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]
HSF promotes 25 to partner, counsel roles
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has named 10 new partners in Australia (as part of a record cohort of 34 new partners worldwide), as well as elevating 12 to ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 27 Apr 2022
How lawyers responded to the 2022 budget and budget reply
New findings reveal how legal professionals perceived the various measures announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese in the recent ...
POLITICS • Wed, 27 Apr 2022
Is vulnerability the missing link for lawyers?
The capacity to be vulnerable, both personally and professionally, helps build trust and also strengthens self-care, writes Sue Parker.
SME LAW • Wed, 27 Apr 2022
Are lawyers still backing Albo?
After three in five lawyers indicated earlier this year that they intended to vote for Labor at the looming federal election, new findings from Momentum Intelligence ...
POLITICS • Tue, 26 Apr 2022
The keys to success as a freelance GC
Increasingly, in-house lawyers may seek flexibility and prioritise lifestyle rather than working for a single company, said two directors. If those lawyers are to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 26 Apr 2022
Working with a ‘short runway’ to bring the FIFA Women’s World Cup to life
Emily Jackson finds event delivery, as a lawyer, “absolutely exhilarating”. This said, there are definitely challenges and lessons from such short-term contracts, she ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 26 Apr 2022
Ashurst adds 12 Australians to partnership
Multinational law firm Ashurst has named a “record” 25 new partners, including 12 Australians, marking a 79 per cent increase on the number added to its global ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 22 Apr 2022
How to deal with a micromanaging boss
It is critical that professionals be able to identify the signs that they are being micromanaged and be able to implement steps to manage this, writes Maree Burgess.
BIG LAW • Fri, 22 Apr 2022
Piedmont Lithium completes US$130.8m cap raise
Listed lithium producer Piedmont Lithium (ASX: PLL, Nasdaq: PLL) has successfully raised US$130.8 million from investors to fund the expansion of its operations.
BIG LAW • Thu, 21 Apr 2022