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]
Renewables are ‘here to stay’ in law
Sustainable energy sources – and renewable energy especially – are a massive area of growth within the legal profession. Not all firms and investors are currently on ...
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
Qld state government files breached in HWL Ebsworth attack
The Queensland government last week confirmed that files from its systems have been compromised as part of the HWL Ebsworth breach.
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
Silk named as new judge of WA District Court
West Australian Attorney-General John Quigley has appointed a Perth-based barrister to the state’s District Court as a judge.
THE BAR • Sun, 23 Jul 2023
NRF adds 2 litigators to partnership
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed a US-based lawyer to its partnership, as well as promoted a disputes practitioner (who also has US experience) to ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 23 Jul 2023