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GCs fighting an ‘industry-wide shortage of specialised AI legal talent’
New research has shown that while AI influences more legal decisions within in-house teams, 70 per cent of teams lack...
20 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
The rise of the fractional GC
In an era where flexibility, cost-effectiveness and tailored services dominate business priorities, Elle Jones shares...
13 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘The GC waiting room’: Why in-house lawyers are feeling stuck
Determined in-house lawyers are increasingly finding themselves stuck in what one executive general manager has dubbed...
13 May 2025
By Grace Robbie
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
New research shows ‘emergence of a new kind of legal leader’
General counsel are significantly increasing budgets and making strategic investments in legal talent to navigate...
29 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
Smartsheet appoints new GC, plus chief product officer
AI-driven work management platform Smartsheet has appointed two senior leaders: a general counsel and a chief product...
22 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
ABC names Nine executive counsel as new GC
The national public broadcaster has appointed the executive counsel at Nine Entertainment as its new general...
08 April 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Report: Majority of in-house leaders concerned about elevated risk
New research has found that almost 80 per cent of in-house legal heads are worried about increased risk following...
01 April 2025
By Lauren Croft
AIA Australia adds new GC
Life, health and wellbeing insurer AIA Australia has appointed a new general counsel, who brings more than 20 years of...
25 March 2025
By Lauren Croft
Heads of legal increasingly taking charge on cyber matters, research shows
A new survey has revealed that more chief legal officers are putting their hands up to lead on matters pertaining to...
25 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Royal Women’s Hospital GC to speak at 2025 Corporate Counsel Summit
Danielle Corden, general counsel at Royal Women’s Hospital Melbourne, will discuss takeaways from the PwC scandal at...
25 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Gender pay equity ‘not just a moral imperative’, CLO says
Improving a business’s gender pay gap requires structural resets, board leadership, and good governance, according to...
11 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Start-ups ‘can’t succeed’ without good counsel, says Four Pillars Gin founder
Ahead of the Corporate Counsel Summit 2025, Stuart Gregor, co-founder at Four Pillars Gin, highlights the indispensable...
04 March 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
The evolution of ethical decision making in business
As businesses navigate an increasingly complex ethical landscape, in-house counsel are emerging as key figures in...
25 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Reversing cultural decline: Lessons from the PwC scandal and navigating legal duties
In the wake of the PwC scandal and subsequent parliamentary inquiry, legal professionals are being called upon to play...
25 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
APRA GC joins Norton Rose Fulbright
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has welcomed Lucinda McCann, who until recently served as the chief general...
18 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Former CBA Group GC appointed to Westpac board
The former group general counsel of Commonwealth Bank, who has also worked as a partner at Allens, has been appointed...
18 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
The best lawyers aren’t the smartest in the room, they’re the most curious
Sometimes, the path to greater impact is about being curious and having the courage to learn, writes Evana...
11 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Westpac Group GC to deliver keynote at Corporate Counsel Summit
Westpac Group’s Shannon Finch joins the premier speaker line-up for the 2025 Corporate Counsel Summit....
04 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Evolving your corporate legal department at the pace of change
Law department leaders need to take a multifaceted approach to navigating uncertainty with agility, writes Jacob...
04 February 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
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