Cut off and running dry: the two crises converging on the Central West
How two crises converging on the Central West are pushing communities and businesses to breaking point — and why the rest of NSW should pay…
By Henry Ea - 11 min read
Virtually employed: The birth of online work experience
More law firms are rolling out virtual internships as a way to attract top talent and reach students from diverse communities.
By Sam McKeith - 9 min read
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 - 10 min read
How old is old enough to be a criminal?
Every year, hundreds of children younger than 13 sit inside Australian juvenile detention centres. They aren’t old enough to drive a car. Yet the justice…
By Amy Dale - 9 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 - 9 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 - 10 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 - 9 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 - 8 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 - 10 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 - 6 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 - 8 min read