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]
MinterEllison reduces headcount in business ops function
BigLaw firm MinterEllison has confirmed that, following a review of its business operations function, “a reduction in roles” is taking place.
BIG LAW • Wed, 16 Sep 2026
Lawyers’ AI use must be verifiable, not vulnerable
In a recent live-streamed conversation with Lawyers Weekly, two experts from Thomson Reuters urged lawyers to move beyond simply selecting a sophisticated legal AI tool, ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 16 Sep 2026
In-house teams urged to lean on law firms as AI reshapes legal costs
Law departments should be leaning on their external law firm providers to help unlock the value of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly as cost pressures continue ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 15 Sep 2026
Mary Gaudron’s career ‘defined by a series of firsts’
The legal profession, cabinet ministers, and the Governor-General have paid tribute to the Honourable Mary Gaudron KC, the first woman appointed to the High Court of ...
THE BAR • Mon, 14 Sep 2026
Johnson Winter Slattery opens New York office
National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery is opening a representative office in New York, making it the only Australian law firm to have a dedicated presence in the ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 10 Sep 2026
Will lawyers let AI give them their evenings back?
Technology has long promised to make the workforce more efficient. But, for lawyers, such efficiency doesn’t necessarily mean getting to leave the officer earlier – a ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 09 Sep 2026
Award-winning managing partner joins partnership of Hugo Law Group
Australian Migration Lawyers managing partner Perry Q Wood is set to wear another leadership hat, having been appointed as a partner for Hugo Law Group.
SME LAW • Thu, 03 Sep 2026
Thomson Reuters launches proprietary LLM, Thomson
Global content and technology provider Thomson Reuters has launched Thomson, its first proprietary large language model, developed in-house, which it says was trained and ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 02 Sep 2026
Intrepid Travel’s GC joins global executive team
The Melbourne-based general counsel for Intrepid Travel has been promoted to the new role of group GC and corporate governance, which will strengthen the company’s ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Tue, 01 Sep 2026