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4 senior in-house lawyers join Law Squared
International NewLaw firm Law Squared has moved to onboard several senior practitioners to kick off the new financial year, which it says reinforces its reputation as an “in-house specialist” business.
Jerome Doraisamy
Law Squared has hired Joanna Brand (former general counsel and company secretary and non-executive director of Powerlink Queensland), Hannah Kane (former corporate lawyer at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood), Tess Hauser (former regional head of legal and company secretary at Pepperstone), and Sean Sim (former legal counsel at VicForests).
From a client perspective, the firm said in a statement, the new hires align closely with Law Squared’s core client base, comprised primarily of large corporate, not-for-profit, and multinational in-house legal teams, it said.
Elsewhere, the firm has recently appointed Gerard Maxted from Nicholson Ryan Lawyers, who has joined its disputes and litigation practice.
The appointments follow the firm’s launching of an energy and infrastructure practice in May, its hiring of two professionals for its LSaaS initiative in March, and its appointment of three graduate lawyers in February.
Speaking about the hires, Law Squared founder and director Demetrio Zema said: “We’ve invested in hiring experienced in-house lawyers who bring strong commercial acumen, ensuring we provide the actionable, pragmatic, and legal insights needed to support business stakeholders.”
“It’s rare for in-house lawyers to return to private practice. As a profession, we ought to be more alarmed by the talent drain that’s perpetuated by toxic ways of working. We’re proud to upend this trend and entice some exceptional legal talent back to private practice with our distinctive employee value proposition and commitment to doing law differently.”
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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