Christopher Niesche

One firm has admitted that its new class of first-year lawyers is smaller than in the past because of AI. Others also reduced their new graduate intake but said AI is no substitute for the judgment and critical thinking they seek to develop in young lawyers.

One firm in Australia has admitted that its new class of first-year lawyers is smaller than in the past because of AI. Others also have reduced their new graduate intake but have not attributed the cuts to AI, instead stating that artificial intelligence is no substitute for the judgment and critical thinking they seek to develop in young lawyers.

Educators believe school uniforms remain important and foster a sense of belonging and pride among students.

Australian commercial law firms Allens and Clayton Utz are advising on the $1 billion sale of a Melbourne airport to U.S.-headquartered fund management giant Barings.

This is the first major deal for Ashurst Perkins Coie after their merger went live.

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In Hong Kong, Davis Polk & Wardwell promoted Korea practice head and Hong Kong counsel Samuel Kang to partner, marking the firm's first partner promotion in the city since 2021.

Simon Sheikh grew up in public housing, caring for parents who were struggling with illness while the family survived on welfare payments.

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Both international and domestic law firms in Australia are embedding formal reconciliation plans into their operations in an effort to address the country's history of discrimination against First Nations peoples.