Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

According to director of Twine Business & Law, Cara Austen, it is imperative for in-house counsel to be thoroughly across all the latest regulatory, financial, social and political changes in relation to COVID-19 so as to provide appropriate advice to their firms. The former GC joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show to share her professional journey to starting h...

While the rise of #MeToo movement has certainly shone a light on the prevalence of workplace sexual harassment, the legalities around victims' rights and resources for assistance are still somewhat confusing to navigate. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Naomi Neilson is joined by Samantha Mangwana, practice leader and special counsel at Shine Lawyers, to discuss the findings and re...

In order to address the pervasive concern about a drop in law school student attendance, Liam Elphick and his colleagues undertook an empirical study into the different factors that affect student attendance rates. The adjunct research fellow at the University of Western Australia Law School joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to share the team's data gathering p...

On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Michael Milnes breaks down a new legislative amendment that is currently before parliament intending to tackle corporate corruption and foreign bribery. The principal of Supplied Legal joins host Jerome Doraisamy to delve into Australia's shortcomings in taking initiative in this area thus far, the different kinds of foreign bribery that can occur, an...

Amelia Loughland initially set out to replicate a US study assessing the volume of conservatives interrupting progressive justices. Her study of the High Court of Australia, though, demonstrated quite a different trend. Amelia joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to unpack the findings of her research paper, 'Female Judges, Interrupted', which suggests that the vo...

According to Amber Sharp, partner at Bartier Perry, the new annualised salary provisions coming into effect on 1 March are "retrograde". Amber joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to explain how an annualised salary currently functions, the new administrative obligations placed on employers and employees under the clause amendments, and the key driver for these up...

After 11 months, 127 days of hearings, 81 witnesses and 1,491 exhibits, the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants has concluded. On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, join Emma Ryan and Naomi Neilson as the pair wrap-up the year that was Lawyer X. With severe ramifications likely to eventuate following key findings about Nicola Gobbo and her handlers, Emma and Nao...

As a singer-songwriter with a background in law, Nina Stamell has found the ideal fusion of her passions and skills working as the general counsel for The Wiggles. Nina joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show to share her unconventional path to becoming an in-house lawyer for the world-renowned children's band, the range of legal challenges she deals with in this...

According to Hayder Shkara, world championship sporting rings and courtrooms actually have a lot more in common than one might think. The former Olympian-turned-principal of Justice Family Lawyers joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show. He shares the story of his career in taekwondo and how his experience as a professional athlete forced him to develop resilience to...

With the rapid evolution of social media and dating applications, workplace policy relating to employee conduct can become somewhat of a contentious issue whereby the boundaries between one's professional and personal life are blurred. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Carly Stebbing, principal and founder of employment law platform Resolution123, to ex...

Senior manager of legal at Cognizant, Wayne Clarke didn't originally plan for a career in the in-house legal space, but after "falling into" the sector he has since become an advocate for the opportunities that the in-house sector could offer to the right law graduates. On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Wayne joins host Jerome Doraisamy to discuss the path that his career followed, wh...

Legal professionals face the constant ethical dilemma of trying to reconcile their compliance with the law with that of the conscious of society, the clients and businesses they represent, and their own moral take on justice. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Steve Mark AM, former NSW legal services commissioner and former president of the Anti-Discrimi...

According to Danielle Kelly, health and wellbeing strategies in the professional services sector need to shift from a reactionary, first-aid response to more proactively tackling systemic issues. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the head of diversity and inclusion at Herbert Smith Freehills to discuss how her firm's attitude towards wellness strategies...

According to Elizabeth Espinosa, the only way to effectively improve your profession or your community is by rolling up your sleeves and getting involved. On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Elizabeth joins host Jerome Doraisamy to share her journey from private practice to becoming the 2019 president of The Law Society of New South Wales and the current general counsel and manager of g...

The professionalisation of competitive video gaming known as eSports has generated a burgeoning area of legal activity that spans across multiple practice areas. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Mat Jessep, principal of Game Legal, to talk about how he became involved in eSports law, its key commonalities and differences in comparison to sports law, an...

The Australian Pro Bono Centre is the national peak body for pro bono legal services, encouraging and supporting lawyers across the country to be involved in skilled volunteering in a myriad of ways. Host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the Centre's CEO, Gabriela Christian-Hare, on this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to discuss how Australian lawyers compare to the rest of the world in the numbe...

Senior in-house counsel Claire Bibby joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show to take a deep dive into the key trends she foresees for the in-house sector this year. Claire explains why climate change liability risk has become such a prominent issue for in-house lawyers, how royal commissions and inquiries have prompted an increase in professional negligence claims...

Now in its 10th year, Relativity Fest in Chicago has grown from just 100 attendees to 2,000, but its mission to educate and connect the e-discovery community has not changed one bit. Host Will Magee is joined by Relativity's VP of marketing Shawn Gaines on this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to delve into the history, growth and future projections of the conference, recorded live in Chicago fr...

While the adoption of new technology has been an ongoing focal topic within the legal space over the last few years, many firms and in-house teams are only using a fraction of their new platforms' capabilities. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show recorded live at Relativity Fest, host Will Magee sits down with KordaMentha's executive director, Grant Whiteley, and partner and head of forensi...

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the past president and former non-executive director of the Governance Institute of Australia, Trisha Mok, to discuss the practical ways that corporate entities can improve diversity across the in-house sector. Trisha discusses the networking organisation Women On boards, how a shift to a more female inclusive enviro...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show recorded live on site at Relativity Fest, host Will Magee joins Stuart Hall, Asia Pacific team lead for creativity, to discuss their offerings as an e-discovery software vendor. He outlines their Relativity One platform, how the uptake has been to utilizing the cloud technology, and explains the skepticism from some to adopt an online storage platform. St...

With a higher paycheque can often come complacency, however it's important for senior legal practitioners to actively make wiser financial choices to buy themselves choices down the track. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the founder of financial advice firm On Your Own Two Feet, Helen Baker, to explain how senior lawyers across different legal demogra...

A law degree provides a pathway to a plethora of different roles in the legal world, each requiring adequate training for new recruits to learn about the job's unique expectations and skills. Host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by in-house counsel and founder of The Learned Crew, Jessie Porteus, on this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show to delve into the reasons why thorough training is such a val...

In 1928, a massacre of Indigenous Australians occurred in Central Australia and the Board of Inquiry that was appointed to investigate the case exonerated the three police officers responsible for the killings. Managing partner at Marque Lawyers, Michael Bradley, was shocked to discover this underreported miscarriage of justice, penning the story of this mass-killing in his new book, Coniston. Mic...

The pelvic mesh class action against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson affected thousands of women who suffered life-altering complications from the prolapse mesh and incontinence tape products. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Shine Lawyers practice leader, Rebecca Jancauskas, who headed what is widely considered to be the largest women's health...