Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

Lawyers are the “custodians of the rule of law”, and in a looming new normal, such professionals have to ensure their pushes for change, and acts of service to the community, are in keeping with a landscape that will be vastly different to pre-pandemic conditions. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Law Council of Australia president Dr Jacoba Brasch QC joins host Jerome Doraisamy to discuss the vision of LCA in 2021 as Australia enters a post-pandemic world, and why issues such as digital poverty, government powers and social justice are such primary concerns in the immediate future. Dr Brasch also delves into the changing nature of advocacy in the courts, evolutions to legal workplaces and reinforcing the fundamental importance of the rule of law in the midst of such extraordinary times. 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!

By the middle of this decade, the legal function could look vastly different, even from its current post-pandemic state. Here, KPMG global head of legal services Stuart Fuller stares into a crystal ball and outlines headline predictions for the evolution of the legal function. In his return to The Corporate Counsel Show, Mr Fuller joins host Jerome Doraisamy to discuss what KPMG’s legal operations transformation services practice thinks will happen to the legal function by 2025, given the rapidly changing nature of in-house legal teams as well as increased use of the digital realm and a more complex regulatory environment. Among the predictions are hypotheses about the percentage of lawyers within the legal department, how essential it might be for lawyers to read and interpret data, whether financial KPIs will be introduced and the extent to which standardised legal work will be subsumed into a business or organisation. 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 Partner of the Year Awards 2020 was hosted as a hybrid event on Friday, 27 November 2020 with 160 professionals in attendance at The Star in Sydney and others tuning in for a live broadcast via Momentum Media’s virtual ballroom. In conjunction with that hybrid event, Lawyers Weekly is pleased to bring you another awards showcase podcast episode, this one with the winner of the Innovator of the Year Award. In this episode from Lawyers Weekly, in conjunction with platinum partner Commonwealth Bank of Australia, deputy editor Jerome Doraisamy is joined by CBA national director of professional services Daniela Pasini to interview Hamilton Locke managing partner Nicholas Humphrey about his winning of this category, his philosophy and approach to innovation in law, and how he has imbibed that vision across his firm. The trio also discuss the findings of CBA’s Legal Market Pulse Report, and – leading on from those findings – how partners of all stripes can adopt innovative mindsets and practices so as to better lead their practice groups, and what innovation might look like as we head towards a post-pandemic marketplace. 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 been frustrated by what she saw as “deep inefficiencies and archaic practices” across the profession, Naomi Hickey-Humble found a home in legal operations, describing it as “like Goldilocks finding the comfiest bed”. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Naomi Hickey-Humble from MinterEllison – who won the Legal Operations Professional of the Year at the 2020 Women in Law Awards – to discuss her journey in legal ops, what constitutes a good legal ops professional, and why it is such a rewarding vocational pathway in law. The pair also talk about how those in this space were challenged during the height of the pandemic, the critical importance of effective collaboration across all functions of a firm or business, and what those in legal ops have to look forward to in a post-pandemic marketplace. 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!

Leah Cameron, who recently won Indigenous Lawyer of the Year and the Excellence Award at the Women in Law Awards, joins us to discuss her business vision, and why diversification (on multiple fronts) is crucial. On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, Marrawah Law principal solicitor and managing director Leah Cameron chats with host Jerome Doraisamy about how and why she set up her firm, what has led to its success and her expansion plans.  The pair also talk about finding points of difference for a firm’'s service offering, helping clients navigate ongoing uncertainty as we head towards a post-pandemic world, and the ever-present “digital divide”. 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!

From a small town on the Sunshine Coast through to working in bigger places, this young lawyer talks students and graduates through making it as a regional lawyer. In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Naomi Neilson is back to sit down with Travis Schultz and Partners’ senior associate Hugh Powell to talk through how he ended up in personal injury and compensation law from a small town in Queensland.  We also get into what it takes to make it in this area of law (no matter how small a place it starts from), travelling far distances to commit to a legal career and the best path that new students can take to get to the same places.  The episode also has some bonus tips on going back to studying for a masters’ degree and how to switch off from work at the end of the day.  Check out the 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.

According to former barrister and managing partner Bree Knoester, clients are craving personal connection, empathy and understanding more so than ever before. In light of this, movement away from bigger legal practices may occur.  On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Brave Legal founder and principal Bree Knoester to discuss why, in a post-pandemic marketplace, clients will care less about the prestige of fancy law offices and more about the holistic value that lawyers can offer, opening the door for smaller firms to showcase their suitability for clients across the board.  The pair also talk about Bree’s vocational journey and what motivates her to be a personal injury lawyer, how practitioners in her field have fared during COVID-19 and what the future looks like, as well as the underlying practical challenges for lawyers as we enter 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!

The Partner of the Year Awards 2020 was hosted as a hybrid event on Friday, 27 November 2020 with 160 professionals in attendance at The Star in Sydney and others tuning in for a live broadcast via Momentum Media’s virtual ballroom. In conjunction with that hybrid event, Lawyers Weekly is pleased to bring you another awards showcase podcast episode, this one with the winner of the New Partner – 3 Years or Less category. Lawyers Weekly deputy editor Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Belinda Hegarty from Commonwealth Bank of Australia, platinum partner of the Partner of the Year Awards, to interview Clayton Utz partner Samy Mansour about his winning of this category, what the past year has taught him and reinforced about good leadership, the critical importance of pastoral care within one’s team, and the need for partners to be adaptable to changing circumstances and staff needs. The trio also discuss the findings of CBA’s Legal Market Pulse report, and – leading on from those findings – how partners can ensure their collaborative approaches and leadership styles are in keeping with the needs of the emerging generation of practitioners and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for newer partners in BigLaw practices. 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!

Both personally and professionally, Elizabeth Carroll is keeping herself very busy. Wearing multiple hats, she feels, makes her better equipped to lead her legal department and be innovative. On this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by IP Australia chief legal officer Ms Carroll – who recently won the General Counsel of the Year category at the 2020 Women in Law Awards – to discuss why she feels it is so important for in-house lawyers to get involved in extracurricular work and why they are well placed to navigate such business and organisational commitment. The pair also talk about the need for greater representation in extracurricular work from the in-house cohort, and why those who roll up their sleeves and get involved might be better corporate counsel in the looming new normal, as they have greater exposure to new and exciting ways to be creative and innovative when tackling client matters. 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!

When Adelaide-bred Victoria Bell saw the need for Tindall Gask Bentley to have a presence in Darwin, she pitched it to her bosses. Almost four years later, she’s successfully running the plaintiff firm’s Northern Territory arm by herself, but with the benefits that come with a national practice.  On this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Tindall Gask Bentley partner Ms Bell to discuss the circumstances that led to her opening a new office for the national plaintiff firm, how she fares operating in a form of sole practice but with the backing of a big business, as well as the inherent challenges but also professional development opportunities that come with such a move.  The pair also talk about how other practitioners can pitch expansion to their superiors should the market conditions be suitable, and why community will be so important if and when one is able to create such a career move. 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!