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]
Lawyers need structured approaches to grow a practice
In today’s complex and competitive legal marketplace, lawyers are best served by following clear business development strategies to help them grow their practices, writes ...
SME LAW • Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Colin Biggers & Paisley nabs 2 senior associates from IRIQ Law
BigLaw firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has appointed two senior associates from industrial relations firm IRIQ Law for its employment and safety team.
BIG LAW • Wed, 26 Jul 2023
AI-powered Lexis+ launches
LexisNexis® Legal & Professional has unveiled an AI-powered legal knowledge platform, Lexis+, which the provider calls “the most complete collection of legal ...
SME LAW • Wed, 26 Jul 2023
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