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Corporate Counsel 24 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyHow in-house teams can better prioritise pro bono

While Australia’s largest corporations have well-established social impact policies and programs, new data suggests...

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Corporate Counsel 23 September 2024 ByChristine ChenEx-GC says PwC ignored warnings to green light Seymour’s CEO bid

A parliamentary inquiry has heard that Tom Seymour, who was PwC’s head of tax at the time of the firm’s...

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Corporate Counsel 17 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyJob-sharing GCs push back on ceiling for part-time lawyers

In years gone by, making partner or becoming general counsel was “almost unheard of” for women working part-time....

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Corporate Counsel 10 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyFollowing the passage of the Combating Foreign Bribery Act, law...

Following the passage of the Combating Foreign Bribery Act, law departments need to ensure their businesses are going...

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Corporate Counsel 03 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyAhead of US election, GCs should prepare for regulatory shifts

General counsel should be preparing for different scenarios ahead of the presidential election in the United States,...

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Corporate Counsel 30 August 2024 ByLawyers WeeklyMorae, ContractPodAi team up to launch MorAI

Morae and ContractPodAi have entered a partnership to transform legal work through the embedding of the latter’s legal...

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Corporate Counsel 20 August 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyWhat is legal’s role in ensuring adherence to the Right to...

With the recently legislated Right to Disconnect set to begin next week, law departments need to be across the looming...

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Corporate Counsel 18 June 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyMore pay for 5 days in-office? Not in Australia’s in-house market

Of all the incentives a business may offer to lure corporate lawyers, higher remuneration for full-time office...

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Corporate Counsel 28 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyMsquared Capital appoints new GC

Private credit fund manager Msquared Capital has appointed a boutique firm partner as its new general counsel.

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Corporate Counsel 28 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyAn insight into life for vacation ownership legal teams

Here, the head of international operations for Travel + Leisure Co unpacks what daily practice looks like for lawyers in...

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