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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 NetworkProtégé: Putting yourself forward in the online realm
Annabel Biscotto, the immediate past president of the Australian Law Students' Association, understands how difficult it can be for the next generation of…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: 'I always have a commercial mindset'
Claire Styles has always had a flair for entrepreneurialism and has long been passionate about being a business owner. Such drive serves her well as a mediator…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'Creative lawyering': The Excellence Award winner's approach to practice
Anika Valenti, who won the Excellence Award at this year's Australian Law Awards, joins us to reflect on taking a deeper, more holistic approach to client…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWomen in Finance: How Mortgage Choice is working to create inclusive workplaces
Ahead of the Women in Finance Summit and Awards 2023, we're catching up with some of the leading women in the financial services space. Deslie Taylor…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow I built a fashion law practice
Chloe Taylor has always loved fashion and has developed a keen interest in social media. Combining those interests into a niche legal practice area has…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: The myriad benefits of nominating for law awards
Award-winning senior associate Mei Gong has noticed that some young lawyers are reluctant to nominate for law awards, as they feel – among other things – that…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkA MasterChef semifinalist and lawyer on the joys of cooking
Here, chef and lawyer Elise Pulbrook reflects on her time on MasterChef, what lawyers can learn about time management from cooking, and how to look after…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkKindness and the professional development of lawyers
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with the College of Law, we explore the "kindness in law" movement and its…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'Snail girl era', lawyers' needs and building better workplaces
"Snail girl era" is the latest social media movement to gain steam, following fads like "quiet quitting" and "bare minimum Mondays". Such trends might seem…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWomen in Finance: Why Joanna James believes in visualising and emotionalising your success
Ahead of the Women in Finance Summit and Awards 2023, we're catching up with some of the leading women in the financial services space. Joanna James is an…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: What's keeping in-house lawyers awake at night?
In this special episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, produced in partnership with Wolters Kluwer, we explore the daily practical and professional concerns…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Complexities in cross-border estates
For Lucy McPherson, practising in estates provides tremendous scope to support people on personal and sensitive matters and in times of need. Increasingly…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkMisinformation in election campaigns and subsequent legal implications
In Australia, it is legal to lie in political advertising for election campaigns. Against the backdrop of the proliferation of social media platforms, and a…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Has the spotlight on GCs ever shone brighter?
The role of the general counsel is "becoming bigger and bigger every day". With corporate regulations focusing strictly on governance, law department leaders…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWomen in Finance: Why Tanya Sale believes support is key to being a female leader
Ahead of the Women in Finance Summit and Awards 2023, we're catching up with some of the leading women in the financial services space. Tanya Sale co-founded…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkA lawyer and award-winning novelist on creating strong communities
Australian lawyer Shankari Chandran, who spent 10 years as the head of pro bono and community affairs for a global law firm, recently won the prestigious Miles…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProperty Finance Uncut: The potential for market acceleration
As the end of the year nears, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has clearly set its trajectory towards 2024. In this episode of Property Finance Uncut, Smart…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Feeling empowered and gaining perspective
Australia's legal profession has undergone significant change over the years. Appreciating the nature of that change, and taking the right practical steps to…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkFostering a 'people-first' workplace
In this episode, brought to you via Lawyers Weekly's sister brand, HR Leader, we discuss why flexibility and hybrid work should be a continued focus going…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow cyber criminals are targeting businesses
In this episode, brought to you via Lawyers Weekly's sister brand, Cyber Security Connect, we explore the latest cyber security trends facing businesses and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkStopping space from being weaponised
In this episode, brought to you via Lawyers Weekly's sister brand, Space Connect, ANU lecturer Dr Cassandra Steer discusses where the ethical and legal…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Building genuine and trusting relationships
As this recruiter-turned-award-winning practitioner has learnt, it is fundamentally important to put one's self forward in order to succeed. Effective…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Partner of the Year on the excitement of the energy transition
Award-winning partner Aylin Cunsolo considers herself lucky to be working in a space that she is passionate about and that is also a "key challenge of our…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: The Sole Practitioner of the Year on enjoying the journey
Melissa Barlas always wanted to be her own boss. Now an award-winning practitioner, she's found the right balance in her firm, having invested in the right…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkGen Z's push away from office culture
In this episode, brought to you via Lawyers Weekly's sister brand, HR Leader, we explore whether it is time to give up on the notion of a traditional…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: The Law Student of the Year on the future of legal education
What the next generation of lawyers is currently learning won't necessarily be what they need to thrive in years to come. As such, new approaches are needed…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe benefits of mediation training
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with the Mediator Standards Board, we explore the importance of upskilling in…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'Right to disconnect' laws amid growing 'availability creep'
The rise of flexible and remote working arrangements has brought into sharp focus the need for employees to effectively demarcate between home and work. If new…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: 'Responsible lawyering' and finding better modes of practice
Here, two partners from the Boutique Firm of the Year discuss the need for litigators to do things differently and ensure that client experiences and outcomes…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkBuilding your brand and business as a lawyer
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with TransPerfect, we explore how legal professionals can reframe their thinking…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWhat makes a successful transaction team?
Here, we speak to partners of award-winning and award-nominated transactions teams, respectively, about what makes a good team in such legal practice areas in…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow recruitment processes can better support women in law
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with nrol, we reflect on the upcoming Women in Law Awards and how one recruitment…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkWhy this firm has a 'choose-your-own-adventure' model
As former Managing Partner of the Year Danny King puts it, she doesn't expect others to prop her up without her propping them up in return. As such, her firm…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProperty Finance Uncut: A slowing economy and its impacts on property
With its latest cash rate call, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has set the scene for spring – sparking discussions among property investors and home…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Aligning legal work with a business's brand and purpose
General Counsel of the Year Kate Sherburn returns to the show to discuss why it is critical for the law department's work to reflect the broader business, its…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Blazing a trail as the first family member to study and practise law
Like many professions, law can sometimes be about who and what you know. As this award-winning practitioner discovered, if one is the first in their family to…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkBalancing parenting and the law in 'The Love Contract'
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, we read into a new book released by a corporate lawyer and explore its major themes of parental leave policies and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkGetting the workspace right for a legal practice
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Clarence Professional Offices, we explore what lawyers and legal businesses…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Understanding the step-up to partnership
Becoming a partner in a law firm is a hugely exciting and satisfying moment, Aabid Farouk recalls. The transition, he notes, is not without its challenges –…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkSafeguarding your business as Australia becomes the world's most targeted nation online
In this episode, brought to you via our sister brand Cyber Security Connect, we unpack why Australia has become one of the world's most attractive targets for…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe life and financial journey of a law firm partner
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, we explore the myriad fiscal considerations for law firm…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'Don't be afraid to talk – it can save your life'
As a junior practitioner who has suffered debilitating mental health struggles, Kian Rafie is determined to see the legal profession get better at talking…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: 'Don't be afraid to try something different' in your career
While progress has been made in promoting the myriad career paths available to law graduates, some vocational options are still being glossed over, says an…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkImproving the use of interpreters and translators in court proceedings
While Carl Gene Fordham feels that the majority of lawyers and judicial officers "do a fantastic job" in working with interpreters and translators, there are…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Being an innovative partner and business leader
In this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Aldermane director and principal Rory Alexander – who won the Innovator of the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkHow BigLaw firm heads can address uncertainty and other market challenges
Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Colin Biggers & Paisley managing partner Nick Crennan about the biggest issues facing heads of large firms in this financial…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Be proactive with legal transformation
Many law department leaders understand, by now, that legal transformation is a commercial imperative. As such, ensuring that one's in-house team is taking the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkDon't burn bridges while looking for a new role
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Naiman Clarke, we explore the importance of ethically going out to market as a…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkLegal lessons from 'Bazball', Ashes cricket and the Matildas' World Cup run
BigLaw partner Peter Hunt, an avid sports fan, says there is much that legal professionals can learn from the new-age style of cricket being played by the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Fostering a better legal profession for the next generation
In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Lea Hiltenkamp, an associate at HFW, to discuss the challenges and issues facing…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Ensuring dignity and respect for all stakeholders
Two recent experiences with senior counsel have given Sach Fernando pause for reflection on the extent to which racism and unconscious bias still exist in…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: Building a firm into a national player
In this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, CXT Legal director Christos Tsonis – who won the corporate category at the 2023 Partner of the Year Awards –…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkReflections on transitioning back to private practice from in-house
After over a decade in-house, Jeremy Hanrahan decided to head back into private practice, joining the partnership at Lander & Rogers. Here, he discusses the…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkTackling the legal profession's hidden hurdle
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with lawyer, academic and COO Fabi Fugazza about the pervasive issue of unconscious…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Corporate Counsel Show: Succeeding in a greenfield role
In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Modaxo and Trapeze Group senior legal counsel Emilie Franklin, who recently…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProperty Finance Uncut: The potential for future rate changes
In this episode, Smart Property Investment's Phil Tarrant and Finni Mortgages' chief executive, Paul Glossop, discuss the current state of Australian lenders…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkThe Boutique Lawyer Show: 'There is room for everybody in this profession'
Law can be an elitist profession. Socioeconomic diversity can put some practitioners at a disadvantage in building relationships in a profession in which one's…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkProtégé: Take control of your personal and financial future
In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by Morgan Collens, a paralegal at Nevile & Co Commercial Lawyers in Melbourne, to…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network'My Mummy is a Lawyer' author on role modelling and reconciling personal and professional identities
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Stephanie-Kate Bratton, a lawyer, author, and mother, about her personal and…
Lawyers Weekly Podcast NetworkAustralia's cyber security coordinator responds to attack on BigLaw firm, plus more cyber news
In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show – produced by our sister brand, Cyber Security Connect – we explore the impact of and response to the cyber…