Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

GlobalX CEO Peter Maloney joins lawyers Weekly features editor and host Emma Ryan to discuss automation and innovation in law and conveyancing, one of the "last bastions of paper-based processes". They discuss innovation in small and large firms, robo-lawyers, e-conveyancing and where to next for lawyers and their clients. Mr Maloney also reveals key insights from GlobalX's annual law technology s...

Samantha Naylor Brown discusses how she landed her job working as a law graduate in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) team with a top-tier firm. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

Lawyers Weekly Show host Tom Lodewyke is joined by Melissa Andrewes, an associate director at Rare Recruitment. In this episode we discuss diversity, privilege and how firms can improve their recruitment processes. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

Major, Lindsey & Africa consultants Nathan Peart and Mikaela Orme discuss opportunities abroad, the attraction of the Aussie market and the current trends in legal recruitment. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

Chris Lang, general counsel at PepsiCo ANZ, discusses major projects his team has been involved in, the changing role of in-house lawyers, and the impact of PepsiCo's accolades at the Lawyers Weekly Corporate Counsel Awards. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly show, a former maths teacher turned legal professional reveals the reasons he decided to embark on a complete career change. Lawyers Weekly features editor and host Emma Ryan is joined by Tom Kavanagh who is a second-year graduate in Allens' litigation and dispute resolution practice. Mr Kavanagh shares the ins and outs of his transition from teaching to the l...

Lawyers Weekly publisher and host Will Magee and batyr CEO Sam Fefshauge address the importance of promoting mental health from a young age. Mr Fefshauge discusses how firms can build a culture where mental health is less stigmatised to give young lawyers the confidence to open up about how they're feeling, both in law school and in the workplace. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly show, a DLA Piper partner shares how she and a team of 10 completed six days trekking the Larapinta Trail in the Northern Territory to raise funds for an important charity organisation. Lawyers Weekly features editor and host Emma Ryan is joined by Lawyers Weekly publisher Will Magee and DLA Piper finance and projects partner Kate Papailiou to discuss the trek...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly show, a Washington DC Squire Patton Boggs partner reveals the risks and opportunities available in the wake of Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States. Lawyers Weekly features editor and host Emma Ryan is joined by Lawyers Weekly publisher Will Magee and Squire Patton Boggs partner and head of the firm's public policy practice, Jeff Turne...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, a Clyde & Co partner reveals all about his life as an international construction lawyer. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, we look at the rise of firms seeking third party funding, both in the form of litigation funding and disbursement funding. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, the head of legal, Australia and New Zealand, of Dell Technologies, Kristin Brown, shares insights into the world of in-house. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

On this week's episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show we discuss the findings from the Momentum Intelligence Legal Firm of Choice Report 2016 in partnership with Lawyers Weekly. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

On this week's episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, private practice turned PwC partner Natalie Kurdian chats about the benefits of working at a full service consultancy firm. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

This week on The Lawyers Weekly Show, College of Law adjunct professor Kylie Virtue joins us to divulge how law graduates can best prepare for life in practice. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

Two Wotton + Kearney lawyers share how their professional and corporate responsibility to pro bono and charitable work resulted in a trip to Kenya on the latest episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

On this week's episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, the Australian managing partner of Squire Patton Boggs joins us to discuss diversity in the legal profession. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

On the latest episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, a Clyde & Co safety partner cum singer provides an update on the harmonisation of health and safety law and gives her opinion on the diversity issue in the profession. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au

This week on The Lawyers Weekly Show, King & Wood Mallesons partner Nathan Hodge reveals the ins and outs of robo-advice and the related work that lawyers are undertaking. Robo-advice tools provide a range of financial advice to clients, from quite general to very complex, as well as recommending what assets clients should invest in next. While there are no specific laws that apply to robo-advice...

In this episode of the Lawyers Weekly Show we chat with a lawyer from Ashurst who is a driving force behind the firms' involvement with fintech. Our host, Lawyers Weekly journalist Lara Bullock, is joined by Ashurst lawyer Brandy Tsang who is an advocate for lawyers deepening their knowledge of fintech. Ms Tsang belief that fintech touches many areas of law has stemmed to her involvement in organi...

Two Major, Lindsay & Africa consultants join up to look at the opportunities for Australian-qualified lawyers in the New York legal market on the latest episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show. Our host, Lawyers Weekly journalist Lara Bullock, is joined by Hong Kong-based legal search consultant Nathan Peart and Sydney-based researcher Mikaela Orme of Major, Lindsey & Africa. Mr. Peart and Ms. Orme exp...

In this episode of the Lawyers Weekly Show a recruiter sheds light on the attraction of working in-house and what to expect once you've made the move. Host Stefanie Garber is joined by Dolman Legal Recruitment general manager and in-house specialist Phillip Hunter and Lawyers Weekly publisher Will Magee to discuss why private practice lawyers are often tempted to move in house and if it lives up t...

On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show we look into recruitment trends in the new financial year and the impact the Brexit has had on bringing Australian lawyers home. Our host, Lawyers Weekly journalist Lara Bullock, is joined by Taylor Root Australia manager Matt Harris, who shed light on how lawyers have responded to their end of financial year bonuses and pay rises. The amount of candidate...

This week on The Lawyers Weekly Show we take a look at the rising use of drones for commercial and retail purposes and the laws and regulations that accompany them. Our host, Lawyers Weekly journalist Lara Bullock, is joined by Piper Alderman partner James Lawrence who is somewhat of a drone law expert. Mr Lawrence shed light on the incredible growth rate of drone usage and the potential growth ye...

In the latest episode, the Lawyers Weekly Show speaks with Salvos Legal managing partner Luke Geary about formulating a healthier law firm model based on incentives other than equity. Under the current system, most law firms reward lawyers for long hours at the office - and the carrot for working harder tends to be moving up the ladder, towards the end goal of equity partnership. In Mr Geary's vie...