Tech to bolster BigLaw wellness in post-pandemic marketplace
COVID-19 has presented the greatest ever challenge to workplace wellness. In a looming “new normal”, BigLaw will be adapting its approach to effectively managing staff.
BIG LAW • Mon, 25 May 2020
Class action against IOOF discontinued
A class action brought by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan on behalf of IOOF shareholders has been resolved.
BIG LAW • Mon, 25 May 2020
Faster creation of client docs a necessity in challenging times
In the wake of COVID-19, clients are becoming more cost-sensitive and concerned with turnaround times. One start-up is aiming to revolutionise how lawyers manage such ...
SME LAW • Mon, 25 May 2020
Blackbird Ventures advised on $8m capital raise
Venture capital fund Blackbird Ventures has been advised on a Series A investment in Australian start-up Eucalyptus by LegalVision.
NEWLAW • Mon, 25 May 2020
Australia cannot ‘drop the ball’ on family and domestic violence measures
Given the range of pandemic-inspired issues with FV and DV, the Senate must ensure it has not missed an opportunity to better protect vulnerable persons.
SME LAW • Mon, 25 May 2020
Solicitor-General appointed to NT Supreme Court
Solicitor-General Sonia Brownhill has been appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory, giving the court a 50:50 gender split.
THE BAR • Mon, 25 May 2020
Movement towards NewLaw thinking will be ‘a wonderful thing’
Demetrio Zema started his law firm with a laptop and a phone. An appetite for risk, and willingness to try new things, have served him and other NewLaw leaders well ...
NEWLAW • Sun, 24 May 2020
BD during COVID-19 must prioritise relationships
There are no black and white rules for adapting business development strategies during a global pandemic, save for one: relationships are everything in law.
BIG LAW • Sun, 24 May 2020
Global firm reappoints chief executive partner
A global law firm with an Australian presence has given a second term to its chief executive partner to help “champion the firm’s transformation agenda”.
BIG LAW • Fri, 22 May 2020
