New accreditation scheme for lawyer mediators
The Law Society of NSW has announced its own accreditation scheme for lawyer mediators.
The legal implications of climate change
The Law Society of NSW has launching new guidance, to help practitioner consider how climate change-related risks may impact client advice, and the solicitor-client relationship
Australian lawyers mitigating money laundering risks, new report finds
As the Federal Government considers reforming Australia’s anti-money laundering regime to include the legal profession, a new report has found that practitioners are “proactively working”…
Legal profession welcomes changes to NSW drug laws
The NSW Government is expanding drug diversion programs for people caught with small quantities of illicit substances to reduce contact with the criminal justice system…
NSW Budget: wins for legal assistance, but justice system ‘needs more’
Access to justice could become easier for the state’s most vulnerable, with additional funding allocated in the NSW Budget to expand the reach of specialised…
Law Society of NSW launches new guidance to address gender pay gap
Australia’s new sex discrimination commissioner says the NSW legal profession must improve its collection and analysis of data on renumeration to appropriately address the gender…
‘Just the beginning’: Specialist Accreditation Program kicks off for 2023
The Law Society of NSW’s prestigious and widely respected Specialist Accreditation program is kicking off for another year, with practitioners eager to sharpen their skills…
Resilience and agility two key skills for future lawyers
Supreme Court Justice Fabian Gleeson has told an assembly of young lawyers they need to be “agile” and “resilient” if they are to adapt to…