Balancing competing priorities as a legal department leader

In the current market, being a general counsel comes with a number of competing responsibilities and challenges – but...

19 March 2024

By Lauren Croft

‘Maintaining your sense of purpose’ through hardship

While juggling two young children and a new business, this principal lawyer experienced a house fire – and more than...

01 February 2024

By Lauren Croft

Boosting cyber resilience: Legal reforms and the role of the lawyer

One partner discusses the changes needed in legislation in light of increasing cyber attacks on companies and outlines...

27 April 2023

By Jess Feyder

‘Law firms need to invest in cyber resilience’

As new regulations and legislation come into play within the cyber security space, it’s more important than ever for...

12 April 2023

By Lauren Croft

Harnessing resilience when working with difficult clients

Tapping into one’s resilience as a lawyer is something one may be required to do every day, said this law firm...

28 November 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘It’s all about resilience’ when building a successful boutique

Post-pandemic, a number of things have led to this boutique’s continued success across the country – resilience and...

26 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

No resilience without recovery

The importance of rest and rejuvenation after a challenging year cannot be underestimated, writes Stuart...

29 December 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘You need to be a risk taker, you need strength and resilience’

Having started her career as a nurse, before purchasing her own law firm and now serving as COO for a fast-growing...

04 November 2021

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‘You need to be resilient and constantly evolving’

Resilience – and building strong client relationships – are key when starting your own firm, according to this...

05 October 2021

By Lauren Croft

Resilience key to finding a place in the profession away from toxic mindsets 

For one new barrister, chasing the idea of success led to significant financial stress, unsupportive work environments...

09 August 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Soft skills, such as empathy, are ‘not optional’

Over the course of Jahan Kalantar’s legal career, being able to utilise soft skills is where he has seen the most...

08 July 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Remarkable resilience’: Conveyancers well placed for 2021

Legal and conveyancing professions should be positioning themselves for a strong start to the new year, says GlobalX...

08 February 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

How to boost business resilience with process automation

With Australia experiencing its first recession in decades, many law firms as well as companies in general are...

06 October 2020

By Emma Musgrave

What ‘Survivor’ taught Sharn Coombes about resilience for lawyers

It’s difficult to imagine that reality TV stars and lawyers have all that much in common, but according to...

17 April 2020

By Tasha Levy

Lessons in resilience from an Olympian-turned-lawyer

According to Hayder Shkara, world championship sporting rings and courtrooms actually have a lot more in common than...

21 February 2020

By Tasha Levy

6 ways to improve your firm’s financial resilience

Focusing on financial resilience is replacing across-the-board cost-cutting as a key costs management strategy, Andrew...

13 April 2015

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