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When she bought her first home at the age of 21, Annature founder and chief executive Amreeta Abbott couldn't believe how many documents she had to sign in person. Having worked across professional services strands as a tech entrepreneur, she understands better than most the inextricable need for more efficient processes as we move into a post-pandemic market. On this episode of LawTech Talks, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Ms Abbott to discuss her personal and vocational journeys, how she feels the legal profession is faring relative to other industries when it comes to uptake and meaningful utilisation of technologies such as eSignatures and identification verification, what further change needs to occur in law (both legislative updates and community perceptions), and what sectors of the profession are upping the ante. The pair also delve into the extent to which change is client-driven or led by lawyers, better navigating pain points with eSigning and identity verification, why technology helps one evolve into a better, more modern lawyer in addition to making one's life easier. Elsewhere, the pair talk about Annature, its purpose within the legal profession and benefits it currently offers for 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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with LexisNexis, host Jerome Doraisamy and LexisNexis Pacific managing director Greg Dickason discuss how the age of coronavirus has changed the risk management landscape and how technology can and will help professionals navigate that landscape. The pair dive into what risk management means (particularly in the new-look market), major current and looming risks, profession-wide cognisance of risk management responsibilities at this critical juncture, opportunities to better navigate risk management considerations, the need to utilise data, the fundamental importance of leveraging technological platforms and avoiding inherent tech risks. They also unpack the need to proactively plan and review business operations, what constitutes best practice when it comes to risk management, the inextricable link between success and risk management, the quantum of tech proficiency needed in order to succeed, and what platforms LexisNexis offers to help professionals moving forward. To learn more, listeners can click here or call 1 800 772 772. 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!

Lawyers "have an obligation to give back", Paula Robinson argues. Not only it is incumbent upon practitioners to use their privilege for good, she says, but it also helps them better serve their clients and businesses. On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Ailier principal Paula Robinson – who is also chair of the Queensland Academy of Sport Advisory Board, chair of Tennis Australia's National Gender Equality Task force, vice-president of Football Queensland and former vice-president of Tennis Queensland – to discuss why wearing numerous hats and garnering executive experience can be critical to one's success as a boutique firm leader. The pair delve into Ms Robinson's journey as a management executive prior to her legal career, how such experience served her in legal practice, how she balances wearing so many hats, the importance of giving back, and the practical steps that other firm owners can take to garner such executive experience. 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!

Allowing fears, nerves, or anxieties dictate what new lawyers can and cannot do has prevented many of them from taking up extraordinary opportunities and carving out a place for themselves in the legal profession – but it's time to find freedom from those stressors and put themselves and their careers first. In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, we're doing things a little bit differently because it marks the first time that one of Lawyers Weekly's book reviews/interviews is done over a podcast. Today we're looking at Freedom From Fear by Vera Culkoff, an experienced barrister working out of Second Floor Selborne Chambers. In Freedom From Fear, Vera talks not only about her personal and professional journeys but explains how the power of thoughts creates illusory fears that prevent many from realising their dreams. For lawyers, that could mean saying no to opportunities they feel they aren't ready for (even if they are) or considering passing it onto more senior professionals (which Vera almost did). In addition to exploring the many key messages for new lawyers, this episode touches on how Vera herself navigated her own fears to make it as a barrister and the advice she can pass on to new lawyers. We also chat about how Vera made it into the profession in the first place: surprisingly, it all started as a hobby. The episode has more by the way of tips for lawyers of all ages and career stages (and some particularly for female lawyers) as well as what life is like at the bar. Have a listen 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 has been an "explosion of interest" in the clean energy space, say three senior lawyers from Gilbert + Tobin, with a fascinating 2021 set to lead to an even busier and more interesting 2022. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by G+T partner Michael Blakiston and special counsel Patrick Tydde and Christopher Marchesi to discuss the year that was in clean energy and decarbonisation, the big issues that lawyers in this space have had to grapple with (particularly given the political undertones), the role of hydrogen moving forward, and the economic viability of new energy pathways. The BigLaw trio also delve into the state of affairs with carbon markets, how Australia is performing relative to global counterparts, the challenges created for lawyers in advising clients, the impact of "greenwashing", and what's been happening in the courts with regards to energy, including but not limited to the outcomes of recent cases, the likelihood of climate-related class actions, and what lawyers in this space can look forward to as 2022 approaches. 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 LexisNexis, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Lindsay O'Connor about ongoing issues practitioners are experiencing with drafting and the role of technology as the profession moves to adapt to more modern methods of practice. Ms O'Connor – who is the head of online solutions at LexisNexis – outlines the myriad of pain points that practitioners of all stripes are facing, and have faced in a pre-pandemic world, that are impacting upon their businesses and clients. She explains why better integration for one's drafting processes and tech capabilities is such an urgent priority moving forward, the extent to which legal teams and firms are cognisant of the need to do so, and the dangers in not acting fast. She also delves into the various transitions that might be required in order to drive a legal practice forward, including but not limited to movement away from billable hours towards fixed fees, broader practical steps that leaders can and should be taking, what a successful practitioner looks like in 2022 and how LexisNexis can help one achieve this. 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!

The traditional understanding of what makes a good in-house counsel "is no longer" – in the post-pandemic market, only a counsel who not only understands but helps shape a business' governance frameworks will be successful. On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Youi executive general manager of legal, compliance and regulatory affairs Russell Redsell to discuss what governance is and its constant principles, how and where governance failures lead to issues, and the need for those in-house to ensure they are more than simply lawyers, particularly at this critical juncture. The pair also talk about the myriad hats that those in-house must wear, the added burdens of staying on top of governance matters, practical steps one can take to better serve their businesses, and other advice regarding the need to be more attuned to good governance. 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!

Whilst Hayley Tarr is based at Burleigh Heads Beach in Queensland, she boasts clients from all over the world. Anything is possible, she says, in building a practice that thinks and lives beyond physical boundaries. On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Tarr Law founding director Hayley Tarr (who was a finalist in the sole practitioner of the year category at the 2021 Women in Law Awards) to discuss how she found her current vocational path amidst personal turmoil and why it is so important to add more strings to one's bow by way of having a broader client base in the post-pandemic market. The pair also talk about how such an approach to one's client base can bring success moving forward, the need to think like an entrepreneur, avoiding complacency and managing one's workload, the potential to grow a larger firm by way of having international clients, and what others can learn from her approach and journey. 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!

With WFH becoming increasingly mainstream, there is an opportunity for employers to create office spaces and working environments that are better fit for idiosyncratic needs and purposes and for employees to leverage what is important to them. On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Bowd Legal chief executive Fionn Bowd, who returns to the show to discuss why she believes we are entering a "golden age" for legal offices, what this means, and the many avenues that employers can explore in enticing staff into office spaces that are tailored to personal and professional needs, thereby better imbibing community, collegiality and, ultimately, productivity. The pair also flesh out why demarcation between home and work is so important, striking the right balance in such demarcation, how employees can communicate what is important to them, and the flow-on effects of making such structural, physical, environmental and, ultimately, vocational changes to the office. 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!

Newly elected ACC global board chair Mike Madden – just the second Australian to hold the role – speaks with Lawyers Weekly about how the role of general counsel is evolving and his hopes for in-house professionals more broadly. On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Hyne Timber head of group legal, compliance, commercial and procurement Mike Madden, who was recently elected global board chair for the Association of Corporate Counsel, to discuss his journey in the legal profession, how and why it was important to him to get involved in the in-house member association and what he hopes to achieve as chair. The pair also talk about what Mr Madden envisions for the future of in-house lawyers, how he sees their roles evolving as we enter the post-pandemic market, the challenges he foresees for such professionals, as well as the opportunities for them to grasp in 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!