Lauren Croft

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Although the legal profession in Australia has started implementing AI into practice more, this legal tech executive says that we're still in the

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been slammed with a class action after it was revealed that a key ingredient in several of its cold and flu products is allegedly ineffective when taken orally.

Although AI can still “make mistakes” and have drawbacks, it's likely to continue to massively change and impact the profession moving forward.

Following a massive year, Lawyers Weekly counts down the most-read stories around salary and pay for 2024 – from Fair Work Commission cases to overseas salaries to the ongoing gender pay gap.

Here, Lawyers Weekly counts down the most-read stories pertaining to the day-to-day experience of legal graduates and young lawyers in 2024.

More than 600 staff at national law firm Slater & Gordon will be able to access significantly increased employee benefits after the vast majority voted in favour of a union enterprise agreement.

Following the implementation of new Right to Disconnect laws, employers need to go “back to basics” and practise open and honest communication, according to this College of Law lecturer.

The barriers to AI implementation have “come down really significantly” over the last year, with female lawyers and firm owners in particular able to be more client-focused and break through longstanding barriers.

For law firms implementing AI tech in their day-to-day operations, having intuitive automation in place is equally important and can drive better client outcomes.