In-house

Keeping your legal hat on: Privilege for in-house counsel

In-house lawyers are required to undertake both legal and non-legal tasks, and it is imperative that a proactive...

11 June 2019

By Karina Veling

Finding success as a junior in-house counsel

Lawyers Weekly spoke to the two winners of the corporate counsel categories at the recent 30 Under 30 about the lessons...

11 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

The Corporate Counsel Show: Being a ‘corporate greenie’ and ‘barefoot GC’

Greenpeace Australia general counsel Katrina Bullock says that clients and the broader community must understand that...

05 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Unionising as an in-house counsel

According to one senior lawyer, there are issues faced by those in-house that those in traditional law firm...

04 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Running an ultra-marathon while juggling life

One of my recent personal adventures was to train and run a 50-kilometre trail race. While the race itself was the big...

04 June 2019

By Catriona McGregor

Fear of regulators biggest business risk in 2019

The biggest risk facing local businesses in 2019 is not global economic factors or technology but a fear of Australian...

04 June 2019

By Adam Zuchetti

Caution advised for in-house lawyers looking to make private practice switch

With a switch between in-house and private practice becoming increasingly common, a new report has identified what...

04 June 2019

By Emma Musgrave

Practical Law hires new head of in-house

Thomson Reuters has appointed a new head of in-house at Practical Law Australia, whom it says will lead the firm’s...

04 June 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

Navigating emotional investments with your in-house practice

Maintaining one’s motivation to drive practical legal frameworks and outcomes that truly benefit those in need is the...

28 May 2019

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘We need 25-year-olds on boards’

There needs to be cultural change around the types of people considered for board director roles, with age and...

29 May 2019

By Grace Ormsby