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]
‘Startling’ to suggest that dismissal for voicing political opinion should be prohibited
The chair of Melbourne Football Club and principal of a workplace relations firm has offered a dissenting view to the stance taken by Maurice Blackburn regarding Cricket ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 06 Aug 2018
‘No doubt’ there are firms covering up sexual harassment
While the legal profession has progressed substantially over the past 15 years when it comes to addressing allegations of sexual harassment and other forms of workplace ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 05 Aug 2018
Podcast: How are firms faring in combating workplace sexual harassment?
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Swaab Attorneys partner Michael Byrnes.
PODCAST • Fri, 03 Aug 2018
CLC funding in NSW gets significant boost
Following a review of the state government’s support of community legal centres, NSW will direct more funds to CLCs to better improve access to justice.
POLITICS • Thu, 02 Aug 2018
What’s on the wish list for in-house legal teams?
When it comes to technology, there are clear desires and stressors, and a mixed approach to planning for and evaluating resources among in-house legal teams, according to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Thu, 02 Aug 2018
Cricket Australia employee sacking sets a ‘dangerous precedent’
Lawyers Weekly spoke with Maurice Blackburn principal Kamal Farouque, who is representing sacked CA worker Angela Williamson, in her case against her former employer for ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Aug 2018
How young lawyers can succeed and earn more in-house
With the Association of Corporate Counsel reporting that just 12 per cent of law graduates go straight into in-house roles, we asked how those grads – and other junior ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 01 Aug 2018
Qld SME firms combine for strategic family law alliance
Two boutique firms – one based in Cairns, the other in Brisbane – have agreed to a strategic alliance to better cater to family law clients across the Sunshine State
SME LAW • Wed, 01 Aug 2018
5 new Victorian magistrates announced
The Andrews government in The Garden State has appointed five new judicial officers for the Magistrate’s Court.
BIG LAW • Wed, 01 Aug 2018