Features

Preventing disputes must be focus of GC’s role

Enabling businesses to achieve their stated outcomes, by way of avoiding litigation, is where law departments and their...

06 April 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Tough Love’: An incredible story of swapping boxing rings for courtrooms

REVIEW: Growing up during South Africa’s apartheid and forced to endure horrors no one ever should, Lovemore Ndou...

29 March 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Expansion and other ambitions for NewLaw firms

NewLaw practices continue to become a “more prominent feature” of the legal landscape, and now is the time, those...

18 March 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Buying, selling or merging with other law firms in 2021

Marketplace appetite for firm mergers and acquisitions is reportedly higher than ever, and – as Australia turns its...

04 March 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

The rise of the ‘legal support-preneur’

For a bounty of reasons – from underappreciation by employers to a desire for greater flexibility – support...

26 February 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

From tough beginnings to top of the profession: How one lawyer continues to use compassion and openness to succeed in law

In the midst of a global pandemic, ACT Law Society vice president Sarah Avery started their own firm and began...

18 February 2021

By Naomi Neilson

‘Dear Sirs’: An outdated, archaic approach?

Women are not a niche cohort – or even a minority – of the legal profession, and according to numerous...

02 February 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

The top 10 exclusive features from 2020

In this 2020 wrap-up, Lawyers Weekly takes a look back at the top most-read exclusive features, from book reviews...

04 January 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Rethinking wellness for law

The looming “new normal” poses, arguably, the greatest challenge to legal employers to ensure optimal levels of...

27 October 2020

By Jerome Doraisamy

The law and a culture of sexual harassment: How the profession’s leaders are addressing misconduct at all levels

The sensational revelations that a former justice sexually harassed female associates, young students and a past law...

26 October 2020

By Naomi Neilson