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]
Community and professionalism must be central to lawyers’ purpose
The status and authority of the legal profession have depleted over time, argued one senior lawyer. There are ways, however, to get it back, he said.
SME LAW • Sun, 19 Sep 2021
How trusting are in-house lawyers?
New research reveals the extent to which law departments trust their organisations, department leaders trust their teams, and – correspondingly – whether businesses are ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 Sep 2021
Opportunities abound to work in-house for a start-up
A combination of professional and environmental factors means that there are more pathways for lawyers to work as legal counsel for Australian start-ups, says one GC.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 Sep 2021
How legal teams can help businesses ‘get the deal done’ quickly
Following Megaport’s recent acquisition of InnovoEdge, its general counsel, Anna Tichborne, spoke with Lawyers Weekly about how best to ensure success in such ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 Sep 2021
Boutiques that embrace the ‘next normal’ will succeed
SME law firms and their leaders will prosper moving forward, Perpetua Kish argues, if they unshackle themselves from social constraints and commit to shaping a better ...
SME LAW • Mon, 13 Sep 2021
Josef expanding to UK, Europe
Australian legal tech start-up Josef is broadening its presence to the United Kingdom and Europe, following two regional hires to spearhead customer growth.
NEWLAW • Mon, 13 Sep 2021
Nuix acquires Boston-headquartered software company
Listed global software company Nuix Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares of Topos Labs, which develops natural language processing software.
NEWLAW • Mon, 13 Sep 2021
Maxiom adds principal
Personal injury firm Maxiom Injury Lawyers has bolstered its ranks with the hire of a new principal with over 20 years of experience.
SME LAW • Sun, 12 Sep 2021
Proximity promotes 20
National law firm Proximity has elevated 20 professionals to more senior roles in what is the firm’s biggest ever promotion round.
BIG LAW • Sun, 12 Sep 2021