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]
REVEALED: How #auslaw is faring with LGBTQI+ inclusion
New research, conducted by Lawyers Weekly and Momentum Intelligence, unveils the extent of progress made in fostering inclusive workplaces for legal professionals ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 07 Dec 2020
Leaving behind a career in law to educate girls in East Africa
Motivated both by her passion for justice and belief that education is a silver bullet for human rights issues in developing nations, Cassandra Treadwell is using her ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 06 Dec 2020
Partners ‘have to have compassion’
There is a need for team leaders to set the right example in all aspects of daily legal practice – this, first and foremost, requires one to be human, says Malcolm ...
SME LAW • Thu, 03 Dec 2020
The rise of state-based class action regimes
As discussions continue as to the possibility of various reforms in relation to class actions and litigation funding it will be important to also consider the impact of ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 03 Dec 2020
‘Uniquely suited’: Why young sole practitioners will thrive post-pandemic
This year has opened a window for emerging leaders in the SME law space to not only carve out expertise in chosen niches, but also build their practices from the ground ...
SME LAW • Thu, 03 Dec 2020
Outsourcing vs upskilling: How and when to choose
Sole practitioners who are expanding their firms to have employees need to identify which business tasks they can manage themselves and which need to be done externally – ...
SME LAW • Thu, 03 Dec 2020
Managing the looming ‘Hunger Games’ period: Part II
The end-of-year intensity for family lawyers is shaping up to be different in the age of coronavirus as compared to previous years, and provides some clues as to what ...
SME LAW • Thu, 03 Dec 2020
QLS, Legal Aid launch framework for better responses to DV
A new framework, put together by Legal Aid Queensland and the Queensland Law Society, will see legal practitioners better placed respond to and support clients impacted ...
SME LAW • Thu, 03 Dec 2020
Aussie tech company advised on $20m cap raise
Metigy has completed a $20 million capital raise, led by private equity firm Cygnet Capital.
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Dec 2020