Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

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.

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. 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!

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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

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!

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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

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!

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!

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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!

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 editor@lawyersweekly.com.au for more insights!