This includes jokes, assumptions, stereotypes and myths about LGBTQIA+ culture: these comments are harmful. Taking the time to explain that someone’s behaviour is inappropriate and why, can be a good way to get people to start thinking ...

What is LGBTIQ+ inclusive language? The Inclusive language guide is for all Allens employees. It explains how to use language respectfully and inclusively when working with and referring to LGBTIQ+ colleagues and clients. Using inclusive ...

United Nations Global Compact Allens was a foundation signatory to the United Nations Global Compact in 2001, and our continuing goal is to promote and uphold the Compact's 10 principles including those relating to human rights, labour ...

Parental leave Our policies apply to all of our people regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or relationship status, including our market leading parental leave package which removes any distinction between primary and ...

Our commitment to reconciliation Our First Nations Engagement Plan provides a framework for Allens to support national reconciliation. Allens acknowledges both a responsibility to contribute to reconciliation, and the importance of ...

Technology is driving a major transformation. The opportunities you seize and the risks you mitigate now will determine your business' future. ...

Australia's merger regime is set for a major overhaul, with reforms coming into effect for deals closing or completing on or after 1 January 2026, impacting transaction timelines from mid-2025. These changes will introduce a single mandatory and suspensory administrative process, replacing the current framework. ...

Our inclusion and diversity strategy focuses on driving inclusive behaviours, building commitment and implementing the right structures across a range to ensure all our people are able to be their best selves and do their best work. Here are some of the ways we're fostering inclusion and diversity. ...

Allens was founded on 22 July 1822, the day after 21-year-old George Allen was admitted as an attorney and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and became the first person to complete their full legal training in Australia. When he began his small legal practice in a cottage on Elizabeth Street in Sydney, he could not have forseen the story that would follow.  ...

Stories Navigating new legal territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this page contains images of deceased people.    Following the tragic death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, Ms Day's four children are ...