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]
Hall & Wilcox promotes 34 senior lawyers
National law firm Hall & Wilcox has elevated eight lawyers to partner, 11 to special counsel and 15 to senior associate.
BIG LAW • Tue, 23 Jun 2020
COVID-19 a great chance for juniors to advance in-house
Emerging corporate counsel should be unafraid to ask for working structures that best suit their needs and growth plans.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Jun 2020
Recession-inspired opportunities for the legal department
The legal function within businesses and organisations will be more critical than ever in the wake of Australia’s first recession in 29 years, providing unique ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Jun 2020
Getting corporate legal spending right in the near future
Legal departments will have to ensure they allocate spending in the most beneficial ways at a time in which the nation is entering a recession.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Jun 2020
A-G’s commitment to Commonwealth Integrity Commission welcomed
Transparency International Australia is pleased to see Christian Porter recommit the government to establishing an anti-corruption watchdog for Federal Parliament.
POLITICS • Mon, 22 Jun 2020
Australia must support UN action on systemic racism, say advocates
As a member of the Human Rights Council, Australia can and should act in a principled way to support, not hinder, scrutiny of racism and police violence, legal advocates ...
POLITICS • Mon, 22 Jun 2020
Kingston Reid promotes 5 practitioners
National specialist workplace firm Kingston Reid has elevated two practitioners to partner, one to special counsel and two to senior associate.
SME LAW • Mon, 22 Jun 2020
Higher fees risk deterring students from studying law
Legal professionals and students have spoken out against the federal government’s proposal to raise fees for law degrees.
BIG LAW • Fri, 19 Jun 2020
‘Accusation that litigation funders are unfettered price setters is patently false’
Additional regulation of litigation funding can increase transparency and confidence in the class action system, but the ongoing debate must be more sophisticated, says ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 18 Jun 2020