Episodes
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In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, leading Australian human rights lawyer Kate Eastman SC talks about her experience as counsel assisting in the ongoing Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Tune in to hear about the issues that led to the establishment of the royal commission, how the hearings process has been impacted by the pandemic, and how the forced implementation of technology has affected access for people with different disabilities.
Kate shares her perception of how well Australia's legal profession supports people with disability, explains how small, well-intentioned ableist comments can be an impediment to inclusion and equal opportunity, and reflects on whether a post-pandemic landscape will better suit lawyers with disabilities.
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With the Australian Law Awards 2020 set to occur as a Live Broadcast event on Friday, 7 August at 7pm, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the partners and finalists across a multitude of categories.
In this episode, Lawyers Weekly's Emma Ryan is joined by Neill Brennan, managing director at Augusta Ventures, which is the Gold Partner of the Australian Law Awards 2020.
Also featured in this podcast are two finalists in the Dispute Resolution Team of the Year category, Rob Silberstein and Paul Buitendag, who share how they are feeling about having gained recognition as part of the upcoming awards.
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As the global chief executive of King & Wood Mallesons, Sue Kench's mantra of "Not too soon, not too late" has guided the BigLaw firm into making timely, considered decisions in response to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, she joins host Jerome Doraisamy to discuss the unique set of challenges faced by law firms on the big end of town in the wake of COVID-19, the importance of striking a balance between immediate and longer term strategies, and the opportunities that have risen out of the pandemic.
Sue outlines how BigLaw firms can look after their staff's holistic wellbeing, how she sees the nature of client service delivery evolving, and her advice to the emerging generation of lawyers about pursuing a career in BigLaw.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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According to Marina Yastreboff, making use of new technological products can not only make legal processes more convenient, but can completely transform the nature of how lawyers service their clients.
In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, the NSW president of the Australian Society for Computers and Law and legal counsel at UNSW joins host Jerome Doraisamy to discuss the key issues at the intersection between society, technology and the law.
Tune in to hear Marina talk about the role of in-house lawyers in addressing bias, inclusiveness and discrimination, the importance of forward planning the incorporation of technology into legal practices, and how the pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for lawyers to adapt to new technology.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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With the Australian Law Awards 2020 set to occur as a Live Broadcast event on Friday, 7 August at 7pm, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the partners and finalists across a multitude of categories.
In this episode, Lawyers Weekly's Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Professor George Williams, dean of UNSW Law, which is the Principal Partner of the Australian Law Awards 2020.
Also featured in this podcast are two finalists in the Partner of the Year category, Connie Chen and Daniel Dalli, who share how they are feeling about having gained recognition as part of the upcoming awards.
Have you secured your place to the first-ever Live Broadcast experience for the Australian Law Awards?
Despite not being able to travel freely across the country, we will continue to celebrate this year's leading legal professionals. Register for FREE today and join us from your boardroom, office or even lounge room!
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In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Meredith Campion from Allen & Overy unpacks the interest findings out of the firm's recent report charting the impact of COVID-19 on mergers and acquisitions.
Meredith joins host Jerome Doraisamy to take a closer look at the changes in volume and value of M&A deals in the wake of the pandemic, the sectors that have been most significantly affected, and the creative methods that buyers and sellers are using to progress deals under current restrictions.
They also discuss why M&A has been so susceptible to the impacts of the coronavirus, how Australian M&A has fared relative to the rest of the Asia-Pacific region, and the positive developments that have come out of the pandemic.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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With the Australian Law Awards 2020 set to occur as a Live Broadcast event on Friday, 7 August at 7pm, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the partners and finalists across a multitude of categories.
In this episode, Lawyers Weekly's Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Professor George Williams, dean of UNSW Law, which is the Principal Partner of the Australian Law Awards 2020.
Also featured in this podcast are two finalists in the Managing Partner of the Year category, Andrea Michaels and Genevieve Collins, who share how they are feeling about having gained recognition as part of the upcoming awards.
Have you secured your place to the first-ever Live Broadcast experience for the Australian Law Awards?
Despite not being able to travel freely across the country, we will continue to celebrate this year's leading legal professionals. Register for FREE today and join us from your boardroom, office or even lounge room!
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With the Australian Law Awards 2020 set to occur as a Live Broadcast event on Friday, 7 August at 7pm, we are bringing you a series of podcasts showcasing the partners and finalists across a multitude of categories.
In this episode, Lawyers Weekly's Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Professor George Williams, dean of UNSW Law, which is the Principal Partner of the Australian Law Awards 2020.
Also featured in this podcast are two finalists in the Law Firm of the Year category, Sean King and Hugh Griffin, who share how they are feeling about having gained recognition as part of the upcoming awards.
Have you secured your place to the first-ever Live Broadcast experience for the Australian Law Awards?
Despite not being able to travel freely across the country, we will continue to celebrate this year's leading legal professionals. Register for FREE today and join us from your boardroom, office or even lounge room!
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While a second wave of COVID-19 cases in Australia might mean that the current crisis is still far from over, KPMGs global head of legal services, Stuart Fuller, is well placed to make some educated predictions for a post-pandemic marketplace.
Stuart joins host Jerome Doraisamy in this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to unpack why the digital realm is so critical to legal businesses in navigating the challenges of COVID-19, how legal practitioners can strike a good balance between client experience and digitisation, and how "collabortition" will play a part in improving outcomes for businesses.
Stuart shares his insights into whether the push towards automation will happen across the entire legal profession, how legal teams have demonstrated their value and necessity in decision making processes, and what opportunities for lawyers lie on the other side of this crisis.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Justin Moses explains how working as a corporate counsel in a not-for-profit differs to more commercially focused environments.
Tune in to hear Justin and host Jerome Doraisamy discuss his role as the sole in-house lawyer at the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), the business' emphasis on social imperatives, and the impacts of COVID-19 on the organisation.
Justin delves into the extent to which not-for-profits utilise legal operations, the major issues that such organisations will have to address on the other side of the pandemic, and some advice to lawyers looking to enter the in-house not-for-profit space.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Marque Lawyers' newest partner, Kiera Peacock, reveals how she managed to reach this extraordinary career milestone at such a young age.
Kiera joins host Jerome Doraisamy to share her vocational journey from paralegal to partner, the advocacy opportunities she's had while working at Marque Lawyers, and initiatives she has implemented within the firm in response to COVID-19.
Kiera reflects on the importance of being part of an organisation that aligns with one's personal values, explains how billing methods can affect one's progression within a firm, and provides some advice to other young lawyers coming through the ranks.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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While the pandemic-triggered uncertainty has left a lot of SMEs in a state of panic and stagnation, Damien Hodgkinson maintains that the smartest law firms are taking advantage of this time to assess, restructure, and ultimately grow their businesses.
Damien is one of the founders and principals of Olvera Advisers and he joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to talk about how the newly established boutique advisory firm is providing support to small businesses experiencing distress under the turbulent circumstances.
Damien outlines some of the services offered by Olvera Advisers, the economic implications of the impending end of government support packages, and the most important issues for law firms to address to set themselves up to thrive on the other side of COVID-19.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Maddison Harrington candidly shares her experience of working in the in-house space as a transwoman.
Maddison talks with host Jerome Doraisamy about her personal journey with gender dysphoria and transitioning, how she came to work in-house at Griffith University, and what it was like to come out to her employer.
She outlines her LGBTQI advocacy both within the university and in the broader professional services sector, provides some advice to other lawyers who are transitioning, and explains how the legal profession can become a more diverse and inclusive place for all.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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Given the unprecedented nature of the current crisis, including force majeure clauses to cover a global pandemic in commercial lease contracts was not widely considered until very recently, leaving many legal practices with large, empty offices and continuing rental obligations.
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Kai Schindlmayr and Holly Bailey from Kernel Property to discuss the key issues they are witnessing in the market right now as well as their insights into which types of firms are suffering the most, the strategies that law firms could implement to leverage available opportunities, and how commercial lease contracts can be adapted to be more flexible into the future.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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A former member of the Kansas State Senate and Kansas House of Representatives and the first African American to study a juris doctor at Monash University, Donald Betts Jr's goal in life is to inspire service in the public interest.
The legal services executive at Norton Rose Fulbright joins host Jerome Doraisamy on this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show to discuss his journey to becoming the youngest senator in the history of the state of Kansas, the pieces of legislation he introduced during his service, and why he decided to shift from politics into law.
Donald reflects on the Black Lives Matter movement's importance both in the United States and right here in Australia, which local organisations are leading the way in driving actual change, and how lawyers and businesses can actively work on diversity and societal reform.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, the president of the Australian Bar Association, Matthew Howard, unpacks how the coronavirus crisis has been affecting barristers across the country.
Matthew talks with host Jerome Doraisamy about how well prepared the Bar was for remote working conditions, what barristers are doing to remain connected under social distancing regulations, and what measures the respective bar associations have put into place to support barristers' wellness.
He explains how the uptake of technology will provide increased access to justice in a post-pandemic world, what key learnings for barristers have come out of the current crisis, and why becoming a barrister should still be considered by emerging lawyers.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Theo Kapodistrias delves into the experience of junior in-house lawyers in the age of COVID-19.
The three-time winner of Lawyers Weekly awards and lawyer at the University of Tasmania joins host Jerome Doraisamy to talk about his personal journey into the in-house legal space as well as the challenges being experienced by junior counsel during the current crisis.
Theo reflects on the general sense of wellness amongst younger lawyers at the moment, shares some tips for junior legal counsel on effective communication, and explains how to make the most of the opportunities provided by working remotely.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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According to the president of the Law Council of Australia, Pauline Wright, COVID-19 has truly highlighted the need for change within the Australian legal sector, particularly, the importance of a federal charter of human rights.
On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the president of the Law Council of Australia, Pauline Wright, to discuss how the pandemic has impacted the legal profession, which sectors have been affected most significantly, and what actions the Law Council has taken in response to the current crisis.
Pauline reflects on why Australian big law firms haven't been especially vocal about Indigenous access to justice in response to international unrest, what actions law firms should be taking to address these issues, and what to expect from the Law Council as we begin to emerge from the crisis.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, the principal and founder of Her Lawyer, Courtney Bowie, unpacks the impacts of the global pandemic on the health and wellbeing of legal practitioners.
The recent winner of the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 award for Wellness Advocate of the Year joins host Jerome Doraisamy to share how her personal struggles with mental health led to her advocacy work for the health and wellbeing of lawyers.
Courtney outlines how firms can look after their employees under remote working conditions, how young lawyers can advocate for themselves and their colleagues in this time, and her level of optimism for the legal profession in a post-pandemic world.
If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected] for more insights!
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On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, the general counsel and chief strategy officer for Croesus Holdings Group, Garry Taylor, delves into the development of a new scenario for how Australian corporations operate once we emerge out of the coronavirus crisis - by "going global".
Garry joins host Jerome Doraisamy to discuss what an international business expansion actually entails, why such a prospect might pertain to Australian corporations in particular, and how a GC can manage their department in taking on such a task.
Garry explains why hiring and training young employees is critical, outlines why he advocates for having a GC on the board of any corporation, and shares his sentiment towards a post-pandemic legal sector.
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