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]
Women under-represented in legal tech leadership
There is much room for improvement when it comes to female representation in legal tech in Australia – particularly at the leadership level.
NEWLAW • Wed, 01 Sep 2021
Class action proceedings a border fiasco option
The beachside resort of Coolangatta has become the unlikely battlefront in the stand-off between Queensland and NSW as the states argue over Queensland’s hard border ...
SME LAW • Wed, 01 Sep 2021
QANTM acquires Sortify.tm for $11m
Listed intellectual property firm QANTM has finalised arrangements to acquire New Zealand-based trademark legal tech company Sortify.tm.
NEWLAW • Tue, 31 Aug 2021
The importance of having confronting workplace conversations
True diversity and inclusion can only be achieved in the workplace, one legal counsel argues, if difficult, organic interactions are prioritised, rather than structured ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 31 Aug 2021
No all-male ASX 200 boards an important milestone, but progress is still needed
While the fact that there are now women sitting on every ASX 200 board has “well and truly busted” the myth that Australia doesn’t have talented and qualified women to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 31 Aug 2021
LawFinance appoints GC as non-executive director
Listed specialist financier LawFinance has appointed a general counsel as an independent non-executive director to its board, on top of making senior management changes ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 31 Aug 2021
‘Time-based billing is still an important option’
Whilst many law firms are opting for alternative pricing, lawyers can still learn a lot from time-based billing.
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Aug 2021
AFL reports ‘record’ revenue, names new CEO
Listed national law firm Australian Family Lawyers has released its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2021 and named a new chief executive.
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Aug 2021
#auslaw seeing ‘record highs’ in profit margins
In the past year, the average profit as a per cent of revenue for Australian law firms rose significantly, which – together with increased demand for legal services – ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Aug 2021