Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

Laser Clinics Australia general counsel and company secretary Kristy Silbert discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities for legal counsel in the beauty industry on this week's episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, with host Jerome Doraisamy. The pair discuss what it is like to work as an in-house lawyer in an industry that is always evolving, the importance of general counsel having a seat...

Former Lawyers Weekly journalist Grace Ormsby, who has been closely following the Lawyer X Royal Commission, shares her thoughts on the situation and raises the question of whether Victoria Police need more substantive training to better understand the importance of legal professional privilege. Together with Lawyers Weekly editor Emma Ryan, Ms Ormsby discusses the issues raised by the Royal Commi...

Award-winning barrister Matthew Littlejohn joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this week's episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to discuss why he chose to go to the bar at such a young age and why he is encouraging others to follow in his footsteps. Matthew shares the issues, challenges and opportunities he has faced in his career as a barrister so far, why it's imperative to identify when you need help,...

This week on the Corporate Counsel Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by CEO of the Governance Institute of Australia Megan Motto to discuss company secretaries, why the role can be very rewarding and the lead up to AGM season.    They discuss the challenges and issues company secretaries are facing, what makes a good company secretary and how the ability to understand personality and behaviours wil...

In May of 2017 Amani Haydar's father was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of his wife.  In this episode of the Lawyers Weekly Show, Amani joins host Jerome Doraisamy to reflect on the incident, her experience as a lawyer navigating the resulting legal proceedings, and how the event has driven her to be an advocate for others. Amani discusses her role on the board of the Bankstown Wom...

Attracting and retaining talent is fundamentally important to the success or otherwise of Australian law firms. Culture, and its many facets, is inextricably linked to this. In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, brought to you by Momentum Intelligence, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Momentum Intelligence head of strategy Michael Johnson and Lawyers Weekly editor Emma Ryan to disc...

This week on The Corporate Counsel Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by a panel of senior practitioners from Coca-Cola Amatil, including, group general counsel Betty Ivanoff, deputy group general counsel Richard Conway and Australian general counsel Michelle Monteleone to discuss how they run their award-winning in house legal team. They discuss the key features of a successful in-house legal team,...

In this week's episode, law graduate and newly-crowned Miss Universe Australia Priya Serrao joins host Jerome Doraisamy to share how, as a soon-to-be solicitor, she came to enter her first-ever modelling competition. They also chat about her career plans, vision to use her new platform to advocate for issues she is passionate about, how she balanced work in the legal profession in the lead-up to t...

The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. Law firms need bystander provisions to not only help combat instances of sexual harassment and bullying, but better ingrain a culture whereby such misconduct is unacceptable and all persons can feel safe, argues Larissa Andelman. In this week's episode, Women Lawyers NSW president Larissa Andelman discusses bystander provisions: what they are,...

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, brought to you by the Law Society of New South Wales, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Law Society president Elizabeth Espinosa, InCounsel managing director David Bushby and Federal Court of Australia digital practice registrar Jessica Der Matossian   Check out their discussion on the future of legal practice in its current changing environment, the...

Tal Williams partner at Holman Webb Lawyers joins host Jerome Doraisamy in this week's episode of the Corporate Counsel Show to discuss data privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Jerome and Mr Williams discuss the key differences between the Australian privacy laws and the GDPR, what it means for Australian practitioners and the regulation of social media moving forward. Mr Wi...

Legal practices around the world are experimenting with 'new-age' ways of working, including four-day weeks in the United Kingdom. Discovering best practice conditions will, however, largely depend on the idiosyncractic needs of the firm. In this episode, Jerome speaks with two board members of Minds Count, Canon Oceania general counsel David Field and Swaab managing partner Mary Digiglio to unpac...

After experiencing what she perceived to be a "boys club" environment in the legal profession, Her Lawyer founder and principal Courtney Bowie decided to forge her own path by way of a legal practice dedicated to empowering ambitious women in business, with a team of female lawyers behind her. In this episode, Courtney and Jerome discuss the place of women-centric legal practices, as well as the w...

Daniel Stirling says that the industry is seeing people at all different levels, considering making the leap to in-house litigation roles because there is a real alignment with their skills. In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the director of G2 Legal, Daniel Stirling. The pair discuss the increase of in-house litigation roles for corporate counsel, what fa...

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, brought to you by InfoTrack, Jerome Doraisamy and InfoTrack CEO John Ahern discuss some of the issues facing lawyers and conveyancers when it comes to navigating mandates for e-settlements, how to turn such hurdles into opportunities, and why practitioners in this space have been slow to incorporate new technology. Plus, the pair dive into Settle...

As EOFY approaches, money generated for the partnership is a hot topic. But, across the calendar year, what other issues do partners have to contend with amongst themselves? In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy and Shine Lawyers legal consultant Samantha Mangwana engage in a two-part discussion: evaluation of financial performance by partners at EOFY, and issues that can an...

Law graduates learn about trust accounting for clients to be admitted, but when it comes to managing personal finances, how well are junior lawyers looking after themselves?   In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy and SkilledSmart founder and law graduate Paridhi Jain how the next generation of lawyers can better set themselves up financially so that they may not only be mor...

Greenpeace Australia general counsel Katrina Bullock says that clients and the broader community must understand that individuals and institutions can be both commercially minded and environmentally sustainable. In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Jerome Doraisamy and Katrina discuss her vocational journey, passion for the projects she undertakes, and how that fuels a strategic approach...

The recent establishment of the Aotearoa Legal Workers' Union in New Zealand, and its proposed advocacy against minimum wage breaches and workplace sexual harassment and bullying, begs the question: why aren't more Australian lawyers joining legal-specific unions or starting their own such movements? In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Electrical Trades Union...

There still remain hurdles to access to safe terminations, especially in rural areas of the country, and - with religious freedoms featuring prominently in the sociopolitical discourse - it must be considered whether new state-based laws emerging in America's Deep South could see light in Australia. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by barrister and chair of th...

Dr Madeline Hartley's career path towards regulatory and corporate strategy adviser for Water NSW is the result of a lifelong passion for the sector and for educating people at all ends of the spectrum on practicable legal frameworks in the water space. In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Dr Hartley joins host Jerome Doraisamy to discuss this journey forged from a childhood in regional...

Israel Folau's ongoing battle with Rugby Australia, regarding the posting of his religious views on Instagram, gives rise to the question: to what extent can lawyers engage in personal discussions when it comes to politics, religion, or even transparent disclosures about mental health issues? Don't miss Jerome's conversation with returning guest Michael Byrnes about how much a legal employer can r...

Too often, professional services firms view staff wellbeing as "something extra" rather than a matter that is inextricably linked to the function and success of that firm.  In this episode, Jerome and R U OK? non-executive director Graeme Cowan discuss the mistakes that workplaces make when it comes to looking after staff wellbeing, the fiscal cost of not creating collegiate, hospitable environmen...

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Viridian Lawyers director Richard Prangell and Kinny Legal director Jessica Kinny. Both Rich and Jess started their careers in the BigLaw environment, but within a few years, had left their respective firms to start their own boutique practices. By the age of 30, both had set up - and continue to run - successful sole practi...

Kate Cliff took an interest in a career in the social justice system after having two family members killed in a car accident caused by a drunk driver who was let off on a lenient sentence when she was just 14. She dedicated herself to her law studies, had her future in the sector mapped out, and was then herself hit by a car while crossing the road. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Kat...