Building better in-house bonds

Australasian Lawyer sat down with Jamie Ng, newly appointed co-head of innovation at Ashurst, to find out what innovation strategies the firm will look to implement.

Tony Damian and Clayton James of Herbert Smith Freehills spoke with Australasian Lawyer about their new ‘takeovers’ book, Towns Under Siege.

Top firms, deal-makers and in-house teams were recognised last week at the industry event of the year. Australasian Lawyer takes a look at the evening’s highlights.

The national graduate program launched this year, ‘Stay True’, is designed to develop graduates in key areas such as community, sustainability and diversity. Australasian Lawyer sat down with Deputy Chief Executive Partner for People and Development Kate Jordan to find out what’s involved.

A group of 171 lawyers at Telstra participated in an eight-week program, targeting fitness and mindfulness to reduce stress and increase productivity. Kevin Gillet, Telstra legal advisor for enterprise and government, sat down with Australasian Lawyer to talk about what he got out of the program.

Lawyers are rushing to complete CLE hours before the March deadline fast approaches. Australasian Lawyer TV spoke to K&L Gates' Alice DeBoos to find out about the new on-demand solution.

Lawyers at DibbsBarker got their hands dirty with Greening Australia during a pot planting event in Sydney’s Martin Place. Part of the firm’s charitable program ‘DibbsReach’, brought a bit of the bush to the hustle and bustle of a Martin Place lunch hour.

3 years after Freehills' merger with London firm Herbert Smith, Australasian Lawyer caught up with Herbert Smith Freehills joint CEOs Mark Rigotti and Sonya Leydecker to talk about the challenges and opportunities of leading the global giant.

Australasian Lawyer visited the Asian Australian Lawyers Association at its NSW launch to learn more about how it hopes to open a diversity dialogue.