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]
Should businesses rethink litigation strategies in 2021?
The myriad consequences of the age of coronavirus, and their subsequent impact upon the courts, beg the question: do corporate entities need to evaluate how best to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Feb 2021
How much time do CLOs spend on key tasks?
New research denotes the percentage of time chief legal officers are dedicating to specific duties, with notable differences emerging between those who report to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Feb 2021
The law department’s duty in combatting ‘Dear Sirs’
In-house lawyers play an “intermediary role” in ensuring external providers communicate better with their businesses.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Feb 2021
‘Stay vocal’ on D&I issues with external providers
Law departments should be keeping up the pressure on firms to promote diversity and inclusion as the fallout from the pandemic continues, argues Catherine Roberts.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 02 Feb 2021
‘Dear Sirs’: An outdated, archaic approach?
Women are not a niche cohort – or even a minority – of the legal profession, and according to numerous practitioners, the language used in precedent documentation and ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Feb 2021
LOD launches Paralegal Solutions offering
Global flexible legal service provider LOD has bolstered its secondment business by expanding into the paralegal market.
NEWLAW • Mon, 01 Feb 2021
Wotton + Kearney hires 2 partners from HWL Ebsworth
Australasian insurance practice Wotton + Kearney has scooped two partners from national firm HWL Ebsworth, to join the former’s general liability and EPL teams, ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Feb 2021
Squires hires inaugural global director of talent acquisition
Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs has created a new global position, director of talent acquisition, so as to do the bulk of its hiring in-house rather than use ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 01 Feb 2021
What makes a good law firm executive?
For those willing to heed the lessons learned from the age of coronavirus, the post-pandemic world will provide a strong foundation for bolstering a firm’s strategy, ...
SME LAW • Sun, 31 Jan 2021