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Lawyers would rather take a pay cut than go back to the office

New research shows 61% of US legal professionals would sacrifice salary for full remote work, and firms are already paying to keep them.

Aug 24, 2026

BigLaw posts rare double-digit revenue growth as M&A roars back

Citi's H1 2026 numbers show demand growth firms haven't seen in years, but expenses are climbing right alongside it

Aug 19, 2026

The lawyer who became an AFL club's first-ever in-house counsel

Emma German on jumping in-house years earlier than most, and how she built a legal function at the GWS Giants from scratch

Aug 18, 2026

Clayton Utz and Thomsons lead on government legal work

Clayton Utz keeps top spot on government legal work, but Thomsons' 627% jump steals the headline

Aug 16, 2026

Junior lawyer fired one week after viral TikTok on "soul-sucking" industry

Natali Curukovski posted about junior burnout on TikTok and went from viral to unemployed in seven days

Aug 11, 2026

The lawyers behind the biggest Aussie deal announced this year

Mallesons, Allens and Corrs land roles on record $36bn Blackstone-HSBC deal

Aug 10, 2026

Sparke Helmore builds its own AI company

Trivity, a joint venture with Adaca, targets government and regulated clients

Aug 10, 2026

Ashurst Perkins Coie just unlocked a new ownership model

Ashurst Perkins Coie has adopted the ABS model, opening the door to private equity and non-lawyer ownership. The firm insists that's not the plan.

Aug 5, 2026

The top-tier firms growing (and shrinking) their senior associate ranks

2026 promotion and growth data of the Big 8 reveals which firms are investing in their SAs, and which ones are pulling back

Aug 2, 2026

Where young lawyers want to work in 2026

Mallesons and HSF Kramer surge up Lawyers Weekly's ranking of the firms junior lawyers most want to join

Jul 30, 2026

Dentons scores defamation win for Rebel Wilson

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

Jul 23, 2026

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

Jul 20, 2026

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

Jul 14, 2026

Why Australia's top law firms keep betting on independence

As two of the Big Six chase US tie-ups, the majority of Australia's top firms are betting that independence is still the winning play

Jul 8, 2026

The firms with the best (and worst) odds of making partner in 2026

New data shows Wotton Kearney and Allens are promoting the most, while G+T is the fastest-growing top-tier partnership

Jul 5, 2026

One in five lawyers plan to quit in the next year

Retention pressure is mounting, with more than a fifth of private practice lawyers set to start job hunting.

Jul 1, 2026

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.

Jul 1, 2026

Ashurst Perkins Coie is here, the firm that's "Built for What's Next"

The newly combined firm goes live with mint branding, a sector-focused strategy and a single global profit pool.

Jun 29, 2026

Ashurst posts record profits in final year before Perkins Coie merger

£1.15bn in revenue, a decade of growth, and an Australian arm quietly outperforming

Jun 23, 2026

MinterEllison goes outside the law for its first Chief AI Officer

Domain's longtime data chief Pooyan Asgari swaps real estate for top-tier law

Jun 21, 2026

The partnership title used to mean ownership. Clifford Chance is the latest to prove otherwise.

Clifford Chance formalises its local partner role as non-equity tiers become the default across the world's largest firms.

Jun 15, 2026

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

Jun 14, 2026

The most sought-after law firms in 2026

A Lawyers Weekly survey of 612 private practice lawyers names the most sought-after firms in the country, with MinterEllison claiming the top spot

Jun 8, 2026

Australia’s best clerkship programs in 2026

AAGE's intern survey names the top 10 clerkships, with MinterEllison and Allens holding firm at the top.

Jun 3, 2026

The world's richest law firm is building AI no one else can touch

US behemoth Kirkland & Ellis is building proprietary AI that rivals can't buy, copy or sell.

May 28, 2026