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]
Demand for legal talent will require deliberate, impactful hiring in 2026
Among the lessons from 2025 is the realisation that employers must adopt new approaches to legal recruitment moving forward.
CAREERS • Fri, 30 Jan 2026
Baker McKenzie takes IP litigation team from Clayton Utz
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has moved to deepen its bench in intellectual property litigation, with the appointment of a partner and two senior associates from a ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Luminance launches largest update in 10 years to its legal AI platform
To help legal teams combat enterprise amnesia and gain time back, Luminance has unveiled an institutional memory update to its legal AI.
BIG LAW • Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Thomson Reuters launches Trust in AI Alliance
To advance the development of trustworthy, agentic AI systems, global content and technology company Thomson Reuters has launched a new alliance, which it says will ...
BIG LAW • Tue, 20 Jan 2026
Dentons hires Perth-based workplace relations partner
Global law firm Dentons’ employment and safety practice has gone national, with the appointment of a Perth-based partner.
BIG LAW • Sun, 18 Jan 2026
KWM partner rejoins White & Case
Global law firm White & Case has moved to bolster its global debt finance practice and global financial institutions industry group with the appointment of a ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 15 Jan 2026
K&L Gates promotes Sydney lawyer to partnership, in global cohort of 26
A Sydney-based banking and finance lawyer has been elevated to the partnership of global firm K&L Gates.
BIG LAW • Thu, 15 Jan 2026
Creativity, proactivity, practicality: What clients want from firms in 2026
While in-house teams have certain evergreen requirements of their external providers, the current climate brings with it particular needs. Here, heads of legal flesh out ...
CORPORATE COUNSEL • Wed, 14 Jan 2026
Where Baker McKenzie’s Aussie head sees opportunities for 2026
In the face of voluminous change in the legal services marketplace, Baker McKenzie’s managing partner in Australia, Anne-Marie Allgrove, is not only up to facing the ...
BIG LAW • Wed, 14 Jan 2026