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The Boutique Lawyer Show: Being an innovative partner and business leader
In this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Aldermane director and principal Rory...
22 August 2023
By Tim.Johnson@momentummedia.com.au
The Corporate Counsel Show: Successfully leading a team in media and entertainment
In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Theo Dorizac, the general counsel at...
26 July 2023
By Robyn Tongol
Burch&Co makes 2 senior leadership appointments
Melbourne-based boutique Burch&Co has bolstered its leadership team with the addition of two new associate...
20 July 2023
By Lauren Croft
How leading Sydney law firm succeeds with purpose-built legal CRM
In an increasingly competitive landscape, a CRM built for the legal profession is the edge required to build your...
19 July 2023
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4 Aussie lawyers to hold leadership roles with Meritas
Australia is “punching above its weight” in the leadership ranks of independent global law group Meritas, with an...
29 June 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Cult leader ‘Little Pebble’ argues legal loophole in remand hearing
A lawyer for the self-appointed leader of one of Australia’s most infamous cults has argued it would be safer for his...
23 June 2023
By Naomi Neilson
An ‘outstanding jurist’ and ‘exceptional leader’: Profession reacts to looming Kiefel retirement
The legal profession is paying tribute to Chief Justice Susan Kiefel following the announcement of her early...
19 June 2023
By Lauren Croft
The Corporate Counsel Show: Now is a great time to lead
Bianca Lau, who runs an award-winning law department at Youi Insurance, argues that we are currently living through a...
07 June 2023
By Robyn Tongol
The importance of building relationships as a boutique leader
Being a leader within a boutique law firm comes with managing employee expectations and building relationships within...
01 June 2023
By Lauren Croft
What lawyers get wrong about leadership
Historically, Simon Tupman muses, the legal profession has associated strong performance as a practitioner with...
23 May 2023
By Robyn Tongol
AFL coaching can inform successful law firm leadership
The principal of a family law firm discusses the parallels between AFL coaching and leading a law firm and outlines the...
10 May 2023
By Jess Feyder
Do lawyers make good leaders?
If legal professionals are interested in positioning themselves for executive leadership roles in the future, there are...
09 May 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Key skills needed to transition from lawyer to leader
HESTA’s head of member services and operations and former general counsel discusses the essential skills needed for...
09 May 2023
By Jess Feyder
What leaders in law can learn from elite AFL coaching
Firm owner Geoff Ebert has been coaching Australian rules football, including at the professional academy level, for...
05 May 2023
By Robyn Tongol
The Corporate Counsel Show: For in-house leaders, being a good lawyer is no longer good enough
The law is just one aspect of multifaceted decisions for businesses of all stripes, and for corporate counsel, being...
03 May 2023
By Robyn Tongol
Moving in-house as a junior lawyer leads to a ‘wealth of benefits’
Lawyers no longer need private practice to move in-house, general counsel and in-house lawyers have recently...
02 May 2023
By Lauren Croft
‘Young lawyers are leaders of today as much as they are leaders of tomorrow’
One solicitor and CEO of a charity discusses the role young lawyers play as agents of change, the renewed sense of...
17 April 2023
By Jess Feyder
10 overlapping attributes of effective negotiators and great leaders
Perhaps the time has come for those with strong negotiating skills to be promoted to leadership roles rather than the...
14 April 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Shine Lawyers names 2 new practice leaders
Listed national plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers has appointed two new practice leaders for its class actions teams in...
31 March 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Expanding your firm’s leadership team is not ‘a linear process’
For smaller firms, expanding the senior leadership team or directorship can help promote wellness within the team and...
30 March 2023
By Lauren Croft
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