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Corporate Counsel 18 June 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyMore pay for 5 days in-office? Not in Australia’s in-house market

Of all the incentives a business may offer to lure corporate lawyers, higher remuneration for full-time office...

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Corporate Counsel 28 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyMsquared Capital appoints new GC

Private credit fund manager Msquared Capital has appointed a boutique firm partner as its new general counsel.

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Corporate Counsel 28 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyAn insight into life for vacation ownership legal teams

Here, the head of international operations for Travel + Leisure Co unpacks what daily practice looks like for lawyers in...

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Corporate Counsel 22 May 2024 ByMalavika SanthebennurSecuring legal professional privilege after a cyber breach

Last year, Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into a major data breach away from a class action applicant. Here, an...

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Corporate Counsel 14 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyHow emerging in-house lawyers can develop commercial know-how

Commercial skills take time to develop. Here, three award-winning and nominated young corporate lawyers reflect on the...

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Corporate Counsel 14 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyHow to tell firms what you need and like

Law departments that invest meaningful time in communicating processes, objectives, and outcomes with their external...

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Corporate Counsel 14 May 2024 ByAnnie Haggar and Denny WanStriking the right balance when disclosing cyber events

Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge: an old children’s tale offers a useful lesson for disclosure of...

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Corporate Counsel 30 April 2024 ByJerome Doraisamy‘It’s not enough to say law firms have to do better’

Building better relationships with external providers cannot be deprioritised. If it is, it’s going to reflect poorly...

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Corporate Counsel 30 April 2024 ByBrenton SteenkampHow to tackle the data governance information void

When we submit our data to businesses and governments, we enter an unspoken agreement that it is being stored and...

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Corporate Counsel 16 April 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyUnpacking the notable and irreversible alterations to law departments

In just the last year or so, substantial changes have occurred within corporate legal teams, with new research detailing...

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