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]
Looking ahead: Reflections on 2025 and APAC legal predictions for 2026
As the Year of the Horse approaches, legal departments across the Asia-Pacific region face a shift from strategic discussions to decisive action, writes Jacob Flax.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 24 Nov 2025
2 ‘highly respected practitioners’ appointed to NSW Local Court
A Crown prosecutor and a judicial registrar have been appointed to the Local Court of NSW.
POLITICS • Mon, 24 Nov 2025
A major merger, a costs fight, and an ‘unintended’ path to firm head: What’s hot in law this week (17–21 Nov)
This past week, two of the world’s biggest firms joined forces, Western Australia named new silks, and a national law firm may be open to negligence action from a former ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 21 Nov 2025
Morae, Tensis team up for document automation solution
Global legal digital and business solutions provider Morae has entered a global partnership with software platform Tensis for its document automation solution, Smarter ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 20 Nov 2025
Thomson Geer adds EY tax specialist as new partner
National law firm Thomson Geer has appointed a tax, trust, and private client specialist from big four firm EY as a new partner in its tax practice.
BIG LAW • Thu, 20 Nov 2025
Trio join Moray & Agnew from BigLaw rivals
BigLaw firm Moray & Agnew has appointed a new partner and two special counsel for its government team, who have come across from national rivals HWL Ebsworth and ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 19 Nov 2025
Why good lawyers think like mathematicians
At first glance, the parallels between mathematics and law seem unlikely. One deals in numbers; the other in norms. Yet both reduce chaos to clarity, writes Rebecca Ward, ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 19 Nov 2025
How much stress is too much for lawyers?
The existence of stress for lawyers is not inherently a bad thing – in fact, it can be incredibly useful, both personally and professionally. What is critical, however, ...
CAREERS • Wed, 19 Nov 2025
The worst leadership advice senior lawyers have received (and what it taught them)
Here, a former GC, three firm heads, and a prominent litigation partner reflect on bad advice they’ve received over the course of their careers, and what they learnt to ...
CAREERS • Wed, 19 Nov 2025