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A deeper dive into the legal industry

The surprising city where Australian lawyers earn the most

New data comparing global legal salaries shows one destination delivers the biggest post-tax advantage.

Nov 3, 2025

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4 min read

Law firm rate hike distorts revenue

Law firm revenues are soaring off record rate hikes — but how long can that last?

Oct 29, 2025

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3 min read

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

Westpac banker wins Fair Work order to WFH every day

FWC finds no reasonable business grounds, spotlighting evidence over blanket two-day office policies as flexible work disputes rise.

Oct 27, 2025

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4 min read

“Jobpocalypse” looms over law

Law firms are defying the global downturn in graduate jobs — but even outliers don’t stay that way forever

Oct 21, 2025

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3 min read

Inside law’s billionaire-dollar club

It’s winner-take-all, with the top 10 law firms now controlling a third of global revenue

Oct 20, 2025

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3 min read

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

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

Inside Gold Fields' $3.7bn takeover of Gold Road

Another play in the consolidating gold sector

Oct 7, 2025

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5 min read

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

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

Inside ADNOC's failed $36bn Santos tilt

Why Australia’s biggest-ever cash bid couldn't get across the line

Oct 1, 2025

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5 min read

Which states dominate the High Court

A look at the states that produce the most judges

Sep 29, 2025

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5 min read

The Rideshare War Hits Court

Behind the case alleging corporate espionage

Sep 10, 2025

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6 min read

Inside Square–Afterpay’s $39bn deal

How G+T and KWM stitched Australia’s biggest M&A together

Sep 3, 2025

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5 min read

ASIC regulatory blitz ramps up

Behind ASIC's enforcement numbers

Sep 1, 2025

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4 min read

Lawyers’ pay unpacked

How pay is stacking up for lawyers

Aug 13, 2025

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3 min read

HSF Kramer tops M&A table

The freshly minted Transatlantic firm tops the rankings

Jul 23, 2025

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6 min read

More Partners, More Poaching

See which firms are poaching which partners

Jul 2, 2025

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4 min read

Insights

The surprising city where Australian lawyers earn the most

Law firm rate hike distorts revenue

Mid-tier outpace top-tiers on partner growth

Westpac banker wins Fair Work order to WFH every day

“Jobpocalypse” looms over law

Inside law’s billionaire-dollar club

The rise of law's global elite

Hamilton Locke’s owner plots $200m sale

Inside Gold Fields' $3.7bn takeover of Gold Road

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

US Big Law out earns Aussie law firms

Inside ADNOC's failed $36bn Santos tilt

Which states dominate the High Court

The Rideshare War Hits Court

Inside Square–Afterpay’s $39bn deal

ASIC regulatory blitz ramps up

Lawyers’ pay unpacked

HSF Kramer tops M&A table

More Partners, More Poaching

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