Optus deputy GC appointed to Adelaide Crows board of directors
Shanti Berggren has taken up a role on the board of directors for AFL club Adelaide Crows.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 05 Apr 2021
‘The essence of law is to help’
When Malisa Howard set up her firm, she did so in a way that guaranteed time in the week for volunteering activities. Doing such community work, she says, offers greater ...
SME LAW • Thu, 01 Apr 2021
Lower prices make your firm more sustainable
When it comes to proceeding with a suitable business model post-pandemic, business owners need to ensure affordability for clients in order to achieve sustainability
SME LAW • Wed, 31 Mar 2021
Legal tech is booming, but where are the grads?
The legal tech, innovation and design community needs to come together to establish itself as a serious alternative career pathway for law students, writes Sam Flynn.
NEWLAW • Wed, 31 Mar 2021
Ashurst to pay one-off bonuses to staff
Multinational law firm Ashurst has become the latest BigLaw player to make bonus payments to its staff across the globe, in the wake of the firm’s performance since the ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Mar 2021
Lawyers should crave criticism
If lawyers are committed to their ongoing improvement, the workplaces around them will be stronger and more resilient, says one BigLaw partner.
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Mar 2021
The ethics of advertising on competitor brand names for law firms
Because a law firm’s brand name can become a search term on Google, many law firms are aware, and have seen, the practice of law firm advertisers advertising on competing ...
SME LAW • Tue, 30 Mar 2021
Top 10 ways to manage external counsel costs
New global research has identified the best strategies for law departments to control outside counsel spending.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Mar 2021
Why upskilling in cyber is non-negotiable for GCs
Cyber security has to be the “number one consideration” for legal teams. Without it, one general counsel says, nothing else the department works on matters.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Mar 2021
