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]
Personal injury: An ‘ever-growing area of law’
From insurance sector updates to the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), there has perhaps never been a greater volume of challenging work for personal injury lawyers ...
PODCAST • Fri, 09 Jun 2023
EV subscriptions, home loan support: BigLaw employee incentives expand
Amid a cost-of-living crisis and a probability that pay bumps will not be as generous in the looming cycle, some of Australia’s biggest law firms are offering new ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 08 Jun 2023
Styling for lawyers in a hybrid working world
The days of suits, ties and heels as the expectation for a “nine-to-five, Monday-to-Friday” existence is gone, as is the time of “cosplaying as Harvey Specter”
CAREERS • Thu, 08 Jun 2023
KCL’s estate group adds 3
Melbourne-based firm KCL Law has welcomed a senior associate, head of estate administration and lawyer to its estate group.
SME LAW • Thu, 08 Jun 2023
Lawyers buy property younger and pay more than other Australians
New research shows that legal professionals are more inclined to get onto the property ladder at an earlier stage of life and also buy more expensive homes than their ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 07 Jun 2023
Multilingual lawyers are paving the way to a more accessible justice system
As a conversation with one of my colleagues demonstrates, lawyers who can speak multiple languages make the law more accessible for immigrants and non-English speakers ...
SME LAW • Wed, 07 Jun 2023
WA firm promotes ‘star’ 29-year-old to director
Western Australia-based firm Pragma Lawyers has elevated Nick Malone to its directorship, who steps into the role before his 30th birthday.
SME LAW • Wed, 07 Jun 2023
Clifford Chance hires partner from Clayton Utz
International law firm Clifford Chance has appointed an antitrust and competition partner from fellow BigLaw firm Clayton Utz for its Sydney office.
BIG LAW • Wed, 07 Jun 2023
Ashurst’s Australian partnership continues to grow
The partnership ranks at multinational law firm Ashurst have swelled Down Under, with the BigLaw player having added 20 new partners across the country so far this ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 06 Jun 2023