Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). 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]
‘Workplace relationships are back on the agenda’
In the new normal, employers must ensure their fundamental WHS obligations are in line with evolving workplace environments and employee interactions, say two senior ...
SME LAW • Mon, 16 Nov 2020
Colin Biggers & Paisley repays sacrificed remuneration to staff
National law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley, which has offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, has decided to pay all staff and partners the salary they agreed to ...
SME LAW • Mon, 16 Nov 2020
Challenges and opportunities for Indigenous lawyers amid COVID-19
With NAIDOC Week drawing to a close and the pandemic ongoing, it is incumbent upon Australian legal professionals to recognise the existing and emerging issues facing ...
SME LAW • Thu, 12 Nov 2020
Marketing increasingly critical as post-pandemic world approaches
As the age of coronavirus continues, legal businesses must not only ensure they stay the course with marketing plans, but ensure relevant professionals have a seat at the ...
SME LAW • Thu, 12 Nov 2020
Lessons learned from years of remote lawyering
Having worked remotely as a lawyer for six years, Emma Heuston knows what works and doesn’t work.
SME LAW • Thu, 12 Nov 2020
President-elect Biden and the future for Australian lawyers
In the areas of climate, capital markets, data privacy and much more, the incoming Biden presidency could have a significant impact upon the work of legal practitioners ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 11 Nov 2020
Law Squared adds 6 professionals
NewLaw firm Law Squared has been “bucking the trend” amid the ongoing pandemic, hiring five new lawyers and one business development professional in the last quarter
NEWLAW • Wed, 11 Nov 2020
Law firm GC’s job is to ‘enable people to do their job’
COVID-19 has reinforced the challenges facing general counsel in private practice, but from this time numerous positives have also emerged, says Sarah Hine.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 10 Nov 2020
What professional development helps one ascend to GC?
General counsel – both those promoted internally and those recruited externally – appear to benefit from certain professional development experiences as part of their ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 10 Nov 2020