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Improving cultural diversity in law amid backlash to DEI
As the legal profession continues to grapple with cultural diversity, the national president of the Asian Australian...
25 February 2025
By Grace Robbie
The market has ‘gone backwards’ in addressing cultural diversity, says lawyer
Although Australia takes pride in its multicultural identity, the national president of the Asian Australian Lawyers...
21 January 2025
By Grace Robbie
Thinking ‘beyond the Western legal perspective’ in servicing clients
A senior associate and winner of the Excellence Award at the Australian Law Awards 2023 has outlined why her firm looks...
18 January 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Responding ‘strategically’ to unacceptable behaviour
Advocating for clients from culturally diverse backgrounds and “strategically” speaking up when a word or phrase...
02 November 2023
By Lauren Croft
How lawyers can best work with clients from diverse backgrounds
Lawyers who service clients from multicultural backgrounds must appoint an accredited competent interpreter. Ahead of...
22 September 2023
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Privilege is not a dirty word. Use it to effect change, says lawyer
A lawyer and keynote speaker at the upcoming Women in Law Forum 2023 has busted myths about privilege and outlined how...
15 September 2023
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How India opening up to foreign firms can help Australia
As ties between India and Australia grow, the national president of the Asian Australian Lawyers Association said...
11 September 2023
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Eliminating racism in the legal profession and the importance of strategic communication
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. We cannot accept discrimination in the legal profession, writes...
17 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Using a managing partner position to ‘leave a better legacy’
This managing partner is “very optimistic” about the future of the profession, diversity-wise — but said that...
30 January 2023
By Lauren Croft
‘Lawyers should not forget how much they can contribute’
Volunteering on boards and for other organisations can help develop leadership skills and results in lawyers being more...
18 January 2023
By Lauren Croft
Justice Keane says judiciary diversity ‘not happening fast enough’
The Asian Australian Lawyers Association Queensland branch recently hosted an event with Justice Patrick Keane, former...
21 October 2022
By Lauren Croft
Judicial impartiality recommendations to encourage cultural diversity
The Asian Australian Lawyers Association (AALA) has congratulated the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) on the...
08 August 2022
By Jess Feyder
How can we diversify Australia’s legal profession?
Following the announcement that the United Kingdom Law Society elected its first Asian, first Muslim president, Lawyers...
27 July 2022
By Jess Feyder
‘Cultural diversity is stagnating’, says report
Ahead of the 2022 federal election, a new report calls on elected representatives to make diversity a priority in...
18 May 2022
By Lauren Croft
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation a ‘catalyst for opportunity’ in Australia
The “landmark” development of the first African-American woman being confirmed to the United States Supreme Court...
08 April 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
‘Culture is what helps you compete’, says former BigLaw CEO
Culture and diversity will remain important for firms as we move into the future, according to the former chief...
22 November 2021
By Lauren Croft
‘Diversity is increasingly recognised as a business imperative’
Diversity and inclusion should be “embedded” in organisational strategy, according to the Asian Australian Lawyers...
17 November 2021
By Lauren Croft
How in-house lawyers can help bridge cultural divides
Understanding other cultures can be key when negotiating various deals, according to this award-winning in-house...
02 November 2021
By Lauren Croft
‘Having a diverse and inclusive legal profession puts us in stronger position’
More effort is needed to make the legal profession more culturally diverse, according to a new guide from the Law...
26 October 2021
By Lauren Croft
The importance of having confronting workplace conversations
True diversity and inclusion can only be achieved in the workplace, one legal counsel argues, if difficult, organic...
31 August 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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