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]
Swaab adds associate for property and commercial team
Sydney-based firm Swaab has moved to grow its property and commercial practice group by hiring a new associate.
SME LAW • Wed, 11 Sep 2024
Dye & Durham launches Unity Practice Management in Australia
Global legal practice management software provider Dye & Durham is bringing Unity® Practice Management Down Under for small- to mid-sized law firms and conveyancers ...
SME LAW • Wed, 11 Sep 2024
A&O Shearman to cull 10% of partners
Global law firm A&O Shearman is set to embark on post-merger strategic changes, which will – among other things – result in a predicted 10 per cent reduction in its ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Strong written policies no longer sufficient in face of new foreign bribery laws
Following the passage of the Combating Foreign Bribery Act, law departments need to ensure their businesses are going beyond a “tick the box” attitude and are proactively ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Keeping the passion alive for your staff
After running her law firm for 10 years, this principal solicitor says that looking after her staff’s wellbeing and work/life balance has helped not only retain their ...
SME LAW • Mon, 09 Sep 2024
BigLaw firms advise on $24bn acquisition
Numerous BigLaw firms have worked on one of the largest private capital M&A deals in Australian history.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Sun, 08 Sep 2024
$202m secured for Indigenous workers whose wages were stolen
A settlement has been reached between the Commonwealth and thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who worked in the Northern Territory and who were ...
POLITICS • Sun, 08 Sep 2024
White & Case adds partner from Maddocks
Global law firm White & Case has bolstered its real estate and M&A capabilities with the hire of a partner from a BigLaw rival.
BIG LAW • Sun, 08 Sep 2024
Elder law is a growing area of legal practice. Here’s why
As Australians live longer and our ageing population grows, elder law is becoming increasingly important – especially when you consider the complexities around ageing, ...
SME LAW • Sun, 08 Sep 2024