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]
How in-house recruitment was affected in 2020
New research underlines the impact of COVID-19 on recruitment for corporate counsel, while also predicting how such activity might bounce back in the new year.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 15 Dec 2020
BigLaw firm promotes 70, including 8 to partner
A top-tier law firm with nine offices across the country has welcomed eight new lawyers into its partnership and elevated another 62 to more senior roles.
BIG LAW • Tue, 15 Dec 2020
G+T to source 100% of electricity from renewables
BigLaw firm Gilbert + Tobin will ensure that all of its tenancy electricity needs come from renewable sources by the end of this year.
BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Dec 2020
Class action launched against collapsed investment fund for ‘gut-wrenching’ losses
Plaintiff firm Slater and Gordon has commenced proceedings against IPO Wealth Fund, which was pitched to consumers as a “term deposit alternative”.
BIG LAW • Mon, 14 Dec 2020
Tech may be critical in better addressing workplace harassment in law
Given issues with traditional reporting channels, better utilisation of technological platforms could offer legal employers greater scope to identify workplace issues and ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Dec 2020
Perceptions on LGBTQI+ inclusion efforts differ depending on sexual orientation
New research, conducted by Lawyers Weekly and Momentum Intelligence, shows notable differences between LGBTQI+ and non-LGTBQI professionals in law with regards to the ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 13 Dec 2020
Winners for 2020 Women in Law Awards revealed
Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the winners of the ninth annual Women in Law Awards.
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Dec 2020
On which platforms should you be marketing your firm?
New research, which identifies Australians’ ethical perceptions of media platforms across the country, sheds light into how and where legal professionals and firms should ...
SME LAW • Thu, 10 Dec 2020
Ego and the law
Changing this one thing would make us healthier, happier and enable us to better serve our dual roles to the court and to our clients, writes Emma Fitzgerald.
SME LAW • Thu, 10 Dec 2020