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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 NetworkIssues facing lawyers with disabilities
The challenges faced by lawyers with disabilities are not something that is spoken about often enough by Australia's legal profession. Three lawyers are…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Improving equitable briefing rates in-house
According to findings from the Association of Corporate Counsel, too few law departments have and implement equitable briefing policies. This, a barrister and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Launching a new firm at 30 weeks pregnant
While pregnant with her second child, Danielle Snell's litigation practice was peaking. Not wanting to stop fighting for her clients, she and her business…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkIs Kathleen Folbigg innocent? New evidence suggests she is
Kathleen Folbigg has been branded Australia's worst female serial killer but new research into the deaths of her four children, backed by the world's leading…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkSPECIAL EPISODE: Introducing Cyber Security Uncut, with MAJ GEN (Retd) Marcus Thompson and Phil Tarrant
Welcome the first edition of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast with our hosts Major General (Ret'd) Marcus Thompson, former head of the Department of Defence's…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: 'I'm a deal junkie – that's where I thrive'
As the amount of money coming into Australian venture capital grows, so too will the demands for return on investment. For legal counsel in VC, there are…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Tax law is 'a way of giving back'
For those in tax law, the modern market is providing ample opportunity to better support Australian businesses and see them flourish. It is, undoubtedly, a…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: What to expect at the 2nd Australian Crisis Simulation Summit
Future national security law leaders were once again invited to the Australian Crisis Simulation Summit to brush up on real-life skills during very realistic…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkBlending contemporary branding with traditional practice approaches
The world is changing around us, and thus so are the ways that lawyers network and build their personal and professional brands. But, contrary to popular…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkSPECIAL EPISODE: Breaking the stigma surrounding mental health with David Coleman, Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
This year's R U OK? Day serves as an important reminder to open up the conversation on mental health, both in the workplace and at home, according to David…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Rise of the start-up GC
Being the first in-house lawyer for a business, and working without a blueprint, can be a daunting prospect. However, it is also a hugely rewarding and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Putting the community first
Making sure that the local community knew that Argon Law "had its back" during the worst of the age of coronavirus has been critical to the firm's success in…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'I wanted to go to sleep and not wake up again'
Chris Parsons has led an incredible legal career, across multiple countries for one of the world's biggest law firms. However, he believes that the best thing…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: From corporate to creative
These three former legal counsel left behind in-house life to pursue creative opportunities. The professional experience gleaned as corporate lawyers, however…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Combatting adversarial attitudes
A healthy quantum of competition can be useful for lawyers, both in challenging themselves and achieving optimal outcomes for clients. However, competitive…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Bringing a commitment to helping others into international law spaces
For one ambitious, future lawyer, a longstanding commitment to helping others and connecting with influential leaders to achieve real change will follow her…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkPivoting when one-third of your fee earners are taking maternity leave
Right now, 37.5 per cent of fee earners at one Sydney-based practice are pregnant and due to take leave. Here, that firm's director – who is one of those…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Accepting healthy conflict
With D&I having emerged as a top priority for law departments, understanding how best to have confronting interactions will be critical in ensuring legal teams…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Is cross-selling bad for your business?
Cross-selling should be a result, not a strategy, Sue-Ella Prodonovich argues. Otherwise, you run the risk of "crass-selling". On this episode of The Boutique…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHave lawyers' home loan prospects evolved during COVID-19?
It used to be the case that a graduate lawyer with one payslip was seen by banks as a safer bet for a home loan than a barrister with 23 months' worth of bank…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Becoming a rainmaker
Becoming a rainmaker is not an easy journey, but by employing the right strategies and going through the requisite baptisms by fire, one can lead a more…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: How a traumatic event reshaped my perspective
Brigit Rubinstein used to subscribe to the mentality that a good lawyer puts their employer and clients before anything else. A violent attack in her home – as…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: How new lawyers can use AI and new tech to stand out in the workplace
With AI and new technologies quickly on the rise across the legal profession, it is more vital than ever that the next generation of lawyers are planning their…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe 'new normal' reset
On this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Unisearch, an expert panel unpacks the myriad changes to daily legal practice…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Using tech and innovation to scale a business
On this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with Lawcadia, host Jerome Doraisamy and Lawcadia CEO Warwick Walsh discuss how…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Being a young dad while running a firm
Having grown up without a father, being there for his daughters is non-negotiable for firm owner Sach Fernando. On this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawyers must be anti-fragile
Given the exacerbation of psychological safety concerns in the age of coronavirus, legal professionals have to be more purposeful in the ways they engage and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Telecommuting from 3:00am to work for the World Bank
Dr Danielle Malek Roosa's working day starts at 3:00am and finishes in the early afternoon. While the schedule can be "brutal", she's doing work she loves and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Partner by 25, mother and firm owner by 28
Young gun Marial Lewis has already done more by the age of 30 than most, if not all, lawyers her age. In the new normal, she says, her journey to success will…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: The reality behind preparing for life as a barrister
In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Naomi Neilson is joined by barrister Emma Fitzgerald to discuss her journey from solicitor to barrister and the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkBoard work makes you a better lawyer
Motivated to support those less fortunate than himself, Nick Edwards has served on the boards of numerous not-for-profit organisations over the course of his…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Being a FIFA lawyer
James Kitching is living his dream as a senior lawyer for global football association FIFA. His work is every bit as exciting and stimulating as it is…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'Prosilience' key to cyber security
The frequency of ransomware attacks has risen substantially in recent years. In an age where remote working is mainstream, ensuring one's firm or business is…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWhy royal commission work is so stimulating
Alexandra Tighe has worked on four royal commissions during her career, two of which saw her act as lead partner. Here, she discusses what such litigation work…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Book writing is the new business card
As the author of three successful books, Sarah Bartholomeusz understands how putting pen to paper can significantly improve your firm's branding, as well as…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: What it takes to be a law student society president
Taking the initiative, engaging members and making big changes where needed are just some of the traits of a law student society president that can make their…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe 'public interest' defence to defamation
Numerous jurisdictions around Australia have recently passed sweeping reforms to defamation law, which could have a substantial impact on major cases in the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Acting resourcefully
When it comes to being more resourceful, Shannon Landers advises in-house counsel to avoid thinking like lawyers. Instead, she says, creativity and trial and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkNSW A-G Mark Speakman on defamation law reform
The Honourable Mark Speakman SC MP, Attorney-General of NSW, returns to the show to discuss sweeping reforms to defamation law in numerous Australian…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Identifying B2B opportunities
Financial services regulation is an "intriguing beast", Peter Hagias says, and in a post-royal commission world, he saw an opportunity to grow a business and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkPrincipals are the 'single highest risk' of any firm
An overwhelming majority of SME law firms do not have business continuity plans in place, putting those practices in jeopardy if unforeseen circumstances…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkMaking exercise non-negotiable in the working week
As a dedicated and talented sportsperson, Hannah Kimber initially found it difficult to keep up her physical activity once she became a lawyer. She eventually…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkFinding a path out of breaking point and into better mental health
In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Naomi Neilson is joined by solicitor Eric Zhang in an open discussion about mental health among young lawyers. In…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkSpace law, IP and trade secrets
Australia's space sector is seeing rapid growth at the moment, and as such, the nature and volume of legal work are also shifting. Such evolution offers many…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Working together to win a 'landmark proceeding'
Recently, Greenpeace Australia Pacific was engaged in litigation against energy giant AGL, in a case that garnered international attention. Here, the charity's…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkSoft skills are more important than ever
Having practised as a barrister, and now as a partner, Jahan Kalantar understands that soft skills such as empathy are essential in better understanding client…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWhat new partners need to know
At the age of 30, Elizabeth Aitken made partner. Having now been in such a role for three years, she understands what new partners must do if they are to…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Ensuring better billing hygiene
SME law firms whose billing practices are haphazard and infrequent not only run the risk of having poor business health, but poor mental health for the firm…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Culture of silence challenged with new student-designed reporting platform
As is the case with one student, young lawyers who have not been a victim of sexual harassment and bullying are fast becoming the exception and not the rule…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkOvercoming extraordinary hardship to achieve success
Having grown up surrounded by family violence, alcoholism and mental illness, Kristal Naividi was perhaps more likely to need a lawyer than to become one…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: The legal ops headache no one is talking about
Legal operations are still in its infancy, and in transforming the ways they practise law, law departments may be overlooking a hurdle they are creating for…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow women lawyers can thrive post-pandemic
Having broken away from the "boys club" in law, Courtney Bowie has been blazing a trail to ensure that female legal professionals feel supported and encouraged…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow to create legal tech as an insider
By her own admission, Immediation founder and barrister Laura Keily had no technological expertise when she founded her online dispute resolution platform…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Data is your firm's best friend
As a latecomer to law who ran businesses in other industries, Caralee Fontenele understands that most businesses have the same problems, and firm owners who…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Young lawyers are changing the game for peaceful protesters
With more and more peaceful protests taking to the streets to protect and defend social justice issues like Indigenous rights, Black Lives Matter and the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawyers need to be better public speakers
Delivering a TEDx Talk was one of the most professionally challenging (but also rewarding) experiences Luke Furness has ever undertaken. The flow-on benefits…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Raw honesty is the best leadership approach
In the aftermath of personal trauma, Niti Nadarajah's first response was to hide that trauma from the outside world and pretend that all was normal. She…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network30 Under 30 Awards Finalist Showcase | Construction and Infrastructure
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, brought to you in collaboration with principal partner Taylor Root, Lawyers Weekly speaks to finalists for…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkUncertainty is the best thing that can happen to lawyers
Ten years ago, lawyer-turned-meditation instructor Kate Cliff was hit by a car, which up-ended her life. Looking back, she believes that turbulence and trauma…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkNewLaw isn't new anymore
The past few years have seen a handful of key trends – accelerated by COVID-19 – that may mean that NewLaw is no longer an alternative methodology for legal…