Climate litigation becoming ‘a modern trend’
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of more than 2000 Swiss women aged 64 and over who brought…
By Cat Woods - 8 min read
Meet the Innovators
LSJ speaks to eight trailblazing lawyers who are leaning into the future with fresh ideas and fire in the belly. They are doers, thinkers and…
By LSJ Team - 17 min read
How to future-proof your job in the law
With computers increasingly able to predict the outcome of cases and coders creating contracts that execute themselves, lawyers need to act now to future-proof their…
By Thea O'Connor - 7 min read
The case that changed me – Judge Roger Dive
Judge Roger Dive, Senior Judge of the Drug Court of NSW, recalls a story of redemption that has stayed with him for 13 years.
By Judge Roger Dive - 1 min read
A tinge of green in Cambodia
More than 500 legal professionals from around the world descended on Siem Reap, Cambodia, in November for the 31st LAWASIA conference where environmental crime and…
By Claire Chaffey - 8 min read
Why don’t people trust lawyers?
In the middle of what seems to be an insurmountable trust crisis, LSJ asks three visionaries how lawyers can better connect with and deliver for…
By Melissa Coade - 1 min read
#TimesUp for the legal profession
These are the stories the legal profession can no longer ignore.
By Kate Allman - 10 min read
The top 5 trends of future legal practice
The Law Society’s Future of Law and Innovation in the Profession (FLIP) conference saw more than 400 lawyers attend to hear local and international experts…
By LSJ Team - 11 min read
Six minutes with Nicholas Stewart
Nicholas Stewart is a partner at the “out loud and proud” LGBTI law firm Dowson Turco Lawyers in Sydney. For the past five years he…
By Melissa Coade - 2 min read
Lawyers of the land
The big dry is putting regional communities in NSW through their paces and the Bureau of Meteorology warns it could take until autumn 2019 for…
By Melissa Coade - 2 min read
People power
When it comes to practice management, a strategic approach to getting your staff right is as important as getting your systems right.
By Dominic Rolfe - 1 min read