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
Sri Lankan-Australian lawyers’ member group established
A new association for Australian lawyers of Sri Lankan heritage has been established to bring together over 300 practitioners under one umbrella and, among other things, ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 22 Jul 2019
Law students demand end to workplace bullying and harassment
The “systemic culture” of workplace bullying and harassment needs to be “urgently addressed”, argues the Australian Law Students’ Association.
BIG LAW • Sun, 21 Jul 2019
