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]
The rebranding fallacy: Why HR should stay HR in law
Over the last years, a growing trend can be observed in our firms: HR teams rebranding themselves as “people and culture”. What has changed to warrant a rebrand? Is this ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Jul 2023
Hamilton Locke appoints new corporate partner
BigLaw firm Hamilton Locke has hired a corporate practitioner, who was most recently a senior associate at national firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth, as a new partner for ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 11 Jul 2023
Kells promotes 4
NSW firm Kells Lawyers, which operates in Sydney and the Illawarra region, has elevated four lawyers to more senior roles.
SME LAW • Tue, 11 Jul 2023
Compliance duties, litigation prevention increasingly seen as top priorities
Recent research from Thomson Reuters gives an interesting snapshot into how the strategic focus of corporate law departments has shifted in the space of a few short years
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 11 Jul 2023
DLA Piper promotes 10 in Australia
Global law firm DLA Piper has elevated 205 lawyers to more senior positions across 21 countries, including 10 Down Under.
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Jul 2023
Alternatives to BigLaw partner track can keep women in law
Vocational pathways should not be between BigLaw or leaving the law altogether. A narrative shift is needed, writes Rolf Howard.
CAREERS • Mon, 10 Jul 2023
Lavan appoints partner from HopgoodGanim
Perth-based firm Lavan has nabbed a partner from national practice HopgoodGanim Lawyers for its restructuring and insolvency team.
SME LAW • Mon, 10 Jul 2023
Sparke Helmore appoints partner from Holding Redlich
National law firm Sparke Helmore has taken a partner from BigLaw rival Holding Redlich for its corporate practice.
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Jul 2023
JWS adds partner from Jones Day
National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery has appointed a partner from global player Jones Day, who is set to strengthen the firm’s disputes, arbitration, and insolvency ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 10 Jul 2023