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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 NetworkLegal Lightbulbs: Is 'quiet quitting' a good thing for the profession?
"Quiet quitting" is more than a TikTok fad. It may have far-reaching consequences for daily legal practice and the evolution of businesses in law. Is this good…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: 'We are building the plane as we fly'
The most successful fast-growing companies are ones that are not only open to change, but are "naturally wired" to be comfortable practising and operating in…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Getting maximum mileage out of your marketing
There has been a shift, marketing expert Aleks Czerwinski says, away from traditional business presentation towards establishing emotional connections with…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkStarting a new practice group in a BigLaw firm
Jason Symons has always been passionate about growing a business. It's "in my DNA", he says. Recently, when the opportunity arose to build a new cyber practice…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow law fared during COVID-19 compared to other sectors
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Macquarie Business Banking, learn about how law firms across the country were…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: What life after law looks like
From the age of 12, Megan Patten knew she wanted to become a lawyer. However, less than two years after being admitted, she left legal practice. The…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe 'pervasiveness' of ESG across legal practice
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Madison Marcus, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Madison Marcus partner and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Working with 'highly innovative and progressive' industries
Trent Blacket, the co-founder of EMT Partners, helps operate three businesses: a law firm, an advisory firm, and an investment firm. Two and a half years since…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLoving your business as a law firm owner
Like personal relationships, being a business owner in law requires commitment, especially in the face of challenges. Finding ways to maintain love for your…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawTech Talks: Technology-driven law firms of the future
Why should law firms invest in technology? How can it shape their future? What difference will technology make to everyday life at the firm? Can efficiency…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Wellness reflections following a landmark High Court case
Despite the hardship she has suffered as a result of vicarious trauma in the workplace, award-winning lawyer Zagi Kozarov is still highly motivated to support…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow climate change may hurt our Constitution
Our constitutional system is not separate from our national ecosystem. In the wake of increased litigation pertaining to climate change, it is incumbent upon…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Life as a defence industry lawyer
Becoming a legal counsel in the defence industry was not a pathway that award-winning lawyer Katherine Stapels planned for, but it is a space that she has come…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Taking advantage of 'unplanned, accidental growth'
When Travis Schultz & Partners was launched, its founder — whose name is on the door — presumed the firm would be kept small, with perhaps just over half a…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Working overseas as a young lawyer
Max Beavis always wanted to work overseas — with different clients and in different jurisdictions — as part of his growth as a lawyer. Currently working in…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkPsychosocial hazards and other workplace health risks
There is often a tendency, among legal employers, to immediately seek solutions to workplace risks to mental health. If this approach is taken with…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: ESOPs 'picking up steam'
Increasingly, employee share/stock ownership plans are being implemented, one GC says. The law department will play a big part in ensuring that such plans are…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Tech allows you to practise from the heart
Whilst gleaning professional benefits such as improved business functions and greater capacity to scale are essential takeaways from the utilisation of legal…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow is change being managed in law?
Change is inevitable in the legal profession. Understanding how that change is being managed, and the approaches being adopted to manage such change, is just…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: 'I can't believe I get to do this every day'
Megan Comerford has always loved Australian rules football. Now the general manager of legal for the AFL Players Association, she is in a position to wake up…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Running an all-female firm in the regions
Since she was a little girl, Sally Callander has wanted to be a lawyer. Armed with education and passion for gender equality and women's roles in law, she has…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Working one's way up the ladder
Following her admission last year, Jemma Barnard has recently been promoted to associate at her firm. Here, she reflects on how to get from A to B and lessons…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWhat law can learn from lore
Senator Lidia Thorpe, the first Aboriginal Australian to represent Victoria in the federal Senate, spoke with Lawyers Weekly during the recent Reconciliation…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Money lessons I wish I'd learned in law school
Better managing one's money isn't just good practice for general life, says law-graduate-turned-financial-educator Paridhi Jain. The skills developed from…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Law grad at 50 to award-nominated firm owner
Adele Anthony has, as she put it, "always wanted to be the bride and not the bridesmaid" when it comes to her career. At 45, she decided to get her law degree…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkUnpacking reforms to cyber and critical infrastructure
Recently, "extensive" reforms have come to pass in tackling the far-reaching cyber security risks facing the nation. These reforms, Melissa Tan, will cut…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkCrypto: The good, the bad and the ugly
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Madison Marcus Law Firm, host Jerome Doraisamy converses with Madison Marcus'…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Focus on justice, not jealousy or politics
For award-winning principal Keith Redenbach, making decisions based on what's right and just is far more important than being "shackled by political decision…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkNavigating the weight of responsibility as a prosecutor
Prosecutorial work involves not only the responsibility a practitioner has to clients, but sometimes also the expectations of the community. Aaron Guilfoyle -…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Compliance 101 in the modern marketplace
After stints as a lawyer in the UK and Germany before moving to Australia, Alison Clegg found a home in the oil and gas sector and then in ethics and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network10 things to know about mediation
Having joined the bar in the late 1970s, Max Kimber SC has garnered extensive experience in mediation and dispute resolution. Here, he details his top tips for…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWhat federal election legal work looks like
As per her firm's mantra, Kiera Peacock says that the law "should be used as a force for good". To this end, she has been heavily involved in legal work for…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: ESG issues that aren't getting enough airtime
Legal professionals of all stripes are increasingly cognisant of the importance of environmental, social and governance considerations in a successful, modern…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkNavigating the first year of partnership
Law firms across the country are currently promoting lawyers to partner. Here, HFW commodities partner Ranjani Sundar reflects on having made partner just over…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: How to spearhead wellness initiatives at your workplace
Amelia Schubach may be in the early years of her legal career, but that hasn't stopped her from putting herself forward – and ultimately becoming – the driver…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkMedical negligence law: 'fascinating, intellectually stimulating and challenging'
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Blumers Personal Injury Lawyers, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Blumers…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: From insolvency litigator to award-winning FMCG counsel
In her acceptance speech upon winning the FMCG Lawyer of the Year category at the 2022 Corporate Counsel Awards, Danielle Keyes reflected that there is so much…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Defence industry considerations for the legal profession
Following a career in the Australian Navy and then leading the Australian and Canadian arms of a global aerospace and defence conglomerate, Ron Fisher is now…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawTech Talks: Reducing risk and enabling efficiency with legal docs
In this special episode of LawTech Talks, produced in partnership with LexisNexis Legal & Professional, Lawyers Weekly editor Jerome Doraisamy joins a webinar…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: What makes an award-winning government team?
Charles Cho – the general counsel at NSW Treasury – joins the show to discuss his department's winning of the Government Team of the Year category at the 2022…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkCyber security: A legal requirement?
In this special episode, produced by Lawyers Weekly's sister brand, Cyber Security Connect, hosts Phillip Tarrant and Major General (retired) Marcus Thompson…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe human right to water
Water is foundational to life on this planet, and increasingly, we cannot take it for granted. Ensuring access to clean, safe water has been recognised…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawTech Talks: What's coming next in conveyancing?
The movement away from paper, and acceleration in uptake of technological platforms, is perhaps no more stark than in the conveyancing space. And, there is…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Doing more with less, without sacrificing team wellness
The notion of "doing more with less" is a foremost consideration for in-house legal teams. For team leaders, ensuring that the health and wellbeing of the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawyers don't need sight to have vision
Despite being born with total blindness, Amanda Heal has always been determined to make a difference. Here, the lawyer-turned-author and keynote speaker…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Emerging lawyers must be APAC-literate
Anjali Nadaradjane has always been interested in international relations – a passion which she has immersed herself in whilst furthering her legal development…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLegal Lightbulbs: Why are junior lawyers so unhappy?
Legal employers have made great strides in recent years to better accommodate and cater to the myriad wellness needs of professionals. However, there are…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network30 Under 30 Awards Finalist Showcase 2022 | Financial services
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with 30 Under 30 principal partner Taylor Root, Lawyers Weekly speaks with two of…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Being the first GC in a business
Twice in his expansive career, award-nominated lawyer Michael Guilday has served as the inaugural general counsel for a business he has worked for…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Mental health considerations in criminal law
By its very nature, criminal law sees a greater prevalence of mental health issues than most other practice areas, requiring many lawyers in this space to be…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Finding a 'law-adjacent' career path
There has, arguably, never been a better time to not practise as a lawyer. This is because, Sam Burrett says, there are myriad opportunities for the next…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow quadriplegia provided lawyer-turned-doctor Dinesh Palipana the chance to leave the world a better place
In 2010, Dr Dinesh Palipana was involved in a car accident that left him with quadriplegia. Now working as an ER doctor, he has a greater appreciation for the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawTech Talks: Are you running your firm, or is your firm running you?
On this special episode of LawTech Talks, produced in partnership with LexisNexis Pacific, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with LexisNexis legal software…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Bringing a 'true understanding of an asset's life cycle'
As a property lawyer, what gets Lisa Briese out of bed in the morning is seeing buildings get built. Having spent over 16 years in-house, she now works as an…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkQld A-G Fentiman on the rise of scams
Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman joins The Lawyers Weekly Show to discuss the increasing prevalence of scams and other cyber issues, particularly…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Cutting costs and creating more value
On this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with Maurice Blackburn, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with the firm's chief…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkTrend towards non-traditional business models a 'wonderful thing'
While some businesses may use the NewLaw tag as a "marketing ploy", there has never been more choice – both for lawyers and buyers of legal services – and, as…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Lawyers must be 'digitally literate'
Given how much the marketplace is shifting, professionals and business owners have a duty, Natasha Blycha argues, to bolster their understanding and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkEmerging from lockdown
Like many sectors, the legal profession had to adapt to meet the demands of the COVID-19 lockdowns. Now is a good time to ask: what positive changes should be…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: An increasing focus on vocational purpose
According to general-counsel-turned-careers-coach Claire Bibby, in-house lawyers are increasingly concerned with being able to live out their values and have a…