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Australiaâs biggest law firms are capitalising on growing demand for âone-stop shopsâ for combined legal and advisory work by launching consulting arms.
Law firms including DLA Piper, Allen & Overy, Lander & Rogers and Ashurst have all launched new risk and governance advisory businesses over the past 18 months, with all hoping to lure both clients and potential recruits away from the traditional consulting outfits.
MinterEllisonâs new CEO Virginia Briggs said her firm is redefining âwhat it means to be a law firmâ.Â
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Big six law firm MinterEllison, which was the first to push into consulting in 2016 and now has more than 100 staff in its business advisory arm, is also âactivelyâ expanding its offering.
Asian Australian Lawyers Association launches scholarship
By Natasha Taylor|17 May 2021
The Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA) has partnered with Maddocks and the University of Melbourne Law School to launch the William Ah Ket Scholarship for 2021.
For the fourth year running the AALA has officially launched the William Ah Ket Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to recognise the historical contribution of William Ah Ket to the legal profession as the first Asian Australian barrister in Australia.
William Ah Ket became the first Chinese barrister to practise in Melbourne after joining the bar in 1904. William studied at the University of Melbourne and then completed his articles at the firm of Maddock & Jamieson (now Maddocks) in 1903.
Law firm leaders fail on fun, fame and fortune
There is a leadership deficit in most Australian legal organisations â at a major cost to employees and firms.
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There is a significant leadership deficit in most Australian legal organisations â and your firm is unlikely to be an exception.
The evidence for this claim is strong â mental health problems at three times the levels of the general population; 20 per cent-plus turnover among junior lawyers; slow progress on diversity and inclusion at partner level; and a general predilection to resist, rather than embrace, change.
Less measurable, but probably even more important, is the opportunity cost.
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