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Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network
The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network explores the myriad issues, challenges, trends and opportunities facing legal professionals in Australia. Produced by Australia's largest and most-trusted legal publication, Lawyers Weekly, the four shows on the channel – The Lawyers Weekly Show, The Corporate Counsel Show, The Boutique Lawyer Show and Protégé – all bring legal marketplace news to the audience via engaging and insightful conversations. Our editorial team talking to legal professionals and…
Episodes
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkSupporting women lawyers into leadership positions
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with legalsuper, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with legalsuper executive manager of…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkInnovation in legal education
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Leo Cussen Centre for Law, we explore the nexus between lawyers' professional…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Mediation is now its own profession
Emily Barnes sensed, as an in-house lawyer, that there weren't enough female mediators, with a glaring gap in the marketing being that certain voices weren't…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow lawyers should view interest rates heading into 2023
Earlier this week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised interest rates for the eighth consecutive month. How should legal professionals who hold…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkSupporting the next generation of women in finance
Camilla Love started F3 — Future Females in Finance to bring more women into the financial services industry. The program — which won the Women's Community…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLegal Lightbulbs: Being an outsider in law and later finding your calling
In a predominantly white corporate landscape, Australia's legal profession can be a daunting place for those who don't necessarily fit the preconceived mould…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLooming legislation for crypto, open banking and payments
The financial services regulatory regime is "designed to be technology agnostic, so it ought to keep pace as much as possible with new products and new ways of…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProperty Finance Uncut: RBA delivers Christmas rate rise pain — Here's how borrowers should spend their holidays
With the Reserve Bank of Australia delivering a year-end rate pain and borrowers facing a dreaded "mortgage cliff" this Christmas, these experts recommend…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe nexus between recruitment and legal education
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Leo Cussen Centre for Law, we explore the "pivotal moment" in recruitment we…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'There's still that bamboo ceiling out there,' says BigLaw managing partner
We "can't change the world in one day", says Squire Patton Boggs Perth managing partner Tony Chong. However, he can and is doing what he can to promote diverse…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Creating a connected legal function
On this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with LawVu, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with LawVu chief legal evangelist Shaun…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Showcasing your worth to the profession and the public
Prospective clients, and the broader legal profession, will often have preconceptions about a lawyer's capacity — particularly when it comes to working women…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: What makes a good advocate?
Advocacy is, arguably, the "purest form of lawyering". Learning how to do it well, two senior practitioners argue, is fundamental. On this episode of The…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow lawyers can better engage neuropsychologists
When engaging an expert like a neuropsychologist, it is imperative that lawyers not only find the right expert but understand and appreciate why they are doing…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Having a greater social impact as a new practitioner
According to Noel Lim, "real justice means maintaining your rights as well as your dignity". It's a mantra he's hoping to inspire in law students and grads…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: 'We are experiencing a reckoning in the crypto market'
The recent collapse of crypto exchange FTX not only offers lessons but also provides an opportunity to reflect on the difficulties in regulating the digital…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe increasing attractiveness of private debt
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Metrics Credit Partners, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Metrics managing…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Bringing solutions and building confidence
Krystal Kovac assumed a leadership role in-house in her late 20s, and has learnt the key characteristics that help her bring the most benefit to an…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Navigating neurodivergence and supporting emerging lawyers
Annabel Biscotto — both on a personal level and as president of the Australian Law Students' Association — is on a mission to let the legal profession know…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLeadership in new-look workplace structures
Given the pace of change in work, health, and safety — not just legislatively, but also due to sociocultural and economic shifts in the wake of the pandemic —…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkIs the profession getting better at talking about wellness?
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Support for Lawyers, we explore the changing landscape around wellness…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHiring constraints plaguing Australia's legal profession
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with nrol, we dive into the headline hurdles that legal employers are having to…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Going paperless in a paper-heavy practice area
In practice areas like wills and estates, lawyers and clients alike have been heavily reliant on paper in years gone by. In today's world, such an approach is…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkMeet the prosecutor pushing for better sex education
A limitation of the criminal justice system, ACT-based prosecutor and author Katrina Marson says, is that it is reactive to misconduct such as sexual violence…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkInsight into successful innovators driving change in their businesses
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, hear from two award-winning innovators about what…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProperty Finance Uncut: Aussie borrowers hammered again – can rates go any higher?
While the Reserve Bank's rate hike trajectory is painting a grim horror story for mortgage holders, these experts say there's strategic ways to beat the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Setting yourself up for success as a junior in-house lawyer
Since the early days of her legal career, award-nominated legal counsel Charlotte Olsen has been determined to garner broad, diverse professional experience…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'I felt like a failure as a woman and as a mother'
The birth of barrister Rhiannon Malone's son, one year ago, was supposed to be the happiest day of her life, and that of her husband's. Unexpectedly, it turned…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow to navigate negative interactions with stakeholders
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Madison Marcus, Theresa Armstrong details the importance of learning from…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkMaking financial services less 'male, stale and pale'
The financial services industry has historically been male-dominated but encouraging more women into the space is not only good for society, but good for…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: The legal loophole that must be closed
Five years ago, the Coalition government announced it closed the loophole that enables perpetrators of sexual abuse to hide assets in superannuation. Since…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Knowing how and when to start your own firm
Becoming one's own employer can be a daunting prospect. However, if the right opportunity presents itself, junior lawyers should be unafraid to grab it with…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkEthical conduct in the modern marketplace
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Blumers Personal Injury Lawyers director Noor Blumer to discuss the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawTech Talks: Tech's impact upon the rule of law
On this special episode of LawTech Talks, produced in partnership with LexisNexis, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with LexisNexis executive vice-president and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Lessons for legal counsel from the Optus cyber attack
Corporate counsel have, for some time, been cognisant of the need to be more adept with cyber security. The recent Optus attack is not only a timely reminder…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkGood partners embrace discomfort
Despite multiple award wins, Jason Betts doesn't allow himself to get complacent. No matter what, he always pushes himself to do more and won't ever presume…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLegal Lightbulbs: Can we make the office better than home?
The novelty of working remotely, or flexibly, has not worn off for many legal professionals. The mainstreaming of WFH is, for some, an irreversible trend. But…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Advocating for your career progression
Advocating for your career as a junior lawyer is "not just about going for the next rung" — so much more is involved, says this professional. On this episode…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network10 years on from hospitalisation for anxiety and depression
One decade ago (to the date of publication of this episode), Lawyers Weekly editor Jerome Doraisamy admitted himself to hospital, in light of his spiralling…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProperty Finance Uncut – October '22
A must-listen for anyone with a mortgage, Property Finance Uncut gives Aussies the latest intel on the lending scene. Join Smart Property Investment's Phil…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Incorporating change into a firm business model
Since its inception in 1976, Sunshine Coast-based firm Bradley & Bray Lawyers has had numerous iterations. Being open and receptive to change, and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawTech Talks: How technology helps women lawyers succeed
On this special episode of LawTech Talks, produced in partnership with mattero, we explore the role that legal tech has played, and will continue to play, in…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'There's so much going on in the defence industry'
The defence industry will likely be one of the most high-profile in the coming years. The pace of change together with sociopolitical, technological and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawTech Talks: The skills divide
On this special episode of LawTech Talks, produced in partnership with LexisNexis, we explore the skills divide for technology use in the workplace, the need…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Contractor safety management 101
The management of contractor safety is "one of the most misunderstood areas of law". At a time when in-house counsel are so busy with other urgent priorities…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: The power of pivoting
From niching down a firm's practice offerings to opening a new regional office, Kerri Shaw and Gemma Bunner have learned the importance of regularly evaluating…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWhat makes a good mediator?
Mediation is on the rise — not just as a practice methodology, but as an avenue for litigious proceedings. Those operating in this space need to not only be…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Why risk management is the #1 concern for law departments
On this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with LOD, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Australian managing director Paul…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkParallels between 19th century Britain and today's criminal justice approaches
It is striking, Victorian shadow minister Dr Matt Bach MP notes, how similar the criminal justice remedies of 200 years ago are to today's policies and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'It's a candidate's market', and other salary trends
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Empire Group, we explore emerging trends in salaries for legal professionals…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkManaging media in high-profile cases
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Blumers Personal Injury Lawyers, we delve into the practice management hurdles…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Building a business in a burgeoning regional hub
Legal work in regional towns is ramping up in the post-pandemic market. For leaders like Najeh Marhaba, it provides a great opportunity to bolster one's…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkRegulating space junk
On this episode, brought to you by Lawyers Weekly's sister brand, Space Connect, host Adam Thorn speaks with Joel Lisk, a space law research associate at the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkBias in court proceedings
Instances of bias are "incredibly rare" in Australia's judicial system. However, given Australians' right to independent and impartial hearings, it is…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLegal Lightbulbs: Do in-house lawyers owe their law firms a duty of care?
Many lawyers move in-house seeking greater work/life balance. What they cannot forget, however, is that they may have a responsibility to the health and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProperty Finance Uncut – September '22
A must-listen for anyone with a mortgage, Property Finance Uncut gives Aussies the latest intel on the lending scene. Join Smart Property Investment's Phil…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Finding freedom as a lawyer
Laura Frederick, a former senior in-house counsel at Tesla, loved her job at the global behemoth. What was missing, however, was a sense of freedom over her…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Enacting a succession plan
No one starts a law firm thinking about how they're going to exit it. However, it is imperative (particularly in an age of turbulence) to not only ensure…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkBarristers in the new normal
Australian Bar Association president Dr Matt Collins QC says he is proud of how well barristers across the country have adapted to the new normal in recent…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkAn age of excitement for leaders in law
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with the Australasian Legal Practice Management Association (ALPMA), learn more…