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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 NetworkFinding the right mentors post-pandemic
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with The College of Law, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Ann-Maree David to…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: How and when to open additional offices
Diversification – by way of expansion – is one way that SME practices may look to succeed following the age of coronavirus. According to NSW-based firm Karim +…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network30 Under 30 Awards Finalist Showcase | Banking & Finance
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 NetworkProtégé: How to volunteer your way into in-house before graduation
For one budding young lawyer, breaking into the very tough-to-crack in-house sector as a university student was made possible through many volunteering…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkAn update on commercial leasing for law firms
Following one of the most-downloaded episodes of last year, Kernel Property returns to the show to discuss the state of affairs in commercial leasing for legal…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkSigning up for more legal training key to advancing in the profession
In this special episode with The College of Law, Hive Legal executive director and experience designer Melissa Lyon talks listeners through the many benefits…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Finding your feet as an in-house lawyer
Kate Sherburn was the first in-house lawyer for her business, Who Gives A Crap. If this wasn't challenging enough, she had to contend with the product the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Working smarter, not harder
COVID-19 didn't result in people having more time or less work. In fact, it went the other way. Moving into the new normal, lawyers are looking to better…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHas the firm mergers landscape shifted?
In the wake of COVID-19, appetite for firm mergers and sales accelerated. Has that trend continued as we now approach a post-pandemic marketplace? On this…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWill digital currencies become mainstream in legal services?
A professional services marketplace in which digital currencies are mainstream is "rapidly approaching ", and Australian law firms have to be ready, says one…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkUpskilling critical for the next generation of lawyers
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with The College of Law, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Daljit Singh to discuss…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Knowing when to close your firm and go back to a bigger practice
Both personally and professionally, Daniel Rod experienced success as a sole practitioner. However, there came a point where he realised he needed to pivot…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Investing in the right technology
Onboarding the right kind of technology at the onset of COVID-19 was paramount for Michael Solari, who believes it is always important to keep looking at…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: 'Law was the wild card': Fitting the profession into other interests
For one recent grad, choosing between two major interests could have been impossible but she may have found a way to make a legal career out of both. In this…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkCapacity exchange models will up-end BigLaw
What the lawyers of today and tomorrow want is vastly different to what those who came before sought, Fionn Bowd says. New pathways are emerging, and BigLaw…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: What I wish I'd known as GC
As a general counsel, Anthony Bekker was able to grow the business he worked for from having a national presence to an international one. Looking back on his…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: The future of creating briefs
Creating briefs is not really legal work, Rachelle Bajaj says – it involves a lot of admin. For lawyers, this doesn't have to be the case, she argues. In this…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkOlympian-turned-lawyer on competitiveness and role models
Having competed at two Olympic Games in marathon swimming, Heidi Gan has a clear understanding of the personal and professional drive for healthy competition…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawyers are 'way too nice' with fees and billing
For too long, too many lawyers and law firms have been charging fees and issuing invoices that are not commensurate or proportionate with the work undertaken…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Using personal experience to shape professional approach
Having gone through family law proceedings herself, Ghania Dib understands the emotional toll it can take on individuals, and uses what she has gone through to…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Building an efficient practice
Lawyers, Tim Perry says, are ultimately in a service industry, and they must remove as many barriers as possible in order to provide expertise to the best of…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: 'Give it your best shot': The path from valedictorian to High Court
Valedictorian, a major award and an incredibly coveted first job later, one graduate is still sticking to the same game plan that got her there: staying…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkA new world for criminal lawyers?
Perhaps more than any other practice area, criminal law was hit hard by COVID-19. According to a two-time winner of Lawyers Weekly Awards, the new normal will…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Running the Australian Open during COVID-19
Daniel Stuk always wanted to work in sports law. He likely never imagined, however, that he would end up helping organise and run one of the world's biggest…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkBurnout and blurred lines (between home and work)
While the age of coronavirus has opened the eyes of the legal profession to new ways of working, there have been unintended – but also foreseeable –…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkCreating the right energy in a litigation team
Alexandra Doig's bio on her firm's website says that "if she can't get you to crack a smile even in the most complicated dispute, then nobody can". Such an…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Taking work away from bigger firms
When former accountant and barrister Trevor Withane moved over from the UK, he quickly realised that the Australian marketplace is much more…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Bouncing back from major obstacles as a young lawyer
After being accepted into a law degree, one young graduate was diagnosed with cancer and told that she may never speak clearly again. Through a lot of…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLawyers must be more visible
According to GC-turned-change agent Anna Lozynski, professional branding is fast becoming as important a business skill as tech proficiency, and as essential…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: ALRC GC on pursuing interesting legal roles
From an early stage, Matt Corrigan knew that choosing roles in law that were of interest to him would allow him to bring his best self to work. Such an…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe changing nature of leadership in law
Having worked in Silicon Valley and other corners of the globe, Dentons COO Dr Maureen Migliazzo understands that courage, creativity and a love for one's work…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Volunteering while building a firm
Jaide Law founder Malisa Howard says her firm name, in French, means "I help". This mantra guides how she structures her working week as a volunteer and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: In-house over private practice? There's a lot to think about
New graduates wanting to branch into the in-house legal space right from the get-go are told to try other avenues first, but if they play their cards right and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkBarriers to seeking damages, and achieving justice, in the #MeToo era
A new research paper explores the extent of damages awarded to victims of sexual harassment in the workplace in the lead-up to and following the advent of…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: An uncommon journey to in-house success
Just over 10 years ago, Ria Manguray made the decision to leave her home in Los Angeles, with her young son, to study law in Australia. By virtue of having…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkOvercoming the 'golfing lawyer' mindset
If Australia's legal profession is to meaningfully progress in the new normal, Rose Cocchiaro believes "egocentric, outdated" modes of legal practice have to…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Ensuring your firm doesn't fail
The overwhelming majority of Australian legal practices are boutiques and sole practitioners. Given how many businesses (in all industries) do not survive the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: What adding mooting to a résumé can do for a legal future
Whether it's flying halfway across the globe or tuning in online, there is a world of incredible benefits awaiting law students who sign up to mooting…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkOutcomes of increased investment in technology
Increased utilisation of tech in law gives birth to a bounty of changes in day-to-day legal practice, and opens the door to questions such as whether law firms…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Cyber attacks the 'number one consideration' for law departments
If you aren't trusted by the market because you've had a cyber attack, you might as well not be in business. As such, Annie Haggar says, corporate counsel must…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkBreaking up with a bad boss
Nearly everyone – at some point – has experienced a superior, or colleague, whose approach has a deleterious impact, not just upon our workplace performance…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: 'The difference between a good company secretary and an okay one'
According to Helen Hardy, connectivity, collaboration and curiosity are key traits for company secretaries to help steer their organisations into the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Getting into the 'wide world of legal practice' with Women in Law award winner
Law students and graduates who choose to work alongside inspirational women, take advice from senior female practitioners and bring up others along with them…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkFrom Australian footballer to BigLaw partner to human rights trailblazer
Moya Dodd, who splits her time between a national firm and governance and human rights advocacy roles, says there is much that lawyers can learn from team…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Small still equals 'leading edge'
Size is no indicator of success. As one boutique demonstrates, a small outfit in South Australia can compete on the national stage in the same way a global…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkEmployment contracts are insurance policies
As a workplace relations leader, and fan of The Barefoot Investor, Carly Stebbing argues it is critical that lawyers think of their job as their most important…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Living in DC while running a Qld-based firm
Rebecca Murray has been operating her right to information and privacy law firm from the US in the past year. Such a move was a risk, she says, but it's one…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Boutique to BigLaw and the benefits of both for young grads
Rather than committing to one or the other, soon-to-be lawyers may find that their careers will be better off by sampling small and big firms alike. In this…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkRethinking advocacy post-pandemic
Lawyers are the "custodians of the rule of law", and in a looming new normal, such professionals have to ensure their pushes for change, and acts of service to…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: The legal function in 2025
By the middle of this decade, the legal function could look vastly different, even from its current post-pandemic state. Here, KPMG global head of legal…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year finalist showcase | Innovator of the Year
The Partner of the Year Awards 2020 was hosted as a hybrid event on Friday, 27 November 2020 with 160 professionals in attendance at The Star in Sydney and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLegal ops: A 'meaningful and valuable' vocational path
Having been frustrated by what she saw as "deep inefficiencies and archaic practices" across the profession, Naomi Hickey-Humble found a home in legal…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Diversifying the business of law
Leah Cameron, who recently won Indigenous Lawyer of the Year and the Excellence Award at the Women in Law Awards, joins us to discuss her business vision, and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Moving up from small town to big firms as a young graduate
From a small town on the Sunshine Coast through to working in bigger places, this young lawyer talks students and graduates through making it as a regional…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow client needs may dictate firms of choice post-pandemic
According to former barrister and managing partner Bree Knoester, clients are craving personal connection, empathy and understanding more so than ever before…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year finalist showcase | New Partner - 3 Years or Less
The Partner of the Year Awards 2020 was hosted as a hybrid event on Friday, 27 November 2020 with 160 professionals in attendance at The Star in Sydney and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Balancing life as a CLO and Law Society president
Both personally and professionally, Elizabeth Carroll is keeping herself very busy. Wearing multiple hats, she feels, makes her better equipped to lead her…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkRunning a national firm office as a 'pseudo-sole practitioner'
When Adelaide-bred Victoria Bell saw the need for Tindall Gask Bentley to have a presence in Darwin, she pitched it to her bosses. Almost four years later…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Be an entrepreneur first and a lawyer second
Wearing many hats as a law firm leader doesn't just mean balancing the financial and administrative duties on top of being a lawyer – it also means thinking…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: What a social media brand can do for your legal career
Upload that new picture, post a fun update and connect, connect, connect! There's a lot of good to come out of a social media and online brand that could…