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]
Burnt out? Boutique firms can be a great fit for you
Smaller firms can be just what one needs to reclaim work-life balance and ensure a sustainable career in law, according to a firm principal.
SME LAW • Thu, 01 Nov 2018
Hervey Bay-based partner reprimanded for unsatisfactory professional conduct
The partner of a Queensland firm, who manages one of its two offices, has been reprimanded and ordered to pay costs for a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct
SME LAW • Wed, 31 Oct 2018
Clayton Utz hosts TEDx Bligh St event
National law firm Clayton Utz has delved into the worldwide phenomenon that is TEDx, hosting a talkfest at its Sydney offices.
BIG LAW • Wed, 31 Oct 2018
Lawyer charged for alleged role in murder of teenager
A Sydney-based solicitor has been charged as an accessory after the fact to murder, among other charges, over his alleged role in the murder of a teenager from the city’s ...
POLITICS • Wed, 31 Oct 2018
Law is ‘inherently masculine’ but women can help change it
Female lawyers of today have a responsibility to make professional life sustainable for themselves and all other women coming through the ranks, suggests Rice Naughton ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 30 Oct 2018
ACT Bar slams territory government over insurance matters
While the nation is appalled at the misconduct of insurance companies revealed at the royal commission, the Australian Capital Territory government “intends to hand them ...
POLITICS • Tue, 30 Oct 2018
Operation Stockade officers accused of improper conduct
The Crime and Corruption Commission and Queensland Police Service officers involved in the Operation Stockade investigation against six men, comprising four lawyers and ...
SME LAW • Tue, 30 Oct 2018
Former WA chief justice joins international chambers
The Honourable Wayne Martin AC QC has joined 39 Essex Chambers as a door tenant.
THE BAR • Tue, 30 Oct 2018
What young in-house lawyers can look forward to in 2019: Part One
Lawyers Weekly spoke with a handful of legal counsel coming through the ranks about the challenges and opportunities for younger practitioners in the coming year
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 30 Oct 2018