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]
Searching for justice: SEO considerations for law firms
SEO should be an essential component of every law firm’s marketing plan. But is it? Asks Jacqueline Burns.
SME LAW • Thu, 23 Sep 2021
‘Considerable room for growth’ in Australia’s pro bono undertakings
Our legal profession completed a “record-breaking” number of pro bono hours in FY21. However, many firms, teams and practitioners are “missing out on the considerable ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Sep 2021
Write correspondence as if a judge will read it
Too often, correspondence with opposing parties devolves into inappropriate point-scoring, aggression, and intimidation, which serves only to inflame conflict, leaving ...
SME LAW • Wed, 22 Sep 2021
Hall & Wilcox to close for one day for staff wellness
On Friday 1 October, national law firm Hall & Wilcox is giving all of its staff the day off so they can “recharge and refresh”.
BIG LAW • Wed, 22 Sep 2021
ESB recommendations are dead. What’s next?
National Energy ministers will meet this week to consider the ESB’s advice to the Energy National Cabinet Reform Committee – under a month since publicly releasing the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 21 Sep 2021
The role of legal counsel in series A investment rounds
Reflecting on the first funding round undertaken by profit-for-purpose company Who Gives A Crap, Kate Sherburn spoke with Lawyers Weekly about lessons learned for ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 21 Sep 2021
‘Finding time to think’ increasingly challenging for in-house leaders
Even more so than in the extraordinary year that was 2020, leaders of law departments are struggling to set aside time to reflect upon and action their work, new research ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 21 Sep 2021
How sector-focused growth is helping HFW flourish in Australia
Global law firm HFW intends to “grow significantly” in Australia. If its success Down Under in recent years is any indication, such expansion will come quickly.
BIG LAW • Mon, 20 Sep 2021
Why lawyers should collaborate with financial planners
You would think it’s really no different than financial planning for any other profession, however there are subtle differences that can and do make a big impact, wrote ...
SME LAW • Mon, 20 Sep 2021