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 Jerome Doraisamy

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

Nine and SBS lawyers to speak at Corporate Counsel Summit 2025

Senior lawyers from both Nine and SBS are set to discuss the role of in-house lawyers in upholding legal and ethical...

22 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Top emerging risks from Q1 in 2025

An unsettled regulatory and legal environment is chief among the headline concerns for businesses for the first three...

15 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal teams looking to provide value through tech-driven efficiency, report says

A new report highlights how general counsel and their law departments are moving to showcase value and enable business...

08 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

PayPal Australia and Colonial First State senior lawyers join Corporate Counsel Summit line-up

Elizabeth Briggs, senior director – legal at PayPal Australia, and Shanaz Khan, senior legal counsel at Colonial...

01 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

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

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

The Federal Court has penalised Australian superannuation fund Active Super $10.5 million for misleading conduct about...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Telstra legal executive joins Corporate Counsel Summit 2025

Andrew de Celis, legal executive – product and propositions at Telstra, will unpack artificial intelligence (AI) in...

18 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

Top 6 use cases for GenAI in-house

Contract visibility, the summarisation of legal documents, and contract risk analysis are among the various ways...

25 February 2025

By Grace Robbie

Understanding the impact of AI 101

As in-house legal teams contend with budget pressures and increased workloads, artificial intelligence – particularly...

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

The data and jurisdictional challenges facing legal teams

New research reveals the challenges pertaining to the growth and complexity of data and the navigation of...

04 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

‘Busy year’ expected for in-house talent, recruiter says

Newly created roles and “pent-up demand” for movement may well give rise to a flurry of recruitment activity for...

28 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy