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]
FAL Lawyers hires new senior associate
A senior associate specialising in general commercial litigation, insolvency, and commercial law has joined FAL Lawyers in its Melbourne office.
SME LAW • Thu, 11 Jan 2024
Cost of living, competition, and other challenges for SME law firms in 2024
The year ahead will bring myriad hurdles for boutique firm owners and leaders to grapple with. Here, we unpack the headline challenges for such practitioners in the next ...
SME LAW • Thu, 11 Jan 2024
Common mistakes in mediation
While mediation has grown exponentially within the last decade, new challenges have also arisen in the practice area. Here, one award-winning mediator reflects on the ...
SME LAW • Thu, 11 Jan 2024
Gender pay data of Australia’s biggest employers soon to be made public
Named and shamed: On 27 February, the Workforce Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) will publish the first set of private sector employer gender pay gap data, potentially ...
POLITICS • Wed, 10 Jan 2024
Making the leap into legal software is ‘easier than it’s ever been’
Although there have been a lot of new developments in emerging technology over the course of the last year, this founder said that in 2024, “AI will fade into the ...
SME LAW • Tue, 09 Jan 2024
Debt capital markets partner joins Corrs from KWM
National law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has added a partner from BigLaw rival King & Wood Mallesons.
BIG LAW • Tue, 09 Jan 2024
The big challenges for in-house lawyers in 2024
What’s in store in 2024 for law department leaders? Here, senior corporate counsel unpack the headline hurdles to be faced in the next 12 months.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 09 Jan 2024
The promise and perils facing us in 2024
Everyone knows that making predictions is a fool’s errand. Nevertheless, taking a moment to consider where we’re headed can be both insightful and support planning, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 09 Jan 2024
CLOC names Netflix legal ops chief as new president
The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium has appointed the LA-based director of legal operations and technology at Netflix as its new president.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 09 Jan 2024