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]
Hicksons, Hunt & Hunt NSW to merge
Hicksons Lawyers (nearly 300 partners and staff) and Hunt & Hunt NSW (almost 90 partners and staff) have agreed to integrate their operations, creating a competitive ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Apr 2025
1 in 5 Labor and Liberal election candidates are lawyers or law grads
Lawyers make up nowhere near 20 per cent of the electorate, but for our two major parties, those who have studied and/or practised law continue to comprise a ...
POLITICS • Thu, 10 Apr 2025
Lessons from the cyber attacks on Brydens Lawyers, Aussie super funds
For law firms and in-house teams alike, there are key takeaways from recent high-profile cyber security incidents impacting a prominent Sydney-based law firm and multiple ...
SME LAW • Thu, 10 Apr 2025
NRF’s chief executive partner to discuss succession planning at Partner Summit 2025
Norton Rose Fulbright Australia’s chief executive partner, Alison Deitz, will speak at this year’s Partner Summit about effective succession planning.
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Apr 2025
White & Case ditches diversity and inclusion function
Global law firm White & Case, which has offices in Sydney and Melbourne, has discontinued its diversity and inclusion initiatives worldwide, in the wake of increased ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Apr 2025
NSW Department of Communities and Justice workers rallying against Minns’ WFH directive
NSW Premier Chris Minns’ Workplace Presence policy is facing further pushback, this time from public sector workers covering LawAccess, jury enquiries, and domestic ...
POLITICS • Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Top 25 Attraction Firms unveiled for 2024–25
Lawyers Weekly, in collaboration with Agile Market Intelligence, is proud to reveal the BigLaw firms that are most appealing to legal professionals in the event they make ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Legal teams looking to provide value through tech-driven efficiency, report says
A new report highlights how general counsel and their law departments are moving to showcase value and enable business success in the current climate.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 08 Apr 2025
ABC names Nine executive counsel as new GC
The national public broadcaster has appointed the executive counsel at Nine Entertainment as its new general counsel.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 08 Apr 2025