Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by MinterEllison lawyer and former Wallaby Pat McCabe. Pat, a former professional rugby player, played 24 matches for the Australian Wallabies and made 66 appearances for the ACT Brumbies, before suffering his third broken neck and being forced into retirement. In this episode, Pat tells Jerome how he managed life in the immedi...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Herbert Smith Freehills' director of alternative legal services, Hilary Goodier. Tune in to hear Jerome and Ms Goodier discuss what law firms need to do in order to retain the best talent moving forward, necessary adjustments to legal service delivery in a full suite offering, and the various challenges and opportunities abo...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Holman Webb partner Tal Williams to talk about electronic signatures.  Tune in to hear Jerome and Mr Williams talk about what e-sigs are, where they are at – jurisprudentially and practically – and the impact on daily legal practice and service delivery for clients in an ever-evolving technological landscape. Plus, we discus...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by EAGLEGATE Lawyers principal  Nicole Murdoch  to discuss the vexed issues surrounding a recent PEXA hack and related cyber security and fraud considerations.   In this episode, Jerome and Ms Murdoch talk about meeting some of the challenges pertaining to protection of client and firm interests from cyber fraud and hacking, an...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by two of his colleagues at Lawyers Weekly's parent company, Momentum Media: head of editorial and editor of Accountants Daily and SMSF Adviser, Katarina Taurian, and editor of mortgage broking title, The Adviser, Annie Kane.  In this episode, Jerome, Ms Taurian and Ms Kane discuss the prevalence of psychological distress, anxi...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, brought to you by Practical Law, we dive into the technology space focusing on the adoption of specialised legal technology by in-house legal teams. Lawyers Weekly Director Phil Tarrant is joined by a panel of experts to cover the biggest challenges currently faced by legal departments and the role technology can play as an enabler to deliver a more agil...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Sydney-based barristers Simeon Beckett and Susan Phillips. In this episode, Mr Beckett and Ms Phillips explain why it is so important for the Australian Constitution to acknowledge the First Nations peoples and what change will emerge as a result, why the Bar Associations are so supportive of such a change, and the role of m...

We are pleased to bring you a special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, in recognition of R U OK? Day 2018. Jerome Doraisamy is joined by non-executive director of R U OK? and partner at Hall & Wilcox, Kathryn Howard. Jerome and Kathryn discuss why initiatives such as R U OK? Day are so important for lawyers, why open, honest conversations must be had every single day, how best legal institution...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by non-executive director of Marist180, Claire Bibby, and the founder of SmartWomen Connect, Fiona Craig. Following the launch of our new  Corporate Counsel  title, we bring to you a discussion of the issues and challenges facing corporate counsel, navigating technological change, evolution in collaborative relationships with B...

In mid-2010, Bayer introduced a new, permanent contraceptive implant called Essure to the Australian pharmaceutical market. Eight years later, upon hearing reports that hundreds of women across Australia had suffered complications from the device, Slater and Gordon announced it would pursue a class action against Bayer. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Slat...

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show – brought to you by Governance Institute of Australia – we reflect on the results of the latest Ethics Index, and in particular, how ethical lawyers in Australia are perceived to be.  Lawyers Weekly journalist Jerome Doraisamy is joined by special guests Catherine Maxwell FGIA (executive manager, policy and advocacy at Governance Institute), Dr De...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Australian Bar Association president Noel Hutley SC.  The proposed amalgamation of the existing Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court has generated much debate and discussion, with the ABA also weighing in, particularly with relation to the need for public consultation on such a major judicial reform. Noel and Jerome di...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Moores practice leader and self-help author, Catherine Brooks. Flexible working arrangements are becoming more commonplace in professional services realms such as law, and as such, there are more options available than ever before for working parents to undertake both their familial and professional duties. Both employer and...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Swaab Attorneys partner Michael Byrnes. With the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements starting to reach beyond the realms of popular culture, and into professional services workplaces, Michael and Jerome discuss how there has been a paradigm shift – both in attitudes and actions – to addressing workplace sexual harassment in law, a...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Piper Alderman partner in the firm's blockchain and cryptocurrency team, Michael Bacina. Mike and Jerome delve into the ways in which blockchain and cryptocurrency innovations are changing the ways legal clients operate personally and professionally, and how those innovations are then impacting upon the expectations clients...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by two board members of Minds Count – formerly the Tristan Jepson Memorial Foundation – Australian Bar Association chief executive Cindy Penrose and Canon Oceania chief legal counsel David Field. Ms Penrose, Mr Field and Jerome discuss how far the Australian legal profession has come in raising awareness of mental health issues...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the director of equity and diversity at Western Sydney University, and chair of the Australian Multicultural Council, Dr Sev Ozdowski. Dr Ozdowski and Jerome discuss the upcoming 9th International Conference on Human Rights Education, the importance of continually informing the public of their responsibilities to uphold huma...

In this special episode, The Lawyers Weekly Show is joined by Augusta Ventures managing director Neill Brennan and Herbert Smith Freehills partner Jason Betts for two very different perspectives on the future of class action litigation in Australia and its financial backers. In this episode our guests discuss: - How Australian litigation funding compares internationally - Key reform and regulation...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by corporate partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, and the winner of the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Excellence Award, as well as the Financial Services Partner of the Year Award. Mr Vrisakis tells Jerome about his family's history in the legal profession, how he himself got started as a lawyer, and what he thinks younger...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Melissa Coade is joined by RACS executive director Tanya Jackson-Vaughan. For each day in 2017, more than 40,000 people around the world were forced to flee their homes. Globally, more than 25 million people are refugees and over 50 per cent of them are children. Tanya Jackson-Vaughan leads one of the few community legal centres in Australia helping this...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Melissa Coade is joined by Allens partner David Donnelly. Forecasters say that by the 2050s, Australia's population will gain an extra 20 million people. According to ABS predictions, the nation could be looking at a population of 45 million in 2056. While a bigger Australia may mean a stronger economy borne from a larger workforce, infrastructure in eve...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show Michael Kearney SC, chair of the NSW Bar Association's family law committee, talks about the impact of a federal decision to restructure the courts which handle Australia's family law matters. When the federal government announced in May its decision to overhaul the courts which decide family law disputes, opinions in the legal profession abound. By creat...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the founder of advocacy and community group SmartWomen Connect, which aims to bring human connection back to business. In this episode, Ms Craig and Jerome discuss the different issues being faced by females in the legal profession, how individuals and institutions can best take action, and the power of networking, mentoring...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Pinsent Masons head of innovation and project delivery for the Asia Pacific region, Alison Laird. In this episode, Ms Laird and Jerome discuss what a culture of innovation refers to, how law firms can inspire innovative thinking in its lawyers and legal staff, the nexus between innovative culture and workplace wellness, and...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Hall & Wilcox special counsel and director of pro bono and community, Nathan Kennedy. Nathan is also the secretary of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, an organisation he is a former president of. Mr Kennedy joins Jerome for a discussion of the various ways in which lawyers in practice can perform pro bono work, why such...