Young lawyers push back against culture of overwork in top law firms

Firms urged to change the system of billable hours, where they charge clients for each hour their lawyers work

Young lawyers are pushing back against a culture of overwork in Australia’s top commercial firms, caused in part by the demands of the banking royal commission.

In the past three months, two top-tier firms, Gilbert + Tobin and King & Wood Mallesons, have been investigated by safe work authorities in New South Wales and Victoria, and advocacy groups say a culture of overwork and exhaustion runs through the industry.

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