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]
A letter to my law student self
To my law student self (some 15 years or so ago), this is just a little letter to you (from me now) about all the things no one will have the guts to tell you to your ...
SME LAW • Tue, 25 Sep 2018
WA hosts first legal hackathon
Murdoch University law student Kashmirra Thevar has facilitated the western state’s first interdisciplinary legal hackathon.
NEWLAW • Tue, 25 Sep 2018
Sydney Airport advised on $2.6bn road link
Global firm King & Wood Mallesons has advised Sydney Airport on Sydney Gateway, a high capacity road link, to improve road and rail access to the airport.
BIG LAW • Tue, 25 Sep 2018
Wellness for in-house lawyers is ‘not quite there yet’
When it comes to management of the health and wellbeing of lawyers in corporate counsel roles, progress has been made but there is still a long way to go, according to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 25 Sep 2018
SafetyCulture appoints new head of legal
Australian workplace solutions technology company SafetyCulture has hired a new head of legal as part of future scaling of its global operations.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Royal commission into disability care sector still needed
The recent announcement to establish a Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was necessary step, but the federal government must also launch a “long overdue” ...
POLITICS • Mon, 24 Sep 2018
How flexible working improved one firm’s retention and staff motivation
A national law firm has seen a “significant boost” in the number of staff working flexibly in the last five years, which it says has helped it retain staff and better ...
SME LAW • Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Legal tech is the pacemaker our profession needs
Having a heart condition from such an early age has made me realise how crucial technology is to our future and success, writes Monash law student Flynne Tytherleigh.
CAREERS • Mon, 24 Sep 2018
Parents must be better at abiding by Family Court rulings
Parents who defy court rulings on parenting arrangements and abduct their children don’t deserve sympathy, according to a Brisbane-based family lawyer.
SME LAW • Mon, 24 Sep 2018