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]
Sparke Helmore promotes 27 to senior roles
National law firm Sparke Helmore has elevated four to partnership, 10 to special counsel and 14 to senior associate, with 75 per cent of the promotions being women.
BIG LAW • Wed, 15 Jul 2020
‘Toxic’ legal workplaces must be tackled collectively
Addressing the “huge structural” issues that still plague legal workplaces can only be achieved collaboratively by individuals, employers and professional associations in ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 14 Jul 2020
Rethinking risk post-pandemic
COVID-19 has resulted in a reprioritisation of some risks, while others have remained constant, new research shows.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 Jul 2020
Corporate collapses looming in light of downturn
Debt crises are set to hit businesses across the board, assuming they haven’t already. Getting advice early and acting on it are critical, says one partner.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 Jul 2020
Ensuring purpose as a practitioner
Law is, perhaps more so than most professions, a calling. Its myriad demands on daily life give rise to one more duty: to undertake a legal vocational journey truest to ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 13 Jul 2020
Productivity must be audited and redefined post-pandemic
The “new normal” must come with re-evaluation of what it means for a legal professional to be productive and successful.
BIG LAW • Thu, 09 Jul 2020
Answering the call of duty during COVID-19
When coronavirus hit, Natalie Stoll felt a “moral and ethical duty” to resume her former role as a critical care nurse. This meant having to pause her graduate job with a ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 09 Jul 2020
Becoming an ‘empire builder’ post-pandemic
Life after coronavirus is coming, and for boutique lawyers who know what they’re doing, business success is on the horizon.
SME LAW • Thu, 09 Jul 2020
Almost all SMEs optimistic about post-pandemic landscape
New research shows an overwhelming majority of Australian small- to medium-sized businesses are confident about life after COVID-19.
SME LAW • Thu, 09 Jul 2020