, HSF Kramer steer Australia's biggest IPO this year

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

DISPUTES

Dentons scores defamation win for Rebel Wilson

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

MOVES

PwC banking partner jumps to Maddocks

Ashurst Perkins Coie poaches Clayton Utz litigator in Melbourne

Jones Day poaches restructuring lawyer from Milbank

Thomsons poaches tech duo from rivals

TECH

This EY tax adviser was sick of bad research tools. So he built his own.

Legora snaps up Wexler in fifth acquisition of 2026

Harvey's third acquisition of the year targets asset management

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

BE READY FOR CLERKSHIP SEASON

How to Write a Winning Clerkship Application (in 2026)

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

10 Ways to Win Your Clerkship (in 2026)

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