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'It's a waste': Law firms plagued by 'presenteeism' culture and graduate 'sweatshops'

Michael Pelly
Michael PellyLegal editor
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth boss Gavin MacLaren reckons the legal profession "has an issue with how it deals with people".

One problem he says is "a culture of presenteeism". Another is that young lawyers are treated as an "interchangeable commodity".

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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com

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