Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). 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]
Why ignoring DEI is a legal, leadership, and talent crisis
Diversity isn’t optional: the era of treating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a “nice to have” is over, writes Friska Wirya.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 09 Dec 2024
A disappearing act, London calling, and lessons from dancing: What’s hot in law this week (2–6 Dec)
BigLaw firms are shoring up their ranks with teams from rivals ahead of 2025, while a national plaintiff firm has been criticised for “enormous costs” incurred in a ...
BIG LAW • Fri, 06 Dec 2024
Clayton Utz names 8 new partners
National law firm Clayton Utz has promoted eight lawyers to its partnership, effective 1 January.
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Dec 2024
That’s not my drug – it’s too presumptive
Prosecutors must beware of “presumptive” analyses and that a “positive” may, in fact, be a “false positive”, writes Dr Brynn Hibbert, in collaboration with Unisearch
THE BAR • Thu, 05 Dec 2024
Thomson Geer to take 2 teams from Clyde & Co
National law firm Thomson Geer is set to welcome a construction partner and a financial services regulatory partner and their teams, all from global practice Clyde & ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 05 Dec 2024
Thomson Geer takes tech and cyber team from HopgoodGanim
National law firm Thomson Geer has moved to bolster its IP and technology offerings with the appointment of a team of nine, including two partners, to its ranks.
BIG LAW • Wed, 04 Dec 2024
How could autonomous vehicles impact insurance?
The potential insurance consequences of a car accident with a fully autonomous vehicle being operated in full self-driving mode require consideration, writes Greg Spinda
SME LAW • Wed, 04 Dec 2024
Generational shifts in the legal profession: A challenge worth embracing
While generational shifts in the legal profession are nothing new, lately, it feels like these differences are becoming harder to ignore, writes Lara Wentworth.
BIG LAW • Tue, 03 Dec 2024
Understanding and then pitching the benefits of a job-share arrangement
As the co-general counsel of Wesley Mission Queensland are proving, traditional professional services roles can be disrupted. Here, they offer guidance about how to ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 03 Dec 2024