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]
Considerations in acquiring another firm amid COVID-19
Given favourable conditions for merging or taking over another legal practice, there are a number of factors that firms with expansion plans must take into account.
SME LAW • Mon, 08 Jun 2020
Corporations Act must move out of the 19th century
Pandemic-inspired amendments to the Corporations Act must be made permanent as Australia emerges from coronavirus.
BIG LAW • Mon, 08 Jun 2020
Every lawyer ‘should spend some time in a CLC’
Going to work for a community legal centre is “one of the best decisions” Tanya Diessel has ever made. It’s a vocational experience all lawyers should have, she says.
SME LAW • Mon, 08 Jun 2020
Why it’s such an exciting time to be a young lawyer
COVID-19 has, justifiably, given rise to fears about job security and vocational direction. But, according to one practitioner, pandemic-inspired opportunities are there ...
NEWLAW • Sun, 07 Jun 2020
Brisbane lawyer to be removed from roll
A Queensland practitioner who “departed significantly” from the fundamental duties of legal professionals is set to be struck from the roll following a finding of ...
SME LAW • Fri, 05 Jun 2020
Corrs promotes 7 to partnership
National law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has elevated seven lawyers to its partnership ranks.
BIG LAW • Fri, 05 Jun 2020
Lawyers must be activists to help end black deaths in custody
Unless Australian legal professionals turn up for issues that matter, system change will never occur, say legal advocates.
POLITICS • Thu, 04 Jun 2020
Human rights law issues in wake of COVID-19
Coronavirus poses an “immense challenge” in relation to Australia’s international human rights obligations.
POLITICS • Thu, 04 Jun 2020
Convincing clients to spend post-pandemic
If done right, boutique law firms will be engaging, motivating and inspiring in communication with clients about their legal services.
SME LAW • Thu, 04 Jun 2020