Edition · 7 June 2026
The Edition is The Profession's bi-monthly column of considered writing — commentary, analysis, and long-form contribution from editorial and the practitioners who shape Australian legal life. Not news. Not noise. The kind of writing that earns a second reading: pieces that take a position, sit with complexity, and trust the reader to meet them there. Published twice monthly, to a standard that makes the wait worthwhile.
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The next generation of legal leaders will be defined by their ability to build resilient, automated infrastructures that empower their teams and protect their clients.
Profession Contributor · 18 June 2026
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From 1 June, most regional and remote courts in WA will not sit. The cause is police being unable to guarantee court security and custodial services across many regional locations. The consequences fall on some of the country's most vulnerable communities — and on the practitioners who serve them.
Ashleigh Morris · 6 May 2026
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Most lawyers approach personal branding as an afterthought — something they'll get to once the work slows down. The work never slows down. Meanwhile, the profession is quietly redistributing itself toward the practitioners who understood early that reputation is not the product of good work alone. It is engineered, tended, and published.
Lauren Kreitner · 10 April 2026
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The traditional "clerk" has been the gatekeeper of the Australian bar for a century. But as self-employed practitioners embrace tools like Lovable and automated practice management, the necessity of the middleman is being questioned.
Profession Contributor · 22 March 2026
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The billable hour has long been the standard for the Australian legal profession, but it is increasingly seen as a relic of an inefficient era. Boutique firms are leading the move toward more sophisticated pricing models.
Profession Contributor · 14 March 2026
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Wellbeing in the law has become a "performance" rather than a practice. Until we address the structural pressures of the billable hour and the culture of availability, superficial initiatives will continue to fail.
Profession Contributor · 13 March 2026