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]
Hopes for corporate pro bono work in coming year
Lawyers in private practice have significantly stepped up their pro bono undertakings in the past year, and with the National Pro Bono Target now open to in-house teams, ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 29 Sep 2020
The Waiting Place (and life in the New World Order)
Human beings naturally live their life in the fantasy of tomorrow or someday. Smart people, that are so perceptive in every other realm, spending their lives in lockdown ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 28 Sep 2020
Wotton + Kearney adds special counsel
International firm Wotton + Kearney has expanded its insurance liability team with a special counsel appointment, noting that more senior hires are to come.
SME LAW • Mon, 28 Sep 2020
Adelaide Oval opens hotel with ‘fully integrated stadium experience’
Global law firm MinterEllison has advised Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority on its $42 million boutique hotel.
BIG LAW • Mon, 28 Sep 2020
Cultural diversity cannot be pushed to backburner
Managing economic uncertainty may be a top priority for legal employers right now, but with Asian Australians copping flak for the spread of coronavirus, cultural ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 24 Sep 2020
Female-led association launched to support diversity in law and tech
A new global legal advocacy group, with Australian lawyers at the forefront, has been created to promote fairness and inclusion at the intersection of law and technology
NEWLAW • Thu, 24 Sep 2020
The importance of a complementary business partner
Instead of striking out on one’s own, it can be much more beneficial to open a firm with a fellow practitioner who balances out your own strengths and weaknesses.
SME LAW • Thu, 24 Sep 2020
Conditions ripe for pro bono work by sole practitioners
As Australia pivots to a post-pandemic landscape, undertaking pro bono work has never been easier for boutique lawyers, says the Australian Pro Bono Centre.
SME LAW • Thu, 24 Sep 2020
‘There is no failure’
When building a legal business, one has to appreciate that even initiatives that don’t produce intended results can offer numerous silver linings, says Clarissa Rayward
SME LAW • Thu, 24 Sep 2020