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]
Moray & Agnew lures partner from Mills Oakley
National law firm Moray & Agnew has added a new partner to its corporate and commercial team, who has come across from BigLaw rival Mills Oakley.
BIG LAW • Wed, 05 Jun 2024
Entering clerkship application season with a strong mindset
Mind over matter: how law students can build a positive and resilient mindset heading into the seasonal clerkship application process, writes Jimmy Ngo.
CAREERS • Mon, 03 Jun 2024
Wotton + Kearney adds HWL special counsel as new partner
National law firm Wotton + Kearney has moved to strengthen its workplace practice, appointing a special counsel from BigLaw rival HWL Ebsworth as a new partner in its ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 03 Jun 2024
‘Grave concerns’ expressed by academics about ‘disastrous’ no body, no parole laws
Dozens of legal academics – alongside other lawyers and criminal justice professionals – have signed an open letter arguing for reform to the “no body, no parole” laws in ...
THE BAR • Mon, 03 Jun 2024
Kennedys adds 3 partners, team of 16 from Clyde & Co
Global law firm Kennedys has bolstered its insurance ranks in Melbourne with the appointment of three partners from BigLaw rival Clyde & Co, who are bringing a ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 02 Jun 2024
The dangers of storing unnecessary data
Here, Lawyers Weekly’s sister brand, Cyber Daily, sits down with Brenton Steenkamp, cyber partner at Clayton Utz, to unpack what exactly businesses are putting at risk ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 02 Jun 2024
Leaders must be better at regulating their emotions
Effective leadership under pressure hinges on a leader’s ability to regulate their own emotions – a skill that many struggle to master, writes Leah Mether.
SME LAW • Sun, 02 Jun 2024
A law firm hack, SafeWork inquiries, and a new employer’s market: What’s hot in law this week (27–31 May)
In the past week, a workplace regulator asked questions of a BigLaw firm, and another national practice started investigating a class action against one of the world’s ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 31 May 2024
G+T adds 4 to partnership, promotes 6 to special counsel
National law firm Gilbert + Tobin has bolstered its senior ranks ahead of the new financial year, elevating four lawyers to partner and half a dozen to special counsel, ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 30 May 2024