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]
NRF nabs senior trio from Clyde & Co
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed two partners (one of whom joins as a senior consultant) and a senior associate (who joins as a special counsel) from ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 31 Jul 2023
Lawyer convicted of indecent treatment of a child struck off
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ordered that one of the state’s lawyers, who failed to report his charge and ultimate conviction for a serious ...
THE BAR • Mon, 31 Jul 2023
NZ chief judges move to address concerns for lawyers’ wellbeing
The chief judges of both the High Court and District Court in New Zealand have taken the “unusual step” of writing to all judges and judicial officers in the country to ...
THE BAR • Mon, 31 Jul 2023
Colin Biggers & Paisley nabs 2 senior associates from IRIQ Law
BigLaw firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has appointed two senior associates from industrial relations firm IRIQ Law for its employment and safety team.
BIG LAW • Wed, 26 Jul 2023
First Indigenous woman appointed to an Australian Supreme Court
ACT magistrate and Kamilaroi woman Louise Taylor is set to become the first Indigenous female Supreme Court judge in Australia’s history, having been named to the ACT ...
THE BAR • Wed, 26 Jul 2023
McCabes adds NRF special counsel as new principal
National law firm McCabes has appointed a special counsel from global practice Norton Rose Fulbright as its newest principal – the ninth such appointment by the firm ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 25 Jul 2023
Ensuring your law department is ‘crisis-ready’
To crib Winston Churchill, in-house lawyers should never waste a good crisis. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are myriad lessons for how corporate legal teams ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 25 Jul 2023
Lander & Rogers adds finance partner from G+T
National law firm Lander & Rogers has nabbed a partner from BigLaw rival Gilbert + Tobin for its “rapidly expanding” corporate and projects practices.
BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Jul 2023
Baker McKenzie names new CMO
An Australia-born and trained lawyer has been appointed as the new chief marketing officer for global law firm Baker McKenzie and will be based in New York.
BIG LAW • Mon, 24 Jul 2023