Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

After experiencing what she perceived to be a "boys club" environment in the legal profession, Her Lawyer founder and principal Courtney Bowie decided to forge her own path by way of a legal practice dedicated to empowering ambitious women in business, with a team of female lawyers behind her.

In this episode, Courtney and Jerome discuss the place of women-centric legal practices, as well as the wellness considerations and strategies abound with such a professional setup.

Daniel Stirling says that the industry is seeing people at all different levels, considering making the leap to in-house litigation roles because there is a real alignment with their skills. In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by the director of G2 Legal, Daniel Stirling. The pair discuss the increase of in-house litigation roles for corporate counsel, what factors and trends caused the increase and what part the royal commission has played in it all.

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, brought to you by InfoTrack, Jerome Doraisamy and InfoTrack CEO John Ahern discuss some of the issues facing lawyers and conveyancers when it comes to navigating mandates for e-settlements, how to turn such hurdles into opportunities, and why practitioners in this space have been slow to incorporate new technology. Plus, the pair dive into SettleIT, the new platform from InfoTrack, and its place in an increasingly share-based economy and marketplace.

As EOFY approaches, money generated for the partnership is a hot topic. But, across the calendar year, what other issues do partners have to contend with amongst themselves? In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy and Shine Lawyers legal consultant Samantha Mangwana engage in a two-part discussion: evaluation of financial performance by partners at EOFY, and issues that can and do arise at this time, and then an exploration of discrimination within the partnership ranks and the circumstances in which a partner might be asked to leave the firm.

Greenpeace Australia general counsel Katrina Bullock says that clients and the broader community must understand that individuals and institutions can be both commercially minded and environmentally sustainable. In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Jerome Doraisamy and Katrina discuss her vocational journey, passion for the projects she undertakes, and how that fuels a strategic approach to help clients implement new ways of thinking that are still good for the bottom line.

The recent establishment of the Aotearoa Legal Workers' Union in New Zealand, and its proposed advocacy against minimum wage breaches and workplace sexual harassment and bullying, begs the question: why aren't more Australian lawyers joining legal-specific unions or starting their own such movements?

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Electrical Trades Union of Australia national legal counsel, Alana Heffernan, to discuss the issues in legal practice that may give rise to a need for a lawyer's union, how such advocacy could operate and how to overcome perceived issues with industry-specific unions.

There still remain hurdles to access to safe terminations, especially in rural areas of the country, and - with religious freedoms featuring prominently in the sociopolitical discourse - it must be considered whether new state-based laws emerging in America's Deep South could see light in Australia.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by barrister and chair of the Australian Lawyers Alliance medical law special interest group, Ngaire Watson.

Dr Madeline Hartley's career path towards regulatory and corporate strategy adviser for Water NSW is the result of a lifelong passion for the sector and for educating people at all ends of the spectrum on practicable legal frameworks in the water space.

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, Dr Hartley joins host Jerome Doraisamy to discuss this journey forged from a childhood in regional NSW, and to recount on her recent excellence award at the 2019 Corporate Counsel Awards. She will discuss the importance of empathy within the corporate counsel sector, the role of corporate counsel in the broader business context, and share her advice for others within the space wishing to integrate themselves as a trusted member of corporate counsel.

Israel Folau's ongoing battle with Rugby Australia, regarding the posting of his religious views on Instagram, gives rise to the question: to what extent can lawyers engage in personal discussions when it comes to politics, religion, or even transparent disclosures about mental health issues?

Don't miss Jerome's conversation with returning guest Michael Byrnes about how much a legal employer can regulate the social media activity of an employee, and what we can learn from recent events.