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]
The need to get more value out of a lawyer’s hour
The way our system is set up, legal services providers are disincentivised from investing in productivity improvements. If corporate counsel are to extract greater value, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 24 May 2022
Class action investigation announced into Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority
National plaintiff firm Slater and Gordon is undertaking an investigation into Victoria’s Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority (ESTA) in relation to failures ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 23 May 2022
Lawyers sensed electorate’s mood better than other professions
Both in terms of preferred Prime Minister and identification of important election issues, lawyers’ voting intentions clearly resonated much more with the broader public ...
POLITICS • Mon, 23 May 2022
VOI in the age of convenience: How can you gain the trust of your clients?
When it comes to verification of identity, mitigating risk and keeping your clients comfortable is everything, writes Ian Hendey.
NEWLAW • Mon, 23 May 2022
UK A-G: Defensive cyber attacks are ‘justifiable’
The United Kingdom’s Attorney-General Suella Braverman has suggested defensive cyber attacks against hostile countries could be legally justified.
POLITICS • Mon, 23 May 2022
Katy Gallagher sworn in as Attorney-General
ACT Senator Katy Gallagher has this morning been sworn in as Australia’s new Attorney-General as part of Labor’s interim ministry, alongside Australia’s 31st Prime ...
POLITICS • Sun, 22 May 2022
What we learned from the Dutton defamation case
Last week, the Full Court of the Federal Court overturned the finding that a refugee activist had defamed Peter Dutton MP in a tweet early last year. The decision ...
THE BAR • Sun, 22 May 2022
What makes an award-winning senior associate?
The keys to industry success, says one award-winning senior associate, are flexibility in one’s approach and an outstanding support system.
SME LAW • Sun, 22 May 2022
The career-building skills of the future
There are certain professional traits that forward-thinking employers are on the lookout for, and which – subsequently – lawyers will have to develop, writes Shevonne ...
NEWLAW • Thu, 19 May 2022