Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Melissa Coade is joined by Stephen Walmsley SC, a retired District Court judge and the author of The Trials of Justice Murphy. Mr Walmsley, who was a barrister at the time of the scandal surrounding late High Court justice Lionel Murphy QC, discusses the controversial trials and the value of the recently released documents. He also sheds light on Justice...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Zaliet CEO Rachel Williams. Zaliet specialises in creating effective websites for law firms, and partnered with Lawyers Weekly recently for the inaugural Legal Website Awards. Rachel offers her advice on creating a great law firm website, including the importance of relevant content, design and client functions such as online bo...

On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with InfoTrack, assembled a round table to discuss the rapidly changing role of in-house legal teams. It's well known that in-house counsel are under growing pressure to deliver greater value to their organisations with less resources. Here, two leading corporate counsel discuss how they are innovating to provide a...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Aleksandra Ilic, a solicitor at King & Wood Mallesons and a winner in the dispute resolution category at Lawyers Weekly's 30 Under 30 earlier this year. Aleks discusses how she juggles a busy legal career and a master's degree, and offers her reflections on the clerkship and graduate process at a global law firm. She also talks...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Stuart Barnett, an executive coach who specialises in working with lawyers. Stuart discusses the traditional career path for lawyers and explores how individuals can decide whether partnership is right for them. He also delves into law firm culture, work-life balance and the way personal values can shape a successful career in l...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Jason Betts, class action partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, and John Walker, CEO of litigation funding company Investor Claim Partner (ICP). Jason and John discuss how the Australian class action regime has developed over the last 25 years, as well as sharing their perspectives on the best way for it to develop into the future...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show Tom Lodewyke is joined by three members of the Maddocks Pride committee, Alicia Albury, Shaun Temby and Nathan Lambrinos, ahead of Wear it Purple Day 2017. Every year on Wear it Purple Day, people wear purple and organise activities to show support for their LGBTI colleagues, friends and family members. Alicia, Shaun and Nathan discuss Maddocks' commitmen...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Catherine Davidson, Jacob Deigan and Thomas Adams, who were involved in the Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition in Vienna earlier this year. Catherine is a practising mediator and was one of the expert assessors for the competition. Jacob and Thomas competed on behalf of the University of Notre Dame, reaching the quarter f...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Streten Masons Lawyers director Jeremy Streten. Jeremy is an expert adviser to small business clients. Here, he explores the unique legal needs of SMEs and how their lawyers can become broader business advisers. Jeremy also discusses his book The Business Legal Lifecycle, which aims to educate business owners about the evolution...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Matthew Kay, the head of Pinsent Masons' freelance lawyer service Vario. Matthew visited Australia earlier this month ahead of the Australian launch of Vario. He discusses the rise of freelance services in the legal profession, driven by demand from both clients and lawyers. Matthew explains how a more flexible approach to law c...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Veronica Rios, the executive manager of rule of law, Asia-Pacific, at LexisNexis. Veronica discusses the proposed introduction of a modern slavery act in Australia, similar to that introduced in the UK in 2015. She reveals the many forms that slavery takes in Australia and around the world today. Veronica also addresses some of...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Nigel Smith, a sole practitioner in the emerging sector of external in-house counsel. With years of experience as a general counsel and private practice lawyer, Nigel provides flexible legal assistance to busy in-house teams. He discusses his market niche, how he engages clients and why he chose to set up his own practice almost...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Todd Keeler, a director of legal practice management software provider FilePro. Todd discusses the opportunities that technological advances have afforded law firms, as well as how he goes about implementing technological and process change in firms of varying sizes. He also reveals his key takeaways from the Future of Law and I...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by DibbsBarker real estate partner Jane Wild. Ms Wild went through several career changes before finding her place in law. She discusses what she learnt over more than a decade in catering and hospitality, and how her focus on people helped her make the switch to legal practice. She also explores the importance of team culture and...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Tom Lodewyke is joined by Maddocks partner Alicia Albury and corporate lawyer Elizabeth Blanch. Ms Albury is a co-chair of the committee that runs the Maddocks Women program, which marks its 20th anniversary this year. The two lawyers discuss Maddocks' initiatives to support its female staff and encourage gender diversity, including its commitment to boo...

On this episode of the Lawyers Weekly Show, host Tom Lodewyke is joined by King & Wood Mallesons executive director of innovation Michelle Mahoney to discuss innovation in the legal profession. Ms Mahoney reveals insights from the recent #breakinglaw hackathon run by KWM and the University of Technology Sydney, where participants used technology to develop solutions to issues facing lawyers today....

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Tom Lodewyke is joined by Herbert Smith Freehills partners Peter Briggs and Jason Betts to discuss the prospect of environmental litigation. Mr Briggs leads the firm's Australian environment, planning and communities team, while Mr Betts is a partner in the class actions department. They discuss the responsibility of businesses to disclose the risks...

For this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with InfoTrack, assembled a round table to discuss the critical need for police and reference checks to be more widely implemented across both the legal community and the corporate world. Recruiting the right people should be front of mind for any business. The staff you have are the sole determiners of your compan...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, journalist Tom Lodewyke is joined by Myfanwy Wallwork, executive director of regulatory compliance at LexisNexis. Ms Wallwork describes several projects LexisNexis has undertaken in Fiji, Myanmar and the Maldives, using technology to make the law more readily accessible. LexisNexis' work on the Fiji Law Reports and the laws of Fiji has helped to update a...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, journalist Melissa Coade is joined by Anna Kerr, the principal of the not-for-profit Feminist Legal Clinic in Sydney. They discuss NSW's "archaic" abortion laws, including the recent voting down of a bill to decriminalise the medical procedure. Twenty-five NSW politicians voted against the Abortion Law Reform (Miscellaneous Acts Amendment) Bill 2016, wit...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, your host Melissa Coade is joined by David McElveney, who leads the Australian arm of Clyde & Co, and John Morris, who is the global head of the firm's projects and construction group and chair of its Africa steering group. They discuss Clyde & Co's strategy for entering the Australian market, as well as how it ensures the integration of its offices thro...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, your host Tom Lodewyke is joined by Sara Mansour, a graduate lawyer at Allens and director of the Bankstown Poetry Slam. Sara discusses her experience in the grad program, as well as what it was like entering the legal profession as a Muslim woman from western Sydney. She also treats us to an original spoken word poem on the theme of diversity. http://ww...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, features editor and host Emma Ryan is joined by Paul Rawlinson, the global chair of Baker McKenzie. Mr Rawlinson is based in London, but took time during a recent visit to Australia to discuss Bakers' global and domestic focus, the trends affecting legal practice and the firm's plans for the future. He also delves into the competition in the Australian m...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, your host Tom Lodewyke is joined by MinterEllison consultant Kit Lloyd, who specialises in cyber security, data privacy and regulation. Kit discusses the findings of MinterEllison's Perspectives on Cyber Risk 2017 report, including the growing awareness of cyber threats, why law firms are targets and how lawyers can help their clients deal with security...

On this episode of The Lawyer's Weekly Show, journalist and host Melissa Coade is joined by Allens lawyer Flora Ma. Ms Ma began her career as an architect before moving into law. She discusses her unusual career trajectory, the factors that guided her choices after university, and what eventually led her to corporate law. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au