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]
Why CPD is great for team building
Team leaders across the legal profession can better utilise continuing professional development requirements as an avenue through which teams feel more invigorated, have ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 18 Mar 2022
5 strategies for stronger leadership skills
Whether you are taking on a more senior role, changing firms or even starting your own practice, leadership skills are often an overlooked but essential part of the ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 18 Mar 2022
CPD is no longer a ‘compliance exercise’
The ways that lawyers are viewing continuing professional development is shifting, with more practitioners seeing it as an opportunity.
BIG LAW • Fri, 18 Mar 2022
The ‘negative consequences’ of WFH
Luke Giribon sees numerous long-term issues with firms allowing their teams to work remotely long term – not just for workplace collegiality and productivity but also for ...
SME LAW • Thu, 17 Mar 2022
Baker pulls out of Russia
Global law firm Baker McKenzie is the latest BigLaw player to exit Russia, with its operations in Moscow and St Petersburg to become an independent law firm.
BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Mar 2022
Lawpath appoints new chairman
Australian legal tech start-up Lawpath has hired a new chairman, and also a new director of sales, following a “period of record growth”.
NEWLAW • Tue, 15 Mar 2022
Australia launches MH17 legal proceedings against Russia
The federal government, together with the Netherlands, has initiated legal proceedings against the Russian Federation for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in ...
POLITICS • Mon, 14 Mar 2022
Dentons to exit Russia
Another global law firm has opted to separate from its Russian offices, with Dentons withdrawing after more than three decades in the nation.
BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Mar 2022
Reducing toxicity in your working week
Too many lawyers engage in self-sabotaging behaviour, said one neuropsychologist. However, there are simple, practical steps that one can implement, personally and ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Mar 2022