Harvey raises $550m, hitting a $15.5bn valuation

The valuation's tripled in a year, and Legora's reportedly chasing $10bn next

Allens and Mallesons steer $4bn Victorian land registry deal

Macquarie finally gets its stake in SERV, eight years after losing out to Aware Super

94% of lawyers are using AI, but 83% don't trust it

A new survey shows adoption at 94%, but the hallucination problem is only getting worse

INSIGHTS

Inside Harvey II: legal AI that remembers how you work

Point Blank sits down with Harvey's Chief Product Officer at the Harvey Forum Sydney to unpack Memory, Spaces and what Harvey II actually changes for lawyers

Why BigLaw wants the best grads earlier than ever

US firms are racing to lock down the best students before their first grades even land, as AI reshapes who's worth hiring early. Will Australia head the same way?

Where senior lawyers want to work in 2026

MinterEllison and Gilbert + Tobin lead the pack, but the real story is what's tanking senior lawyer sentiment

Sep 10, 2026

🚨 Corrs’ $100m man

Also, Labor's KPMG addiction and Harvey raises again

Sep 9, 2026

🚨 Lawfluencer hits back

Also, Albo's algorithm rules and AI adoption surges

Sep 8, 2026

🚨 Grads face AI test

Also, Mallesons poaches EY partner and Harvey unveils memory

Sep 7, 2026

🚨 Big 8's profit playbook

Also, Joe Aston slams Allens and KPMG's payout blunder

Sep 4, 2026

🚨 NSW silk scandal

Also, ex-COO sues KPMG and OpenAI comes for BigLaw

JOBS

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Corporate M&A, Top-Tier

$150k - $230k

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INTERVIEWS

Beside a Las Vegas pool, Gadens' CEO found his next law firm

Gadens CEO Mark Pistilli on the pitch that brought him to Gadens, competing with Corrs and G+T, and building the next 'leading independent Australian law firm'

The lawyer who became an AFL club's first-ever in-house counsel

Emma German on jumping in-house years earlier than most, and how she built a legal function at the GWS Giants from scratch

What lawyers get wrong about AI

August's founders talk competing with Harvey & Legora, the billable hour, and what law firms are getting wrong about AI

MOVES

Mallesons poaches Big Four indirect tax gun

EY's Sarah Shaw joins to lead Mallesons' indirect tax practice

DLA Piper poaches MinterEllison transfer pricing chief

Craig Silverwood set to lead firm's APAC transfer pricing push amid rising tax scrutiny

Lander & Rogers lands construction GC as partner

Jennifer Tyler swaps in-house for private practice after nearly six years at Richard Crookes Constructions

Clayton Utz hires NRF's top environment lawyer

Rebecca Hoare swaps 23 years at NRF for partnership at Clayton Utz

FIRMS

Beside a Las Vegas pool, Gadens' CEO found his next law firm

Gadens CEO Mark Pistilli on the pitch that brought him to Gadens, competing with Corrs and G+T, and building the next 'leading independent Australian law firm'

Sparke Helmore builds its own AI company

Trivity, a joint venture with Adaca, targets government and regulated clients

Ashurst Perkins Coie just unlocked a new ownership model

Ashurst Perkins Coie has adopted the ABS model, opening the door to private equity and non-lawyer ownership. The firm insists that's not the plan.

HSF Kramer beats its own targets in first year since merger

Post merger, the global firm hits US$2.4bn in revenue, while PEP still trails Magic Circle rivals

DEALS

Allens and Mallesons steer $4bn Victorian land registry deal

Macquarie finally gets its stake in SERV, eight years after losing out to Aware Super

G+T, Clayton Utz steer Ingenia's $1bn Peet buyout

The deal creates Australia's largest ASX-listed pure-play living sector platform

Mallesons, G+T and Ashurst Perkins Coie land roles on Steadfast's $7.7bn buyout

KKR, Dragoneer and Amwins lock in Australia's biggest-ever cash deal for a financial services company

Allens, Mallesons act as Alphabet smashes Australian bond records

Google's parent draws $18bn in demand for its $5.5bn Kangaroo bond debut

DISPUTES

Dentons scores defamation win for Rebel Wilson

Federal Court sides with Rebel Wilson over The Deb co-star's defamation claims

The ACCC went after Coles and won. Here's what happened.

The ACCC wins its blockbuster supermarket pricing case. Woolworths is next in line.

ASIC strikes out: Federal Court throws out every claim against Nuix

Justice Goodman dismisses every allegation brought by the regulator, from misleading conduct to continuous disclosure.

Rinehart royalties ruling: the lawyers' payday that never ends

Australia's longest-running billionaire brawl hands rival mining heirs a royalty win, but the real victors are the barristers pocketing $250,000 a day

TECH

Harvey raises $550m, hitting a $15.5bn valuation

The valuation's tripled in a year, and Legora's reportedly chasing $10bn next

94% of lawyers are using AI, but 83% don't trust it

A new survey shows adoption at 94%, but the hallucination problem is only getting worse

Inside Harvey II: legal AI that remembers how you work

Point Blank sits down with Harvey's Chief Product Officer at the Harvey Forum Sydney to unpack Memory, Spaces and what Harvey II actually changes for lawyers

The legal AI land grab reaches two more Aussie firms

Harvey lands Macpherson Kelley, Legora lands Brightstone Legal

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Harvey raises $550m, hitting a $15.5bn valuation

Allens and Mallesons steer $4bn Victorian land registry deal

94% of lawyers are using AI, but 83% don't trust it

INSIGHTS

Inside Harvey II: legal AI that remembers how you work

Why BigLaw wants the best grads earlier than ever

Where senior lawyers want to work in 2026

NEWSLETTER

🚨 Corrs’ $100m man

🚨 Lawfluencer hits back

🚨 Grads face AI test

🚨 Big 8's profit playbook

🚨 NSW silk scandal

JOBS

Associate / Senior Associate, Sydney

Corporate M&A, Top-Tier

$150k - $230k

Lawyer, Sydney

Intellectual Property

INTERVIEWS

Beside a Las Vegas pool, Gadens' CEO found his next law firm

The lawyer who became an AFL club's first-ever in-house counsel

What lawyers get wrong about AI

MOVES

Mallesons poaches Big Four indirect tax gun

DLA Piper poaches MinterEllison transfer pricing chief

Lander & Rogers lands construction GC as partner

Clayton Utz hires NRF's top environment lawyer

FIRMS

Beside a Las Vegas pool, Gadens' CEO found his next law firm

Sparke Helmore builds its own AI company

Ashurst Perkins Coie just unlocked a new ownership model

HSF Kramer beats its own targets in first year since merger

DEALS

Allens and Mallesons steer $4bn Victorian land registry deal

G+T, Clayton Utz steer Ingenia's $1bn Peet buyout

Mallesons, G+T and Ashurst Perkins Coie land roles on Steadfast's $7.7bn buyout

Allens, Mallesons act as Alphabet smashes Australian bond records

DISPUTES

Dentons scores defamation win for Rebel Wilson

The ACCC went after Coles and won. Here's what happened.

ASIC strikes out: Federal Court throws out every claim against Nuix

Rinehart royalties ruling: the lawyers' payday that never ends

TECH

Harvey raises $550m, hitting a $15.5bn valuation

94% of lawyers are using AI, but 83% don't trust it

Inside Harvey II: legal AI that remembers how you work

The legal AI land grab reaches two more Aussie firms

BE READY FOR CLERKSHIP SEASON

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10 Ways to Win Your Clerkship (in 2026)

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