What does justice really mean, and how might Australia's legal profession rethink its understanding of it? For First Nations peoples, the relationship between law, lore, Country and community offers perspectives on justice that extend beyond the institutions and processes of the Australian legal system.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Eualayai/Gamillaroi lawyer, academic and advocate Professor Larissa Behrendt about her new book, Finding Justice, and how her three decades of experience have shaped her understanding of law, justice and sovereignty. They discuss the relationship between Australian law and First Nations legal traditions, the importance of understanding the historical foundations of the Australian legal system, and what lawyers can learn from Indigenous practices of sovereignty, self-determination and collective care. They also explore the role of Country and Indigenous knowledge in shaping approaches to justice, the responsibility of the legal profession to challenge existing systems, and how practitioners can move beyond symbolic recognition towards meaningful transformation. Finally, Behrendt shares what gives her hope for the future of justice in Australia and the challenge she believes every lawyer should take from Finding Justice.

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Australia is experiencing the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in its history, with rising property values, economic pressures, and changing family dynamics contributing to a surge in inheritance disputes. Here, we explore the factors driving the rise in estate disputes and what families and lawyers need to understand about navigating an increasingly contested area of law.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Armstrong Legal managing associate James Daly about the growing prevalence of contested wills and estate litigation, what is driving the increase in disputes and why inheritance battles are no longer confined to Australia's wealthiest families. They discuss how surging property values and housing affordability pressures are changing the way Australians approach inheritance; the complexities created by blended families, second marriages, and estranged relationships; and the risks associated with outdated, homemade, and off-the-shelf wills. They also explore the circumstances that can leave an estate vulnerable to a legal challenge, the implications for families and beneficiaries, and what lawyers and individuals can do to reduce the likelihood of disputes.

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In this special episode of LawTech Talks, produced in partnership with LawY, we explore how the legal profession can develop the next generation of legal judgement when AI increasingly takes on the work that once trained junior lawyers.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with LawY CEO Shelley Burger about the emerging skills gap facing the profession, the hidden costs of AI-driven efficiency and why the traditional pathway to building legal expertise needs to be rethought. Drawing on her own experience as a graduate at Gilbert + Tobin during the global financial crisis, she reflects on how foundational tasks build critical judgement, and where the line lies between using AI to support junior lawyers and allowing it to replace their thinking. They also discuss how today's legal leaders can turn AI adoption into a deliberate capability-building strategy, ensuring the next generation develops the skills, confidence, and judgement to lead the profession into the future.

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