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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
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