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Clyde & Co goes from exodus to expansion with employment hire

Sarah Wood joins from Gilchrist Connell as the firm's partner ranks recover after a wave of exits in 2024

Jul 13, 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?

Jul 9, 2026

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

Jul 7, 2026

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

Jul 7, 2026

Clifford Chance poaches Mallesons real estate star

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

Jul 5, 2026

Piper Alderman poaches DWF's Brisbane employment head

Mason Fettell and team join as firm chases growth under new leadership

Jul 2, 2026

A&O Shearman names new Australia co-managing partner

Competition heavyweight Peter McDonald steps up as Jason Denisenko hands over the reins after 13 years

Jul 1, 2026

Four make partner at Corrs as promotion round shrinks

Four lawyers step up across projects, corporate and ESG for 2026

Jun 30, 2026

G+T makes up seven partners in biggest promotion round in years

Seven lawyers make partner as the top-tier firm more than doubles its 2025 intake

Jun 25, 2026

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

Jun 24, 2026

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.

Jun 23, 2026

Harvey is building its own legal AI model. Here's why that matters.

As frontier labs push into legal, Harvey is building its own foundation model to stay ahead

Jun 19, 2026

Clayton Utz adds five to partnership

Five new partners join across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra

Jun 17, 2026

G+T and Mallesons advise on the biggest IPO in history

The world's biggest IPO just landed in Australia — and two local firms were at the centre of it

Jun 16, 2026

Legora integrates with InfoTrack to bring verified Australian data into legal AI

Verified Australian property, company and compliance data is now live inside Legora's agentic platform

Jun 15, 2026

Top firm MinterEllison promotes seven to partner

Minters' leaner 2026 cohort bucks the trend as rivals ramp up partner ranks

Jun 15, 2026

Maddocks' new CEO sets sights on the Big 8

New CEO Paul Woods wants Maddocks to be Australia's best independent firm. He's not the only mid-tier boss thinking that way.

Jun 10, 2026

Mallesons more than doubles partner promotions in firm's new era

Nine make partner as the independent firm signals ambition across finance, energy and disputes

Jun 9, 2026

AI hasn't killed the billable hour yet

New data shows that 72% of Australian law firms say AI hasn't changed their billing practices

Jun 9, 2026

Allens and Mallesons steer Jardine's $3.4bn I-MED play

Permira sells Australia's largest radiology network as the ASX misses out on another mega-float

Jun 4, 2026

Corrs makes up Perth environment partner from HSF Kramer

Environment specialist joins Corrs as HSF Kramer's WA bench takes another hit

Jun 3, 2026

MinterEllison steers Anglo American's $5.4bn Queensland coal exit

After Peabody walked, Anglo found a new buyer. MinterEllison helped get it done.

May 27, 2026

Why Australia's top silks and GCs are choosing this homegrown AI

While rivals chase worldwide scale, Habeas is doubling down on one jurisdiction