City lawyers charging five times as much as country lawyers
Clients of city-based lawyers can expect to pay up to five times what people in country areas would pay for the same document, according to…
By Kate Allman - 2 min readNew Young Lawyers President is making an impact
New President of NSW Young Lawyers, Jennifer Windsor, speaks about the legacy she plans to leave with the legal profession.
By Kate Allman - 3 min readState government offers big money for big ideas
The NSW Government is calling on creative lawyers, coders and entrepreneurs to apply for grants of up to $250,000 to develop solutions to improve access…
By Kate Allman - < 1 min readNew President encourages lawyers to embrace change
Meet the 2019 President of the Law Society of NSW, Elizabeth Espinosa.
By Jane Southward - 2 min readA new Scheme – a new opportunity to manage your risk
Professional Standards Schemes are legal instruments, approved by the Professional Standards Councils, that bind occupational associations to monitor, enforce and improve the professional standards of…
By LSJ Team - < 1 min readHot competition in Mock Mediation final
Sydney Boys High School has been crowned champions of the Law Society of NSW’s 2018 Mock Mediation competition.
By Kate Allman - < 1 min readGala honours female trailblazers
Hundreds of solicitors gathered at NSW Parliament on 26 November to mark the centenary of a change to the law to allow women in NSW…
By Jane Southward - 2 min readYoung grad has gift of the gab
Graduate lawyer Sandra Hu from Herbert Smith Freehills won the McCallum Medal on 15 November.
By Kate Allman - < 1 min readNew plan to stem prison numbers
More services and early interventions as well as better collaboration between agencies are needed to stem the increase in prison numbers in NSW, a panel…
By Jane Southward - 2 min readDoctor says poor mental health ‘worse than smoking’
The Federal Court hosted the inaugural Minds Court lecture on mental health in the legal profession on 12 November, with two inspiring speakers sharing their stories.
By Jane Southward - 2 min read