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]
DWF to take 9 partners from Hall & Wilcox
Following its recent acquisition of an Australian claims management business, global practice DWF is set to swell its insurance litigation offering with the appointment ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 14 Nov 2024
Winners unveiled for Women in Law Awards 2024
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner nrol are thrilled to unveil the 30 winners for this year’s Women in Law Awards.
BIG LAW • Thu, 14 Nov 2024
Allens names new chair
Global law firm Allens has appointed a Brisbane-based practitioner as its new chair, effective 1 January.
BIG LAW • Thu, 14 Nov 2024
Registrations open for inaugural AI Innovate live stream
Lawyers Weekly is proud to present AI Innovate: a free, live-streamed event unpacking all things artificial intelligence as practitioners get ready for the new working ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 13 Nov 2024
DLA Piper names new Aussie managing partner
Global law firm DLA Piper has appointed a new country managing partner for Australia, who will assume the role in March 2025.
BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Nov 2024
How the new cyber laws will impact firms
Here, a GC unpacks the potential impacts of the proposed standalone Cyber Security Act on businesses across the country, including legal practices.
BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Nov 2024
Stress, turnover ‘unintended’ consequences of digital maturity
Digitally immature law departments may not be as efficient, but there is a “peculiar positive upside”: lower stress levels and low flight risk, new research shows.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 12 Nov 2024
Herbert Smith Freehills to merge with Kramer Levin
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, which has five offices Down Under, is set to merge with US-based firm Kramer Levin, creating a firm with more than 2,700 lawyers ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 12 Nov 2024
Submissions open for Corporate Counsel Awards 2025
Nominations and submissions are now open for the annual Corporate Counsel Awards 2025 – with a range of new categories on offer.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 11 Nov 2024