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]
Balancing risk management and efficient legal delivery
LOD’s most recent global survey indicates that in-house legal teams are increasingly facing the twin challenges of managing risk and prioritising volumes of work
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 09 Aug 2022
LexisNexis unveils in-house advice platform
Global provider of legal, government and corporate information solutions LexisNexis has launched a practical guidance platform to help corporate counsel manage complex ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 08 Aug 2022
‘No order short of strike-off would be appropriate’
Despite a “lengthy and commendable history” in law, a South Australia-based lawyer with an “extensive history of disciplinary proceedings” is set to be struck from the ...
THE BAR • Mon, 08 Aug 2022
Do lawyers think ties are still needed in court?
Following a determination last week that open-collared shirts do not constitute a “state of undress” in the House of Representatives, Lawyers Weekly asked readers whether ...
THE BAR • Mon, 08 Aug 2022
Upward bullying: A trend to watch out for in law
Bullying, in its myriad forms, is nothing new in the legal profession. The concept of upward bullying — which is a form of subordinate retaliation against managers — is ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 07 Aug 2022
Interoperability model still ‘too costly’, says PEXA
The property exchange giant has agreed that more competition is needed in the electronic conveyancing space, but warned that several barriers — including cost — still ...
SME LAW • Sun, 07 Aug 2022
The distractions epidemic: Why managing our attention needs to become a top priority
Focusing on attention management, rather than time management, may well be a better way to address the prevalence of burnout, frustration and stress in the modern legal ...
SME LAW • Sun, 07 Aug 2022
‘Much has been achieved towards equality’, but barriers remain: Kiefel CJ
Progress is certainly being made towards parity in Australia’s legal profession, Chief Justice Susan Kiefel says, but political appointments to the bench and the demands ...
THE BAR • Sat, 06 Aug 2022
Psychosocial hazards and other workplace health risks
There is often a tendency, among legal employers, to immediately seek solutions to workplace risks to mental health. If this approach is taken with psychosocial hazards, ...
PODCAST • Fri, 05 Aug 2022