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ChatGPT, poachings and policies: What’s hot in law this week (30 Jan to 3 Feb)
From new artificial intelligence (AI) to growth for firms of all sizes, here is your weekly round-up of the biggest news stories for Australia’s legal profession.
Jerome Doraisamy
For the week from 30 January to 3 February, these were the 10 most-read stories on Lawyers Weekly (in case you missed them):
Last month, global law firm K&L Gates added three partners from BigLaw rival HWL Ebsworth for its corporate and asset management and investment funds practice. Now, it has added another partner from HWL, who is bringing four lawyers with her.
Team leaders and managers who are inclined to message their lawyers via social media platforms should revert to more conventional modes of communication, according to three workplace relations specialists.
While one international firm’s new “vacation bonus” initiative has made headlines across the globe, some have labelled it “superficial and one-dimensional” and called for meaningful change in the legal profession.
While some boutique firm owners — as well as ChatGPT — think that organic growth is increasingly difficult in the current climate, others are not as convinced.
This general counsel talks about how to be successful in the role of general counsel through a recession and discusses how to be taken seriously at a young age.
Everyone needs a little break once in a while. But how can boutique firm owners prepare their firms to be able to survive without them? These practice owners weigh in.
In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Hall & Wilcox managing partner Tony Macvean said that although overall, the firm had a successful 2022, there were a number of headline issues the BigLaw player is continuing to focus on in 2023.
Last week’s 2023 Australia Day Honours List named Federal Court Chief Justice James Allsop as a Companion of the Order of Australia, with numerous other legal professionals being recognised for their contributions.
While the new Modern Slavery Act legislation has been in effect for over four years, many organisations still have work to do to make sure their corporate reporting is up to scratch, according to this HRLC lawyer.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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