Australia: Law Practice Management

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You can make better decisions and save money in the long run, especially if you know how much lawyers can cost.

Depends on the complexity of the case, fixed fee or non-fixed fee basis, and lawyer's level of skill and experience.

Sponsoring overseas workers through the Subclass 482 visa creates ongoing legal obligations that extend far beyond the initial visa approval. For Australian HR leaders and in-house legal teams managing sponsored workers, compliance failures can expose the business to civil penalties up to $436,800 per breach, cancellation of sponsorship approval, and reputational damage that affects future recruitment.

Each episode arms human resources, industrial relations and legal professionals with the latest industrial relations thinking.

Investigations are stressful – for everyone involved. So it’s no surprise the NSW Industrial Relations Commission has held that there are inherent psychosocial risks involved in the investigation process. In a recent decision affirming the validity of two improvement notices issued to the Department of Education by SafeWork NSW, the Commission reminds employers of their duty to identify and mitigate those risks, and the consequences when they don’t.

Australia's labour market is showing signs of softening with unemployment rising to 4.4%, yet demand for skilled workers varies dramatically by occupation and location. While vacancies have declined in areas like ICT and education, healthcare roles continue to surge, and migrant workers remain essential across multiple sectors.

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Bennett & Philp has introduced a comprehensive, fully supported supervised traineeship program as a practical, affordable alternative to traditional PLT.

Geelong played host this year to the 2026 ALPMA Summit + ALTACON Business of Law Summit, held 9–11 September at the Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre. It’s the leading gathering for legal practice management and legal technology across Australia and New Zealand, drawing managing partners, C-suite leaders, practice managers, legal technologists and support services leaders from across the region.

NSW SC Practice Note guides legal practitioners, offering new guidance for integrating generative AI tools such as ChatGPT into their legal practice.

AI continues its rapid transformation of the Australian legal industry, with legal AI adoption at an all-time high across the profession.