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Mid-tier outpace top-tiers on partner growth

Mid-tier outpace top-tiers on partner growth

Australia’s mid-sized firms are scaling fast through mergers and lateral hires, while top-tiers hold steady

Oct 28, 2025

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3 min read

“Not fit for purpose”: NSW’s top judge takes on PLT

“Not fit for purpose”: NSW’s top judge takes on PLT

Proposed reforms could slash fees and training time

Oct 16, 2025

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3 min read

King & Spalding's Aussie debut

King & Spalding's Aussie debut

$3.5bn US firm enters Australia with elite five-partner team

Oct 14, 2025

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2 min read

London's 10pm Club: Who’s clocking the longest hours?

London's 10pm Club: Who’s clocking the longest hours?

City lawyers trade 10pm finishes for £180k salaries

Oct 14, 2025

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3 min read

KWM tops Q3 M&A table

KWM tops Q3 M&A table

Mallesons dominates M&A deals for Q3

Oct 13, 2025

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3 min read

From “LinkedIn for lawyers” to $100m startup

From “LinkedIn for lawyers” to $100m startup

Nexl raises $35m to power the business of law.

Oct 12, 2025

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3 min read

KWM partner returns to the ACCC

KWM partner returns to the ACCC

After 25 years away, the veteran competition lawyer rejoins the regulator.

Oct 12, 2025

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2 min read

AI won't kill the junior lawyer. It'll level them up.

AI won't kill the junior lawyer. It'll level them up.

Harvey’s Winston Weinberg says young lawyers fluent in AI will soon outpace partners

Oct 9, 2025

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2 min read

The rise of law's global elite

The rise of law's global elite

Revenue is rising, but not evenly. The world’s largest firms are sprinting ahead of the pack

Oct 8, 2025

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3 min read

Hamilton Locke’s owner plots $200m sale

Hamilton Locke’s owner plots $200m sale

Private equity circles HPX Group as Rothschild kicks off one of law’s biggest auctions

Oct 7, 2025

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2 min read

Legal AI startup set to raise at $2.7bn valuation

Legal AI startup set to raise at $2.7bn valuation

Swedish legal AI startup races Harvey and Eve in law’s funding boom

Oct 7, 2025

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2 min read

NSW Bar appoints 23 new silks

NSW Bar appoints 23 new silks

Women make up nearly a third of this year’s senior counsel cohort

Oct 6, 2025

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2 min read

ASIC calls out fake green investing

ASIC calls out fake green investing

Green in name, not in practice

Oct 6, 2025

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2 min read

Corrs, HSF Kramer lead on $420m Seven West merger

Corrs, HSF Kramer lead on $420m Seven West merger

A merger that tests ASX rules and investor patience

Oct 5, 2025

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2 min read

Burnout is law’s open secret – and it’s breaking young lawyers

Burnout is law’s open secret – and it’s breaking young lawyers

Law’s future is at risk if firms can’t fix their burnout problem

Oct 5, 2025

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2 min read

Allens and Minters back Legora

Allens and Minters back Legora

Top tiers teams up with Legora in AI race

Oct 2, 2025

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2 min read

US Big Law out earns Aussie law firms

US Big Law out earns Aussie law firms

2025 Global 200 shows US law firms massively out earn Australian law firms

Oct 2, 2025

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3 min read

Russell Kennedy pilots Cicero

Russell Kennedy pilots Cicero

The latest move in an AI-powered push by law firms

Sep 28, 2025

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2 min read

KWM reappoints Renae Lattey as CEP

KWM reappoints Renae Lattey as CEP

The APAC firm backs its CEP for another four-year term

Sep 28, 2025

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2 min read

The Rideshare War Hits Court

The Rideshare War Hits Court

Behind the case alleging corporate espionage

Sep 10, 2025

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6 min read

Qantas' $90m Fight with TWU

Qantas' $90m Fight with TWU

Who's acting on the five-year battle

Sep 8, 2025

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6 min read

ASIC regulatory blitz ramps up

ASIC regulatory blitz ramps up

Behind ASIC's enforcement numbers

Sep 1, 2025

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4 min read

Inside Epic's courtroom victory over Apple and Google

Inside Epic's courtroom victory over Apple and Google

Who's acting on the biggest tech takedown

Aug 27, 2025

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5 min read

The lawyers behind Domain-CoStar’s $3bn deal

The lawyers behind Domain-CoStar’s $3bn deal

Who's acting on one of the biggest deals in 2025

Aug 18, 2025

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4 min read

Lawyers’ pay unpacked

Lawyers’ pay unpacked

How pay is stacking up for lawyers

Aug 13, 2025

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3 min read

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