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]
Maddocks promotes 59
National law firm Maddocks has promoted five to partner, eight to special counsel, 16 to senior associate, 19 to associate, and 11 in its services team.
BIG LAW • Tue, 14 Jun 2022
Values, not the ‘relentless pursuit’ of billables, produce optimal outcomes
According to this chair of partners, short-term thinking on what will produce the best results will ultimately benefit no one, least of all a law firm.
SME LAW • Mon, 13 Jun 2022
‘I am hopeful we will see more Asian Australian lawyers run for Parliament’
The Asian Australian Lawyers Association is celebrating the election of more culturally diverse MPs at the recent federal election. However, more progress is required for ...
POLITICS • Mon, 13 Jun 2022
Lawyers urged to fight for disability rights
A lawyer-turned-doctor has spoken out about how legal professionals can help drive disability rights in Australia.
BIG LAW • Mon, 13 Jun 2022
6 lessons for lawyers from the gym
My return to fitness, following the age of coronavirus, has taught me certain principles that can be applied to legal practice, writes Liz Chase.
BIG LAW • Mon, 13 Jun 2022
Pacific Partnerships acquires Glenrowan Solar Farm from Esco Pacific
Pacific Partnerships has acquired the 125-megawatt Glenrowan Solar Farm development located roughly 235 kilometres north-east of Melbourne from Esco Pacific, under the ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 13 Jun 2022
APAC demand sees greater regional role for lawyers
Learning more about the Asia-Pacific region will be important for the next generation of lawyers as it becomes a regional focus point for businesses in the future.
BIG LAW • Mon, 13 Jun 2022
Rigid office return directives ‘unlikely to work’
Instead of taking too strong a stance on how and where lawyers should be working, firms must appreciate that there is a “complex hierarchy of needs to be recognised”, ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 12 Jun 2022
Hackers stole £4m from UK law firms in ransomware campaign, says report
A report from the United Kingdom-based Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has found that, out of 40 UK practices investigated, 75 per cent of firms were victims of a ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 12 Jun 2022