The Corporate Counsel Show: To succeed as GC, culture is king
There are many professional and leadership elements that make up a good general counsel, but none is more important than the ability to foster a positive culture in the workplace, argues an award-winning GC.

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment James Hebron – who recently won the General Counsel of the Year Award and Excellence Award at the recent Australian Law Awards – details his journey to becoming a GC, what he learned along the way, and what is needed to ensure personal and professional success as a senior leader in the in-house space.
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Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly and HR Leader. He has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. In June 2024, he also assumed the editorship of HR Leader. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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