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]
Lawyers must avoid the ‘seduction of good legal writing’ by AI
Ahead of his appearance at this week’s Australian Law Forum, a BigLaw partner unpacked lawyers’ biggest blind spots with AI use, stressed the importance of maintaining ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 27 Jul 2026
Proactive regulatory advice critical as enforcement pressure intensifies, partner says
As regulators adopt a more assertive enforcement posture and organisations face increasingly complex compliance obligations, advisers must move beyond technical legal ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 26 Jul 2026
Women in Law Forum 2026 launches
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Mary Technology are delighted to launch this year’s Women in Law Forum.
BIG LAW • Thu, 23 Jul 2026
PM announces new Fair Work Court
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled the creation of a new Fair Work Court, which he says will “resolve disputes faster and at lower cost, benefiting employees ...
POLITICS • Thu, 23 Jul 2026
‘Clients will get annoyed’ if firms pass on AI costs, says Keypoint’s CEO
As law firms continue to invest heavily in new technologies and, in turn, rethink how they price their services, they should avoid charging for the use of new platforms, ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 15 Jul 2026
How GCs will approach hiring, spending, AI, and leadership in FY26–27
A recent report from Major, Lindsey & Africa unpacks the trends shaping how law department leaders are viewing their roles, the makeup of their teams, the use of new ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 Jul 2026
‘I got tired of watching the same gap go unaddressed’
After nearly getting scammed while selling her own car privately, this general-counsel-turned-legal-tech founder decided to do something about it.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 14 Jul 2026
In-house teams must ‘fundamentally elevate how they view their own roles’
“The future of law is going to look vastly different, and in-house teams have the privilege of drawing the blueprint for what that looks like,” one GC has said.
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Submissions open for second M&A Dealmakers ranking
Are you one of the top M&A dealmakers in Australia? Following the success of the inaugural M&A Dealmakers ranking last year, we are once again inviting ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 13 Jul 2026