Crossing the line

Road trauma is a devastating reality across Australia, but is the law doing enough to prevent it happening and appropriately dealing with its aftermath?

‘I needed to hit rock bottom to help me reclaim who I am’

Australian singer-songwriter Angie McMahon’s latest album maps her personal journey to catharsis, exploring her experiences of heartbreak, anxiety, and depression.

The Irreducible Imad

Magistrate Imad Abdul-Karim’s career is a journey of many firsts: a story of perseverance and of a judiciary at last reflecting the community it serves.

Speaking the right language

What does the ability to speak additional languages add to a legal career?

Strong female lead

More women are at the helm of justice organisations than ever before, as the judiciary inches closer to historic majorities. While the numbers speak volumes…

I want to leave a legacy to the profession. How do I do that?

The legacy we all can leave is ensuring we adhere to those broad ethical principles, the ones that are hard to define but are so…

‘Biggest overhaul of privacy laws in decades’

The Federal Government has announced the most significant overhaul of Australia’s privacy laws since the 1980s, with repercussions for millions of small businesses, advertisers targeting children…

High Court ruling vindicates sacked Qantas workers but doesn’t stop the outsourcing of jobs in the future

Qantas faces a potentially huge compensation payout to sacked workers, in a further knock to the carrier’s already diminished reputation.

Law Society Journal scoops prize at Publish Awards

The Law Society Journal took home Association or Member Organisation Publication of the Year at the 2023 Mumbrella Publish Awards

Great Expectations • part two

This four part series explores the challenges faced in creating sustainable legal career paths for all. Practitioners at various ages and stages of their careers share…