Corporate Counsel
Inside the role of a church lawyer
Most lawyers follow a predictable trajectory: law school, a top-tier firm, and a steady climb up the corporate ladder....
02 September 2025
By Grace Robbie
Optus creates new CLO, appoints executive
Australian telecommunications company Optus has appointed Betty Ivanoff to the newly established role of chief legal...
02 September 2025
By Grace Robbie
In-house lawyers ‘all facing the same challenges’, says GC
Legal departments across various industries are navigating an increasingly complex landscape filled with challenges,...
26 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
Legal teams struggle to fully leverage technology: Gartner
While legal departments are adopting technology and achieving some results, they are not fully capitalising on the...
13 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
Key questions lawyers should ask before adopting AI
As law firms and professional services organisations increasingly explore AI tools, many are asking where to start....
12 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
AI a ‘quantum multiplier for productivity,’ says Canva legal head
Ahead of her appearance on a panel session at the Australian Law Forum 2025, the lead legal counsel at Canva discussed...
05 August 2025
By Lawyers Weekly
‘Acknowledge the environment has shifted’ when managing risk, says senior Westpac lawyer
Ahead of his appearance at the upcoming Australian Law Forum 2025, Kelvin Liew, senior lawyer at Westpac, discussed how...
29 July 2025
By Lawyers Weekly
How can lawyers take a seat at the top table as strategic advisers
Lawyers are entitled to take a seat at the top table, but that position is earned, not just assumed, writes Robert...
24 July 2025
By Robert Skeffington
In-house lawyers, journalists free of contempt proceedings
The Federal Court has ruled against an application to refer Nine journalists and in-house lawyers to the registrar for...
21 July 2025
By Naomi Neilson
How law departments can make smarter technology choices
With an overwhelming number of legal tech tools on the market, many in-house teams struggle to pinpoint which solutions...
15 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
The process conundrums facing legal teams
As rising demands and competing responsibilities increasingly stretch corporate counsel, Conga’s director of...
08 July 2025
By Grace Robbie
2 GCs join Law Squared advisory board
Ahead of its 10th anniversary, global NewLaw firm Law Squared has welcomed 10 new professionals and appointed two...
01 July 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
What this in-house leader looks for when recruiting
When hiring in-house lawyers, many believe that legal expertise is the foremost requirement. However, according to this...
24 June 2025
By Grace Robbie
What GCs will take away from the Australian Law Forum
General counsel of all stripes are set for a transformative day at the inaugural Australian Law Forum 2025.
17 June 2025
By Momentum Media
Increasing legal’s risk appetite
There are numerous steps that in-house lawyers can take to ensure they are not seen by other business functions as a...
10 June 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Data protection risks and other ‘emerging threats’ to legal departments
For legal departments and in-house lawyers, the current market of digital transformation also means new emerging...
10 June 2025
By Lauren Croft
AI and legal tech are ‘only going to get better from here’
As attitudes around AI shift from scepticism to acceptance, the legal department of the future will look vastly...
27 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Winners revealed for Corporate Counsel Awards 2025
Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Lawyers on Demand (LOD) and Consilio are thrilled to unveil over 30 winners for...
08 May 2025
By Lawyers Weekly
AI will breed deeper, smarter lawyer-client relationships
It is inevitable that relationships between law firms and in-house teams will evolve in the age of artificial...
07 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Resourcefulness key when faced with flat or reduced budgets (particularly in uncertain times)
With more in-house legal teams being forced to budget for uncertain times, being strategic about how resources are...
06 May 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy