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 ...

Student innovation provides a helping hand for renters When a team of UTS students set out to create an online self-help tool for renters in 2018, they couldn’t have known that the impact of COVID-19 over the years that followed would see ...

Bridging the digital divide with tech recycling Economic hardships often prevent young people from accessing cutting-edge technology, leaving the most vulnerable disadvantaged in a world that depends on digital resources for education. ...

Stories Introducing Airlie - our own GPT We were recently joined by Linklaters partners (and Allens alumni) Ross Schloeffel and Nicole Meyer. They spent a jam-packed week visiting clients and colleagues in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, ...

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 ...

At Allens, we’ve always believed that innovation is most powerful when it’s thoughtful — and when it brings people along for the journey. As AI continues to reshape the legal landscape, we’re proud to be helping lead the conversation, not ...

Scams and fraudulent communications are increasing, with scammers using advanced tactics to impersonate reputable organisations, including law firms. These communications can be highly convincing, using official logos, familiar language, ...

Phillip Cornwell AM, a distinguished former partner of Allens, has been recognised in the Australia Day 2025 Honours List for his significant service to conservation and the environment, community health and the legal profession. ...