Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. 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]
Legal Practice Board of WA completes post-hack review
The Board says services are continuing to come back online, but the risk of further data leakage remains low following takedown efforts.
BIG LAW • Thu, 04 Dec 2025
Understanding conservative political alignment among refugees: Implications for Australian legal and policy practice
A more nuanced understanding of refugee political identity can only strengthen Australia’s commitment to the rule of law, access to justice and meaningful democratic ...
POLITICS • Wed, 03 Dec 2025
The rise of ‘unmeritorious’ workplace claims in the age of AI
According to workplace lawyers, employers are facing a growing wave of claims that lack merit, at a time when the use of new and emerging technologies is growing
BIG LAW • Wed, 03 Dec 2025
Going from 1 child to 2 ‘reshapes everything’ for lawyers
Becoming a parent, while working as a lawyer, upends one’s personal and professional being. The jump to having a second child – as one partner put it – is “exciting, but ...
CAREERS • Wed, 03 Dec 2025
Why this lawyer says Queensland’s workers’ compensation scheme is the best in the country
Despite all the fights I have had with WorkCover Queensland, on behalf of clients and all of the “missteps” by claims representatives in the management of injured ...
SME LAW • Tue, 02 Dec 2025
To fix or not to fix: What smart lawyers are doing with their home loans
Legal professionals are often looking for the rainclouds beyond the rainbows for their clients. Getting the balance of a home loan right is one instance where they need ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Dec 2025
Kennedys adds special counsel from Wotton Kearney as new partner
Global law firm Kennedys has bolstered its healthcare practice with the appointment of a new partner, who came across from BigLaw rival Wotton Kearney, where she served ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Dec 2025
‘I think I was born to be in-house’
In a soon-to-be-released episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, two general counsel reflected on the things they love about in-house life.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Dec 2025
The climate change mental health crisis reaching the courts
Law is about evidence, but it is also about language. When a new word enters public consciousness, it often signals a shift in what courts, clients, and communities will ...
THE BAR • Mon, 01 Dec 2025