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Legal lifestyle

Wellbeing, professional development, book reviews, satire, and more.

Opinion·Wellbeing

The lost art of picking up the phone

July 20, 2026

Law firm leaders need to create a culture in which phone communication feel safe and normal, writes Leonie Green.

Legal lifestyle·Quirky cases

The tale of the bather who couldn’t bathe

July 17, 2026

Quirky Cases are brought to you by John McKechnie AO KC.

July 15, 2026

Protecting corporate reputation with Dr Michael Douglas

Hosted by Marcus Pullen, Partner at Jackson McDonald, this is essential viewing for in-house counsel in Western Australia.

July 7, 2026

Book review: Social Work in the Shadow of the Law

Timothy Hebbard reviews this book as essential reading for practitioners who work across human services such as child protection, mental health, criminal justice or migration.

Legal lifestyle·Reviews

The Standard … anything but

Tiff About Town gathers her tribe on rotation to track down tastes, treasures and thrills all over Perth.

June 26, 2026

Legal lifestyle·Podcast

The critical role of in-house counsel and dealing with a regulator

Hosted by Marcus Pullen, Partner at Jackson McDonald, this is essential viewing for in-house counsel in Western Australia.

June 24, 2026

Legal lifestyle·Quirky cases

The tale of the unfortunate letter

Quirky Cases are brought to you by John McKechnie AO KC.

June 19, 2026

Opinion·Wellbeing

Sustainable performance the challenge as leaders face ultimate test

People management must come to the fore like never before if law firms are to deliver sustainable excellence, writes Leonie Green.

June 16, 2026

Legal lifestyle·Reviews

Book review: She is Me: Rethinking justice through lived experience

Michelle Sims and Susma Giri review this collection of courageous narratives which expose how trauma, poverty and systemic inequality drive women’s offending, advocating compassionate, rehabilitative justice over punishment alone.

June 5, 2026