In 2025, the legal industry has seen a surge in AI tools, with rapidly advancing technology reshaping how law firms and legal departments function – enhancing efficiency, precision, and innovation.

President Ruth Higgins SC on Friday (4 October) announced that 18 men and eight women have been appointed to senior counsel. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members.

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Therese Austin has been appointed to the Local Court, following a distinguished career as a member of the judiciary, the Law Society Northern Territory said. This content is available exclusively to ...

Tamra Seaton (pictured) has joined Keypoint Law as a commercial and franchise consulting principal in Perth, meaning the emerging BigLaw practice now has a presence out west. This content is available ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) exploded across the legal profession in 2025, with both good and bad results. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. For some lawyers, ...

A judge in Stuttgart, Germany, was trying to decide a lawsuit in which a man hired his neighbour to impregnate his wife, reported Yahoo. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium ...

Kate Fischer-Doherty, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne ...

Consilio, which recently acquired global flexible resourcing business Lawyers on Demand (LOD) and its tech subsidiary, SYKE, has expanded its offering in Australia with the opening of two new data ...

Here are the Winners and Finalists of Lawyers Weekly 30 under 30 2023 Awards. See the details of the prestigious event.

Taylor Root has released its Law firms salary and benefits Australia report for 2022, detailing the salary bands for lawyers with up to nine years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in the three ...

The Australian legal profession heralded in some major changes and updates across 2025, including court decisions, warnings from major institutions, and the development of generative artificial ...