Tracy Watkinson has become Kennedys’ inaugural chief operating officer and will implement best practice and operational excellence while promoting and managing the law firm’s change agenda.

A recommendation has been made to remove the name of a Queensland lawyer from the roll after he was convicted and received a suspended jail sentence for making false declarations.

Three senior executives have brought their extensive expertise in providing risk management, compliance and governance advice to Clayton Utz’s risk advisory practice.

According to research from the World Health Organisation, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to 27.6 and 25.6 per cent in depression and anxiety, respectively, across the world. This content is available ...

A principal lawyer tried to claim damages for the “nervous shock” she suffered after her family were involved in a minor car accident, despite her not being at the scene and there being no physical ...

In addition to one new partner, specialist defendant personal injury firm IDP Lawyers has promoted one lawyer to senior associate and two others to associate.

While a law firm grappled with a former client over an unpaid $450,000 bill, a major legal body was hit with a ransomware attack, and a BigLaw practice announced its latest promotion round. Here is ...

A lawyer has been referred to a disciplinary regulator for filing two documents that relied on “non-existent” citations and quotes.

A lawsuit containing allegations that HR platform Workday’s AI recruitment tools had discriminatory impacts on applicants will now move forward as a nationwide collective action.

In this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with Elevate Flexible Resourcing, we explore why contracting roles are no longer a stopgap and what lawyers must consider ...

Blackmores is being investigated for a potential class action over the allegedly toxic levels of B6 in its vitamin supplements.

Here, partners from eight different BigLaw firms – all of whom are relatively new to the partnership – impart their wisdom for those who have just been promoted to such senior roles.