My competitive nature led me to study law. My year 10 science teacher once told me he didn't think I could get the marks to get into law. Perhaps he was just using reverse psychology to motivate me. In any case, it worked and it has turned ...

I don't think there was a particular moment that made me decide to pursue a career in law. While I didn't have much exposure to law through my family or networks growing up, I really enjoyed studying it at university and decided to apply ...

One of the things I enjoy most about being a real estate and development lawyer is that you genuinely get to partner with clients on projects that transform our cities and communities in a lasting way. With the scale of projects we work on ...

I come from a conservative background where growing up I didn't have much, if any, exposure to the LGBTQIA+ community. It wasn't until I became a lawyer that I had any real exposure to the community and met people like me. I recall ...

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 ...

As a lawyer contracting for the past six years, Florence knows the ins and outs of working this way, but she had never used Allens Adapt until she came across it via LinkedIn. From that moment, everything seamlessly fell into place. ...

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

Small-scale and smart: Casey Hospital The Casey Hospital expansion cost less than a quarter of a new hospital and delivered all required infrastructure A strong performance all around. Allens was firmly 'in the tent' rather than providing ...

ACCC merger clearance: the new deal equation Australia's merger landscape is being redrawn. A new mandatory merger clearance regime from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is changing how deals are brought to market, ...

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.  ...