Reforms to the anti-money laundering laws may affect your business – here’s what you need to know

The long-awaited reforms to Australia’s AML/CTF regime are coming – and lawyers need to be on top of it, writes...

20 May 2025

By Lauren Croft

How introverted lawyers can build a thriving practice without stressful networking

The introvert’s dilemma: Here is how one can become a rainmaker without the schmooze, writes Kristen Porter....

15 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

Top-up time: Don’t get caught short with your professional indemnity insurance

With the end of the financial year on the horizon, law firms around Australia will be turning their attention to...

09 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

More than the performance: Why operational maturity is the missing link in client experience

In legal services, client experience (CX) has firmly taken its place as a critical business priority, but it is still...

08 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Hotel California lawyers: You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave

The “Hotel California lawyer” isn’t inevitable and shouldn’t be accepted as the cost of doing business in law,...

07 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

AI brings new safety risks that cannot be ignored

As AI and digital technologies reshape the workplace, the risks are growing, and without strong action, the dangers to...

01 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

What a recent firm data breach reveals about data protection

The recent data breach involving Brydens Lawyers serves as a stark reminder of the importance of data security in law...

17 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Why lawyers’ brains won’t let go of work in progress

The Zeigarnik effect: for lawyers, unfinished tasks don’t just linger; they demand attention. This is no coincidence,...

04 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

NSW workers’ compensation reform robs workers on their knees

The NSW government’s recently floated workers’ compensation reforms do not support injured workers and, instead,...

03 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Challenging convention: The role of unconscious or confirmation bias in decision making

Years of convention and unconscious or confirmation biases can influence our decision-making process as lawyers, writes...

02 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Adolescence, the ‘manosphere’, and criminal law

Like so many viewers, I was equally riveted and horrified watching Netflix’s latest hit show, Adolescence....

31 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

The value to lawyers of making mistakes

Few lawyers would be willing openly to discuss their mistakes as they would their successes, writes Ray...

28 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Can travelling make you a better lawyer?

A better lawyer does not just come from experience; it also comes from gaining a wider perspective and better worldview...

27 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

The performative nature of the court: Legal theatrics, persuasion, and justice as spectacle

As the legal system continues to evolve, recognising the performative nature of trials is crucial for addressing...

24 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

What law firms will be most attractive for private equity investments?

Amid trade wars and a potential US recession, an economic downturn may see increased demand for legal services. Such an...

21 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

What fatherhood has taught me about dad life for lawyers

Being a father and a lawyer is a “relentless pull between duty and love”. Having now been a dad for 12 months, I...

14 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Overcoming a validation mindset

To thrive in the job market of 2025, lawyers must shift from seeking external validation to focusing on transformation,...

13 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Australia cannot ignore Myanmar’s refugee crisis any longer

Australia cannot claim to be a champion of human rights while leaving Myanmar’s displaced people without options or...

12 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Navigating the ‘narcisphere’: How to recognise toxic workplace dynamics

The narcisphere, a domain where manipulative, toxic behaviours thrive, exists in many high-pressure professional...

11 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Combating ‘broification’, ‘Baby Reindeer’-like workplace conduct, and the entrenched gender pay gap

New mandatory equality and wellbeing barrister training proposed by the Australian Bar Association could help fight...

06 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy