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]
KWM, DFAT co-host foreign policy symposium
Global firm King & Wood Mallesons and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have co-hosted the “first ever industry symposium” on the federal government’s ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 10 Jul 2018
Solicitor drunkenly threatens policeman, gives false name and resists arrest
A Sydney-based solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct for an interaction at a train station with a senior police constable in late 2014.
SME LAW • Mon, 09 Jul 2018
Reflections on how far ATSI women in law have come
With NAIDOC Week kicking off this week, Lawyers Weekly spoke with two trailblazing women lawyers about their experiences, what issues are still being faced by Aboriginal ...
POLITICS • Mon, 09 Jul 2018
UQ secures victory in international maritime law moot
The University of Queensland has won its second major international mooting title of the year, after coming out on top of the 19th International Maritime Law Arbitration ...
SME LAW • Mon, 09 Jul 2018
I’ve succeeded because I’ve failed
Nobody likes to fail, least of all law students. But there is strength and hope to be drawn from the times when we stumble, writes Lawyers Weekly journalist Jerome ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 09 Jul 2018
Why soft skills cannot be forgotten
As the legal marketplace continues to evolve, and with it client expectations, soft skills will become increasingly important for legal professionals wishing to succeed, ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 08 Jul 2018
NSW Bar president criticises ‘ill-timed’ comments from Minster for Police
New South Wales Bar Association president Arthur Moses SC has said recent comments from the state’s Minister for Policeabout the ongoing criminal proceedings involving ...
POLITICS • Sun, 08 Jul 2018
Newly-merged entity promotes 35 in first week
The recently-amalgamated mid-tier firm McCabe Curwood has elevated 35 lawyers across its commercial, insurance and government practice groups.
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Jul 2018
HSF, Melbourne Law School team up for ‘Law Apps’ subject
Global firm Herbert Smith Freehills has signed on as a sponsor of an innovative elective subject at the University of Melbourne’s Law School.
NEWLAW • Thu, 05 Jul 2018