Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. 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]
‘The traditional model does not focus on the client experience’
Subscription-based models that better support particular clienteles are increasingly essential as the legal profession enters the new normal, said one NewLaw practitioner
NEWLAW • Sun, 10 Oct 2021
‘Pawternity leave’ introduced at Hive Legal
Award-nominated NewLaw firm Hive Legal has unveiled a new workplace policy whereby staff members can access leave when their pets require medical care or have passed away
NEWLAW • Sun, 10 Oct 2021
The duty of emerging leaders to improve lawyers’ wellbeing
Younger legal professionals have “access to a subset of experiences that are often not directly communicated to senior leaders”, and as such, can and should be at the ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 10 Oct 2021
A critical juncture for debt recovery
When it comes to recovering what is owed to one’s clients, lawyers should be advising to “move early and move decisively”, said one partner.
SME LAW • Thu, 07 Oct 2021
What data says about lawyers’ wellbeing in lockdown
Studies have shown a correlation between easing of lockdown measures and improvement in wellbeing. However, detrimental health consequences will still persist, ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Oct 2021
Dentons Fisher Jeffries rebrands under Dentons banner
Adelaide’s “oldest law firm” will now operate under the name of the world’s largest firm: Dentons.
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Oct 2021
2021’s top 25 attraction firms revealed
Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with Momentum Intelligence, is pleased to reveal the firms deemed most attractive by legal professionals across the country.
BIG LAW • Thu, 07 Oct 2021
DLA Piper pledges to halve emissions by 2030
Global law firm DLA Piper has set a science-based target to cut all of its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, compared to pre-pandemic levels.
BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Oct 2021
The legal profession is letting down its graduates
With the mistreatment of junior lawyers becoming routine, it’s time for an industry cultural shake-up. Enough is enough, writes Stefanie Costi.
BIG LAW • Wed, 06 Oct 2021