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]
Culture ‘starts and ends with leadership’
In order to overcome “barriers to success”, this managing partner says, firm leaders need to focus on the long-term health of their company culture rather than ...
SME LAW • Wed, 18 Sep 2024
Remaining ‘engaged’ and ‘passionate’ while running a firm
By looking after herself and her staff, this principal solicitor has found that her long-term succession planning has been made easier.
SME LAW • Tue, 17 Sep 2024
PCL Lawyers names new Sydney managing partner
National law firm PCL Lawyers is expanding, having appointed a new managing partner for its Sydney operations and added three new special counsel to its ranks.
SME LAW • Tue, 17 Sep 2024
Why you should never stop networking
Networking, brand building, marketing oneself, and knowing and selling your value are among the most important skills a professional can have, writes Paul Ippolito.
CAREERS • Tue, 17 Sep 2024
Job-sharing GCs push back on ceiling for part-time lawyers
In years gone by, making partner or becoming general counsel was “almost unheard of” for women working part-time. However, the co-GCs of one organisation are ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 17 Sep 2024
Minters hires KPMG law’s national real estate head as new special counsel
BigLaw firm has appointed the former national head of real estate law from KPMG Law as its newest special counsel.
BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Sep 2024
‘You are not defined by your last rejection letter,’ says law school dean
Last week, hundreds of law students will have missed out on sought-after summer clerkships with law firms. But, as the dean of Macquarie Law School stresses, such ...
CAREERS • Mon, 16 Sep 2024
Aussie firms ‘dangerously underprepared’ for cyber threats
A new report shows that law firms across the country remain critically underprepared and vulnerable to cyber threats and will be unable to defend themselves.
SME LAW • Sun, 15 Sep 2024
‘Dark Waters’ inspiration to speak at NSW Law Society conference
American “forever chemicals” lawyer Robert Bilott, who was portrayed by actor Mark Ruffalo in the hit 2019 movie Dark Waters, is headlining the 2024 annual conference ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Sep 2024