Lawyers Weekly Australia reports
In a statement, a spokesperson for Clayton Utz said that the firm’s review of its payments was “comprehensive and largely completed” in 2020.
“With one or two exceptions (people we’re still trying to reach), all payments to legal graduates have been made. We’ve already worked through almost all of the eligibility for any other payments, which is limited to a small group,” the spokesperson said.
“We take compliance with the [Legal Services Award] very seriously and we have measures in place to ensure people are not working excessive hours.”
At the time of the introduction of the new requirements, Lawyers Weekly approached Australian firms to ask if they would also look to monitor the hours performed by lawyers with one to three years’ PQE, in light of findings from the Legal Firm of Choice Survey that this demographic is the least satisfied of all legal professionals, with two in five lawyers at this stage intending to find a new employer.
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