A difficult marriage
As Sydney celebrates Mardi Gras, we speak to four LGBTQI lawyers about their experiences within the legal profession.
By Floyd Alexander-Hunt and Claire Chaffey - 8 min read
Code red: bushfires spark high legal demand
More than 140 bushfires have ravaged the state so far this summer, leaving a trail of heartbreak and destruction. Putting out the flames is only…
By Kirrily Schwarz - 8 min read
Phoenix rising: Julia Gillard on life after politics
Australia’s first and only female prime minister reflects on her short-lived legal career and tumultuous time in politics, as she looks to a brighter future…
By Kate Allman - 8 min read
ACCESS DENIED: the ‘right-to-know’ Act that was never enacted
LSJ reports on a little-known law collecting dust.
By Amy Dale - 8 min read
The slow demise of billable hours
Time sheets or fixed price legal services? Here’s why many firms are making the move away from billable hours.
By Sam McKeith - 7 min read
‘Awful human mess’: inside our family law system
Australia is facing yet another family law review: but will the latest one spur action for change?
By Kirrily Schwarz - 8 min read
Going Dutch
With gender equality a burning issue in Australian workplaces, law firms are looking at how countries like The Netherlands make life easier for men wishing…
By Alice Ramsay - 5 min read
A country lawyer at war
James Francis Thomas achieved notoriety as the lawyer who represented Harry “Breaker” Morant in his controversial trial for murder during the Second Boer War. Lawyer…
By James Unkles - 7 min read
Forgotten faces. The legal status of Australia’s missing persons
About 38,000 people are reported missing in Australia every year. Now a new British law is prompting advocates to say it’s time for change.
By Kirrily Schwarz - 8 min read
To social or not to social?
Many in the profession approach social media with justified trepidation, but those who embrace it are reaping the rewards.
By Emma Heuston - 6 min read
Raids, outrage and reform: what now for press freedom?
Whistleblowers, sources and confidential information are critical to investigative journalism – but what happens when the law requires they be identified?
By Patricia Drum - 8 min read