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]
Dentons Fisher Jeffries rebrands under Dentons banner
Adelaide’s “oldest law firm” will now operate under the name of the world’s largest firm: Dentons.
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Oct 2021
2021’s top 25 attraction firms revealed
Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with Momentum Intelligence, is pleased to reveal the firms deemed most attractive by legal professionals across the country.
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Oct 2021
DLA Piper pledges to halve emissions by 2030
Global law firm DLA Piper has set a science-based target to cut all of its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, compared to pre-pandemic levels.
BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Oct 2021
Caps on class action fees ‘threaten access to justice’, say advocates
Plaintiff lawyers and litigation funders have responded furiously to the federal government’s draft laws to cap class action proceeds, with one senior lawyer saying the ...
POLITICS • Tue, 05 Oct 2021
Bakers posts annual revenue of $4.26bn
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has its revenue for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2021, with the firm having surpassed US$3 billion for the first time.
BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Oct 2021
Holding Redlich opens Canberra office
National law firm Holding Redlich has expanded into the capital, appointing two partners and a special counsel to lead the new office in Canberra.
BIG LAW • Tue, 05 Oct 2021
The legal issues surrounding AUKUS
While Australia’s newest security and defence pact is “one of the most important in our lifetime”, there are numerous legal considerations to unpack, said one competition ...
POLITICS • Thu, 30 Sep 2021
Why legal consulting is such an attractive pathway right now
In the post-pandemic market, consulting may be the vocational reset that lawyers have been searching for.
CAREERS • Thu, 30 Sep 2021
Macquarie appoints senior KWM partner new Group GC
Australian multinational independent investment bank and financial services company Macquarie Group has hired a new group general counsel and head of its legal and ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 30 Sep 2021