The College of Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Monique Pearson as Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand. Monique joins the College from the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ), where she has served as Executive Director since January 2024. Her executive career includes leadership roles with AMINZ, EY, PwC and academyEX, spanning professional services, education and member-based organisations.

The 2026 Australian Legal Salary Survey is now open and we invite legal professional to take part. Every response strengthens the insights and helps build a clearer understanding of the issues that matter most to legal professionals.

From AI transcription to visual workflow boards, these tools are being adopted by lawyers who are tired of working harder than they need to. Here are 7 tech tools for lawyers by legal tech writer Wenee Yap.

For decades, versatility was a selling point in the Australian legal market. Mid-sized firms built their identity on being broad. With technological evolution in full swing and shifting market conditions, that model is now under a lot of pressure. Alison Laird, Director of Innovation at the College of Law, has seen two new operating models emerging.

From July 2026, Australian law firms will need to comply with sweeping reforms to the nation's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) regime while continuing to run their practice. We spoke to Jessica Smith, Director of Risk Consulting at Grant Thornton, on how to best navigate this transition.

From poisonous mushrooms to hallucinating AI, to the social media ban and the Family Law Amendment Act… it’s been a busy year for lawmakers and courts. We reflect on the major legal moments that defined 2025.

In a world full of extroverts and loud leadership, quieter ways of leading and the power of a more introspective approach can be overlooked. In this article we talk to global executive coach and general manager of professional leadership consultancy FrontTier, Sam Shosayna, about the unique leadership abilities introverts possess. In the law, listening, observing and assessing, can provide powerful insights and leadership.

The Australian Government recently ruled out changing copyright law to allow AI to train its models on Australian creative work. We caught up with privacy, AI and tech lawyer Matthew Hodgkinson, AI regulation expert Raymond Sun, and bestselling author Wenee Yap to review these recent developments and assess what it may mean for Australia’s approach to AI.

What happens when a lawyer can deliver the same outcome in two hours that previously took twenty? Gordon Tian, an accountant, barrister, and business coach for law firms, believes the answer isn't to bill less time; it's to rethink how legal services are priced entirely. Value-based pricing, he argues, isn't just an esoteric alternative – it's the model for firms to remain competitive as AI transforms legal work.

A journey from big tech to legal practice has produced Logic Firm, a practice management system built by someone who understands the subtle tensions of legal work. For example, why optimising billable activities can threaten a firm's revenue model, or why universal buy-in comes from improving tedious non-billable processes like quote management and billing review.