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David Newman on taking the ‘noise’ out of lawyers’ days

In this episode of Legal Firesides, produced exclusively for members of Lawyers Weekly Premium, Maddocks partner and chief executive David Newman reflects on leading a national law firm in years of such significant environmental and technological change, and the duty to improve the experience of all practitioners.

August 14, 2025 By Robyn Tongol
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Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with David Newman about his journey in the legal profession, becoming Maddocks’ head at the start of the pandemic, what his role as a leader has taught him about the experience of all in the workplace, nagivating a “really interesting period” in Australia’s legal profession, ensuring that onboarding new technologies can cut out the “noise” for practitioners, and how to do this.

 
 

Newman also discusses bolstering purpose for practitioners, facilitating a focus on more purpose-driven work, how he feels about leading a national firm at such an inflection point, how much will change for timesheets and billing, his vision for Maddocks moving forward, bringing staff along for the ride, and what excites him about the future of the legal services marketplace.

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