Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). 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]
Dentons adds trio from Holding Redlich for employment and safety practice
Global law firm Dentons has moved to bolster the ranks of its employment and safety practice with the appointment of a partner and two special counsel from BigLaw rival ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Oct 2024
Sparke Helmore launches corporate and commercial tech offering with 2 new partners
Following its recent expansion into Cairns, national law firm Sparke Helmore is set to have a technology offering within its corporate and commercial practice, appointing ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 01 Oct 2024
Mills Oakley adds 3 new partners
National law firm Mills Oakley has grown its partnership to almost 170, appointing partners across three capital cities.
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Sparke Helmore opens in Cairns with trio from Holding Redlich
National law firm has expanded into northern Queensland, opening its 10th national office, with a trio from BigLaw rival Holding Redlich, who will sit in the firm’s ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Sep 2024
Fixed fee, alternate pricing arrangements increasingly offered by firms
The number of Australian law firms providing fixed fee and alternate pricing arrangements continues to grow, according to new research.
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Sep 2024
Large firms ‘increasingly expected’ to prioritise pro bono
In the face of “inconsistent” performances towards the National Pro Bono Target in the last year by larger law firms, practices that are falling short need to be aware ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 26 Sep 2024
Full Federal Court dismisses FOI appeal in ‘win for democracy and open government’
An appeal, brought by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to shield ministerial documents from being sought via freedom of information requests once the relevant minister has ...
POLITICS • Thu, 26 Sep 2024
Can GenAI outperform Australian law students?
An NSW-based law lecturer recently undertook an experiment, pitting his criminal law cohort against 10 separate AI-generated responses for an end-of-semester exam
BIG LAW • Tue, 24 Sep 2024
How in-house teams can better prioritise pro bono
While Australia’s largest corporations have well-established social impact policies and programs, new data suggests that law departments must better formalise and ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 24 Sep 2024