The Boutique Lawyer Show: Being an innovative partner and business leader

In this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Aldermane director and principal Rory...

22 August 2023

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The Corporate Counsel Show: Successfully leading a team in media and entertainment

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Theo Dorizac, the general counsel at...

26 July 2023

By Robyn Tongol

Burch&Co makes 2 senior leadership appointments

Melbourne-based boutique Burch&Co has bolstered its leadership team with the addition of two new associate...

20 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

How leading Sydney law firm succeeds with purpose-built legal CRM

In an increasingly competitive landscape, a CRM built for the legal profession is the edge required to build your...

19 July 2023

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4 Aussie lawyers to hold leadership roles with Meritas

Australia is “punching above its weight” in the leadership ranks of independent global law group Meritas, with an...

29 June 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Cult leader ‘Little Pebble’ argues legal loophole in remand hearing

A lawyer for the self-appointed leader of one of Australia’s most infamous cults has argued it would be safer for his...

23 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

An ‘outstanding jurist’ and ‘exceptional leader’: Profession reacts to looming Kiefel retirement

The legal profession is paying tribute to Chief Justice Susan Kiefel following the announcement of her early...

19 June 2023

By Lauren Croft

The Corporate Counsel Show: Now is a great time to lead

Bianca Lau, who runs an award-winning law department at Youi Insurance, argues that we are currently living through a...

07 June 2023

By Robyn Tongol

The importance of building relationships as a boutique leader

Being a leader within a boutique law firm comes with managing employee expectations and building relationships within...

01 June 2023

By Lauren Croft

What lawyers get wrong about leadership

Historically, Simon Tupman muses, the legal profession has associated strong performance as a practitioner with...

23 May 2023

By Robyn Tongol

AFL coaching can inform successful law firm leadership

The principal of a family law firm discusses the parallels between AFL coaching and leading a law firm and outlines the...

10 May 2023

By Jess Feyder

Do lawyers make good leaders?

If legal professionals are interested in positioning themselves for executive leadership roles in the future, there are...

09 May 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Key skills needed to transition from lawyer to leader

HESTA’s head of member services and operations and former general counsel discusses the essential skills needed for...

09 May 2023

By Jess Feyder

What leaders in law can learn from elite AFL coaching

Firm owner Geoff Ebert has been coaching Australian rules football, including at the professional academy level, for...

05 May 2023

By Robyn Tongol

The Corporate Counsel Show: For in-house leaders, being a good lawyer is no longer good enough

The law is just one aspect of multifaceted decisions for businesses of all stripes, and for corporate counsel, being...

03 May 2023

By Robyn Tongol

Moving in-house as a junior lawyer leads to a ‘wealth of benefits’

Lawyers no longer need private practice to move in-house, general counsel and in-house lawyers have recently...

02 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

‘Young lawyers are leaders of today as much as they are leaders of tomorrow’

One solicitor and CEO of a charity discusses the role young lawyers play as agents of change, the renewed sense of...

17 April 2023

By Jess Feyder

10 overlapping attributes of effective negotiators and great leaders

Perhaps the time has come for those with strong negotiating skills to be promoted to leadership roles rather than the...

14 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Shine Lawyers names 2 new practice leaders

Listed national plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers has appointed two new practice leaders for its class actions teams in...

31 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Expanding your firm’s leadership team is not ‘a linear process’

For smaller firms, expanding the senior leadership team or directorship can help promote wellness within the team and...

30 March 2023

By Lauren Croft