Hot competition in Mock Mediation final

Sydney Boys High School has been crowned champions of the Law Society of NSW’s 2018 Mock Mediation competition.

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Gala 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…

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Young grad has gift of the gab

Graduate lawyer Sandra Hu from Herbert Smith Freehills won the McCallum Medal on 15 November.

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From left, Assistant Commissioner Luke Grant of Corrective Services, Sarah Hopkins of Just Reinvest NSW, Melanie Hawyes, Director of Juvenile Justice, the Drug Court’s Judge Roger Dive, and Carolyn Jones of Women’s Legal Service at the Law Society Thought Leadership event on prison populations.

New 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…

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Doctor 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.

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Pro bono hours are falling

The number of lawyers undertaking pro bono work increased in the 2017-2018 financial year.

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Breaking down the blockchain

Blockchain has been touted as a “riskless” form of transaction. Regulators, banks and tech companies have raised billions of dollars to explore its possible uses.

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Equality progress ‘stalled’

A new survey of 68 NSW law firms has found just six have women chief executive officers.

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Theodora Ahilas, head of Maurice Blackburn’s asbestos and dust diseases national practice, has been awarded the 2018 Law Society President’s Medal.

Theodora Ahilas wins 2018 President’s Medal

Theodora Ahilas, head of Maurice Blackburn’s asbestos and dust diseases national practice, has been awarded the 2018 Law Society President’s Medal.

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LSJ is proud to announce our magazine was named 2018 Member Magazine of the Year and our Associate Editor, Jane Southward, named Journalist of the Year (small publisher) at the Mumbrella Publish Awards in September.

LSJ wins awards

LSJ was named 2018 Member Magazine of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards in September.

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