Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

On this special episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, produced in partnership with mattero, a panel of experts unpack the most pertinent professional and technological considerations for SME practices in the looming “new normal”. Host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by mattero chief solutions officer Chris Porter, Lawganised founder and director Ben Deverson, and The Remote Expert founder and principal Emma Heuston to discuss headline issues and considerations facing law firm leaders as we look towards a post-pandemic market, whether now is a good time for practitioners to launch their own firms and why, and the key questions that both existing and emerging legal businesses must answer, as well as how tech platforms can and will assist on these fronts. The quartet also explore the lessons to be learned from colleagues’ experiences with legal tech, figuring out exactly what tech your firm might need moving forward, and the benefits that come from using mattero and why mattero’s offerings are suitable in the current climate. To learn more about mattero, click here. 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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

Spearheading a national team is not easy, least of all in a listed company and against the backdrop of a global pandemic. However, if one is sure of their purpose and implements the right strategies, opportunities will emerge and success will follow. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Shine Lawyers medical law national practice leader Clare Eves to discuss using life challenges to form one’s leadership style, learning how a business runs and one’s place in it as a leader, strategies for launching a national team, how such strategies evolved in the age of COVID-19 and, in her position, how to balance such considerations against the interests of working within a listed company. The pair also dive into Ms Eves’ upbringing in a small working-class town in the United Kingdom, how early life challenges led her towards the legal profession and, more specifically, finding a path towards a practice area of law for which she was fully equipped, personally and professionally, to navigate issues and opportunities. 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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with So They Can, a partner and a barrister reflect on their support for the organisation’s education and empowerment programs that empower vulnerable communities in East Africa and how such work has informed their respective professional outlooks. Host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Wotton + Kearney partner and head of pro bono Heidi Nash-Smith and barrister Hugh Stowe to discuss how and why they both became involved with So They Can, unpack their respective experiences on the ground with the organisation and reflect on how such work has offered a new perspective on the importance of social justice and legal practice. The trio also delve into why it is incumbent upon Australian lawyers to fight for justice, the opportunities for lawyers to become more involved with important causes in a post-pandemic world, and what excites both Ms Nash-Smith and Mr Stowe about the work of So They Can in the future. So They Can is a philanthropic partner for Lawyers Weekly’s upcoming 2021 Women in Law Awards. To learn more about its work, click here. 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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

In an increasingly globalised market, it is imperative that in-house lawyers understand and appreciate the cultural idiosyncrasies of everyone who sits across from you at the negotiating table – especially given that the age of coronavirus has “changed how we communicate”. On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Diligent assistant general counsel and three-time Lawyers Weekly Award winner Haylen Pong to talk about the need for in-house lawyers to improve their communication skills and ensure that, in a post-pandemic world that will be increasingly virtual, they are as attuned to cultural sensitivities as possible for the benefit of their businesses. The pair delve into whether improved cultural awareness should form part of one’s professional development and other practical ways to increase cultural sensitivity, and the need to make time for such education, including how it can assist when one sits at the negotiating table and/or when advising senior management. 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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

Fear used to hold Nancy Youssef back from achieving success in business. Her five-step process to overcome one’s worries, particularly as we move into a post-pandemic market, is essential for all firm owners. On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Nancy Youssef, the founder and financial strategist of Classic Finance Group and founder of Classic Mentoring and Coaching, to discuss the practical steps needed to overcome one’s fears and achieve meaningful, lasting success with one’s small business, and how and why she developed such a blueprint. The pair also delve into the debilitating and crippling nature of business fears, how using a fear-busting blueprint can help support one in their personal life, increasing one’s business confidence, and other opportunities to flourish in the looming ‘new normal’.

Having been caught between the choice of unpredictability in her dream job or the stability in another, one new lawyer shares how she thought she would be giving up her passion for writing when she pursued her interest in law – ultimately, however, she found a way to make both of them work in one big, exciting career. In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Naomi Neilson is joined by lawyer, writer, and Lawyers Weekly contributor Stefanie Costi to discuss how her blossoming career in journalism was swapped out for law – but, through a copywriting business and contributing to news sites like ours, found a way to keep working in both. In this episode, Stefanie talks us through a really exciting writing opportunity: contributing a chapter in the Change Makers books about women making an impact on the lives of others. It’s a very interesting read on how she made the switch from writing into law, and the impact people around her had on finding a middle ground. “If my journey says anything, it’s that with a bit of grit, your own permission to dream and the power to not give up, the world is yours for the taking,” Stefanie wrote. “Believe in yourself and have the courage to take the first step.” Stefanie also shares what it meant for her career to grow up with migrant parents and offers some very useful advice for new lawyers. Have a listen to the entire episode below! If you have any questions about the episode or if there are any topics that you might want us to look into, please reach out – we would love to hear from you! We’re also always open to new guests, so if you have an exciting story to tell, if you’re standing out as a student or graduate, or if you can offer some tips for our young lawyers, get in touch. You can reach us here: Emails: editor@lawyersweekly.com.au or naomi.neilson@momentummedia.com.au Socials: Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter or reach out to me directly here.

There is “no greater gift” lawyers can give themselves than claiming what they want for their lives. Having left BigLaw behind to become a sex and relationship coach, Stephanie Rigg understands the importance of being deliberate and intentional about creating a meaningful life for one’s self. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with corporate lawyer-turned-sex and relationship coach Stephanie Rigg about how she has always been a “personal development junkie”, how the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020 provided a circuit-breaker of sorts for her to keep pushing her vocational and intellectual boundaries, which saw her resign from her role as an M&A lawyer and enrol in a training program to be a sex and relationship coach. The pair delve into whether Ms Rigg’s training as a lawyer has provided transferrable skills to her new role, what a sex and relationship coach does, the nexus between ingrained personality traits and healthy relationships, the deleterious impact of workplace stress on one’s sexuality and intimacy with others and how the age of COVID-19 has amplified such concerns, and Ms Rigg’s words of wisdom for lawyers in claiming what they want for their lives. 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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

Having worked extensively across financial services and having successfully navigated an arduous royal commission into that sector, Scott Stierli knows how best to showcase one’s importance to a business. On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by REA Group executive manager (legal) Scott Stierli to reflect on how much legal work in financial services has changed in recent years, what it was like as an in-house lawyer during the Hayne Royal Commission and what lessons emerged from that inquiry. The pair also delve into striking the right balance between proactivity and reactivity when navigating regulatory evolutions, how best to evolve with counterparts across businesses in the new normal, and what a successful in-house lawyer in financial services will look like in 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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

Not only do emerging leaders like Sheetal Deo have the power to reshape the makeup and tone of the legal profession and the ways in which client services are delivered – they are already doing it. On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Shakti (Legal Solutions) founder and principal Sheetal Deo to discuss more substantive diversity and inclusion in law and how best this can be achieved, who is doing well on such fronts already, and why such conversations are so important to her, both personally and professionally. The pair also reflect on the power that young legal professionals have to rethink and redesign the nature of legal service but also how it looks (literally and metaphorically), the inextricable need for good allies, and the direction she sees her own firm taking as we move into the new normal. 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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

For International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, two senior legal professionals discuss their experiences with stillbirth and infertility, respectively. (Content warning: this episode may be distressing for some listeners. Discretion is advised.) On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Holding Redlich partner Alexandra Tighe and LOD head of marketing and communications (Asia-Pacific and the Middle East) Anita Thompson, who both return to the show to reflect on their experiences with stillbirth and infertility, respectively, the trauma that arises as a result of such heartache, and the number of Australian women who go through similar experiences. The trio also delve into whether or not ingrained personality traits of lawyers might exacerbate the heartache of such experiences, how best employers can support their staff, the role of male colleagues in better supporting women as well as their personal guidance for any lawyer who experiences such heartache and how to find hope. Help is available via SANDS or Pink Elephants for those seeking support in pregnancy loss and via Mercy Perinatal for those seeking information or to support research into prevention of loss. 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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!