Jerome Doraisamy

What are the features of a successful in-house team?

An award-winning corporate counsel unit has outlined what it sees as being the key signs that an in-house legal team is operating seamlessly and productively on all ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Jul 2019

Who bears responsibility for culture, and can it be regulated?

The idea that federal bodies can oversee or dictate the culture of large organisations is an “illusion” – it has to instead come from senior management, argues one ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Jul 2019

Best business practices in a post-royal commission world

The regulatory landscape has undergone a “fundamental change”, and in-house legal teams need to ensure they can proactively address and manage the new mechanisms, says a ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Jul 2019

How does your legal department’s headcount compare to others?

New research from CLOC breaks down all things headcount in-house, including the growing influence of legal operations professionals within corporate legal teams.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Jul 2019

Carter Newell re-hires 2 in-house lawyers

National firm Carter Newell Lawyers has welcomed back two lawyers from the in-house market.

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Jul 2019

McCabes hires former Allianz GC

Mid-tier firm McCabe Curwood has appointed the former general counsel and company secretary of Allianz Australia for its new specialist corporate regulatory and advisory ...

CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 23 Jul 2019

Discrimination against partners and how they can respond

Partners in law firms may face discrimination in many forms, but they may not always know how best to take action in such circumstances, according to one legal consultant

BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Jul 2019

Concerned about FaceApp? You should also worry about Facebook

Community alarm about Russian-owned FaceApp and its wideranging user agreement should similarly be applied to social media giant Facebook, argues an IP and cyber lawyer

SME LAW • Mon, 22 Jul 2019

Should law students make 5-year plans?

My experiences lead me to ponder whether it’s worth investing our time in crafting opportunities based on a five-year plan around that we probably won’t stick to anyway, ...

SME LAW • Mon, 22 Jul 2019