Special Report: Legal Battle

The arrival of international players has disrupted the local market.

THE arrival of international players in the Perth legal scene has been a talking point for more than a year, and remains a big issue in the sector.

IF you took away the names of the leading law firms in Perth and focused on the numbers of lawyers, it would be hard to believe that the legal sector has participated in the dramatic changes in the Western Australian economy during the past decade.

AMONG the 3,400 delegates at the recent Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Asso-ciation annual conference in Perth was lawyer Paul Griffin.

Women lawyers in Western Australia are calling for employers to put an end to the inflexible work hours, lack of promotion and recognition and pay inequalities that cause many women to exit the legal profession.