Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation. You can email Jerome at: [email protected]
From legal practice to legal tech: Building for, and serving, the profession’s needs
A career in legal technology is – for those who have transitioned from traditional practice – a fulfilment of myriad vocational ambitions. And, the opportunities for tech ...
NEWLAW • Wed, 07 Oct 2026
How migration lawyers feel about Labor’s crackdown on ‘futile’ claims
Practitioners are welcoming measures to protect the integrity of Australia’s migration system, while also stressing that action taken at a federal level be proportionate
POLITICS • Wed, 07 Oct 2026
Interim counsel ‘no longer primarily a backfill solution’
The first half of 2026 has seen a shift in how law departments are engaging contractors, with the age of AI playing a role in accelerating trends.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 06 Oct 2026
Jacinda Ardern’s leadership lessons for lawyers
Speaking recently at the Harvey FORUM Sydney 2026, former prime minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern reflected on how to think about new technologies, decision making, ...
POLITICS • Sun, 04 Oct 2026
A GC’s ‘3 limbs’ to scale AI while maintaining control
Speaking recently at a LexisNexis-hosted event, one general counsel outlined a three-pronged approach her team has adopted in driving efficiency across the business, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 29 Sep 2026
RBA reveals September 2026 cash rate call
Find out – in this special announcement from Legal Home Loans – whether the Reserve Bank has heeded calls from the big banks to once again increase interest rates.
POLITICS • Tue, 29 Sep 2026
Gina Cass‑Gottlieb reappointed as ACCC chair
The Albanese government has nominated Gina Cass‑Gottlieb, a former senior partner at Gilbert + Tobin, for a second five-year term as chair of the Australian Competition ...
POLITICS • Thu, 24 Sep 2026
Do law firms need AI wellbeing officers?
Fear and anxiety around artificial intelligence are already a tangible part of legal workplace conversations – but the picture is more nuanced than predictions of mass ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 23 Sep 2026
KPMG still claiming privilege over 74 documents, ASIC says
KPMG Australia has failed to produce over 70 documents to ASIC as it has continued to claim legal professional privilege, according to the ASIC chair.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 22 Sep 2026