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]
ESOPs ‘definitely’ increasingly appealing for in-house lawyers
Against the backdrop of the supposed Great Resignation, employee share/stock ownership plans are becoming a more talking point for existing and aspiring corporate ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Aug 2022
Lander hires Lendlease head of industrial relations as partner
BigLaw firm Lander & Rogers has appointed the former head of industrial relations at listed company Lendlease to help the firm grow its construction arm.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Aug 2022
Lawcadia, Gadens make updates to regulatory breach reporting tool
Australia-headquartered legal technology company Lawcadia and BigLaw firm Gadens have unveiled updates to Gadens Breach Manager, which they say will enhance the ease with ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Aug 2022
RBA reveals August 2022 cash rate
Following rate rises in the last three months, find out — in this special announcement brought to you by Legal Home Loans, if the Reserve Bank of Australia has again ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 02 Aug 2022
Do law firms have a purpose?
While it may be easy to poke holes in an organisation’s efforts to articulate its purpose, it is also short-sighted and a little commercially naïve, writes Paul McKeon
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Aug 2022
Nuix names new GC and company secretary
Listed global software company Nuix (ASX: NXL) has named Ilona Meyer as its general counsel and company secretary, effective as of 22 August 2022.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 01 Aug 2022
‘Lawyers aren’t paid to be smart’: College of Law unveils plain language guide
National PLT provider the College of Law has unveiled an educational plain language guide to support the profession’s client service delivery and bolster practitioner ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Aug 2022
‘This attack should never have occurred’: A-G drops High Court challenge seeking power to deport First Nations people
Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has withdrawn the High Court challenge to a recent ruling that Aboriginal people are not “aliens” under the constitution and, ...
THE BAR • Sun, 31 Jul 2022
Wotton + Kearney enters Canberra market with team from Sparke Helmore
International law firm Wotton + Kearney has opened its eighth office across Australia and New Zealand, after appointing an insurance team from fellow BigLaw firm Sparke ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 28 Jul 2022