Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

Once law graduates get out into the profession, the long hours and volume of work can often mean that keeping in touch with friends, including lawyer colleagues, is difficult to the point of feeling isolated. One young lawyer is trying to change that.

In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Baybridge solicitor Jennie Siow, who recently founded The Legal Mixer, about her experience and social circle at law school, the work she does at Baybridge, her experience and observations of the struggles that new and emerging practitioners have when it comes to maintaining genuine connections, and the flow-on consequences of such social isolation in a tough vocation.

Siow also details her efforts to create new opportunities for social interaction for new practitioners, why she thinks such social gatherings are so important, the benefits that recent graduates can glean from such social occasions, how they can overcome fears about their capacity to engage, broader, practical steps to be taken to ensure that one can maintain the connections they have already formed.

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Running a successful law firm is trying at the best of times. In the wake of personal and familial tragedy, being a business owner is immensely more difficult. Here, Kelli Martin reflects on how she keeps her firm going while dealing with loss and details what other firm owners can learn from her experiences. (Content warning: This episode contains content that may be distressing to some listeners. Discretion is advised.) In this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with KLM Solicitors managing partner Kelli Martin about her firm's journey since inception, the recent tragedy that struck her family and the toll it is taking, how she and her family are managing, and what she is learning from such processes. Martin also reflects on her efforts to keep her law firm going while navigating personal matters, how she has learnt to lean on and trust colleagues more, understanding the need to reach out to those around you, how her business objectives and plans are shifting in the wake of changing personal circumstances and why, and her broader guidance to small law firm owners. 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.

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While lawyers are adept at navigating conflict on behalf of clients, they are often ill equipped to deal with their interpersonal conflict, says one barrister and solicitor-turned-mediator and executive coach. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Maria Newport, a "recovering lawyer" now working as a mediator and executive coach, about her journey in the legal profession and what drew her to such work, why discussing lawyers' inability to manage interpersonal conflict is such a critical conversation, whether such capacities have gotten worse since the onset of COVID-19, and how commonplace it is across the profession.

Newport also unpacks lawyers' cognisance of such issues and the time constraints to address them, examples of how an inability to manage interpersonal conflict can have flow-on consequences for lawyers, the nexus to profession-wide mental health concerns, the practical steps that lawyers can be taking to better manage interpersonal conflict, how difficult such self-improvement can be, and why lawyers cannot let this issue fall by the wayside. 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.

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In this special episode, brought to you by Lawyers Weekly's sister brand, Cyber Daily, Cyber Security Minister Clare O'Neil unpacks how the Albanese government aims to make Australia the world's most cyber secure nation by 2030. Minister O'Neil provides host Liam Garman with firsthand insight into upcoming cyber security legislation to keep us safe online, reflects on the threats that keep her up and night, and how the government is tackling such a broad array of online threats – from phishing attacks to credential stuffing and insider threats.

She also shares her thoughts on the recent Deloitte report on the Optus attack, clears up some common questions on SOCI/SLACIP, and details upcoming cyber security legislation and what the future of digital transformation looks like in Australia.

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In the wake of voluminous change in the industrial relations space, it is critical to reflect on how such legislative updates will impact workplaces of all stripes and how both employers and employees can navigate such evolutions to working life.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back barrister Ian Neil SC to discuss the "tumultuous" past year in industrial relations reform, the myriad changes that were legislated and are coming into effect, what the response from businesses and employers has been to such change, and whether the net effect of such changes will be to drive up the cost of labour.

Neil also delves into how businesses can and should respond to the "tidal wave" of changes, why good governance has never been more essential, what the Closing Loopholes and Right to Disconnect legislation means and what its impacts might be, what might be the headline industrial relations issues to contend with in the future in light of such changes, why prudent employers will see the changes as an opportunity, what will constitute best practice moving forward, and the likely volume of work headed in the direction of legal practitioners and HR professionals. 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.

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In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with York Hamilton, we explore the upward trajectory of utilising remote talent, offshoring, and broader business automation considerations in Australia's legal marketplace and how best legal businesses can proceed in the coming year. Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with York Hamilton managing partner Evan Kostopoulos to discuss the need for law firms Down Under to evolve how their businesses operate, the receptiveness to such change in recent years, ensuring your firm isn't left behind in a rapidly shifting marketplace, the benefits of utilising remote talent, and whether law firms are seeing an urgent need to explore such options in the current climate.

Evan also reflects on the journey of York Hamilton, the business opportunities that can and will open up from offshoring, including potential revamps to business structure and objectives, how to engage with firms that are reluctant to explore offshoring, the place of tech in such conversations, how firms are faring on broader business automation matters, how the legal marketplace will continue to shift, and why offshoring and automation should excite leaders in law moving forward.

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As one who has experienced significant adversity in life, Rugare Gomo understands better than most the importance of not just authenticity and vulnerability but also the imperative to be brave and live and work according to one's own expectations rather than what might be expected of us by others and broader society. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Rugare Gomo, a high-performance coach, author and former lawyer, to discuss how and why he left Zimbabwe for Australia as a teenager, deciding to study and practise law and his journey in the profession, and his realisation that – personally and professionally – he needed to approach life in ways truer to his values and purpose rather than in accordance with external expectations. Gomo details how lawyers can push back against ingrained traits and characteristics so that they can live from the heart, what went wrong in his life when he wasn't true to himself, overcoming self-limiting beliefs and fear of asking stupid questions, how time-poor leaders can better create safe spaces for staff, how individuals can find safe spaces, how to practically start being braver and more creative, and how and why such an approach to one's personal and professional has been beneficial for him.

In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Naiman Clarke, we explore how best candidates can navigate reviews with their employers regarding salary increases and promotions and what might constitute best practice if one is searching for a new role. Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Naiman Clarke director Kristina Steele about emerging trends based on market research and conversations with candidates and clients, current market sentiment, the "wrong" reasons that candidates might put themselves out into the market, against the backdrop of power shifting back towards employers, as well as why candidates need to be pragmatic and realistic about their prospects for higher salaries, better titles, or being better offer elsewhere. Kristina also delves into the questions that candidates can ask of themselves if they do make the decision to enter the market, how employees can and should be communicating with their superiors as they complete their reviews, what might constitute best practice for employers in the current climate, and what she sees as an exciting new financial year ahead in legal recruitment. To learn more about Naiman Clarke, including its new salary guide, 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.

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Having to wear multiple hats is nothing new for small law firm owners. In the current climate, and against the backdrop of workplace and legislative change, proactivity is fundamental for leaders looking to stay ahead.

In this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Gallant Law founder and principal Lauren Cassimatis to discuss the evolution of her firm since its inception five years ago, the practical and professional realisations one has around the need to wear multiple hats, how one has to regularly evaluate the hats being worn and why, and what one needs to be on top of as the new financial year hits.

Cassimatis also delves into striking the right balance between proactivity and reactivity, whether the idea of wearing multiple hats is becoming harder in the current climate, the need for self-care as an additional string to one's bow, the practical steps she will be implementing in the new financial year, lessons she has learnt over the years when it comes to balancing competing responsibilities, what constitutes best practice, and what excites her about the next 12 months.

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In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with FeeSynergy, we explore how a firm's processes can and should be enhanced, including improvements to debtor management, payments, and the overall client user experience.

Host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by FeeSynergy founder and director Miki Simonovski to discuss the ever-increasing importance of ensuring efficient cash flow for your business, best practice client experience when it comes to invoice design and self-service capability, and how law firm owners and business leaders are creating unnecessary headaches for themselves.

Miki Simonovski also delves into current issues being seen with debtor management, payment and billing processes and models, client payments, how these issues can be overcome by legal businesses, and how firms can ensure easy wins.

To learn more about FeeSynergy, click here.

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