For most lawyers, opening a firm is a slow, carefully mapped-out process – but Kate Redman has turned that convention on its head, launching her own practice in just six weeks despite never having envisioned herself as a firm owner.

In a recent episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Grace Robbie speaks with Kate Redman, the director and principal solicitor of Kate Redman & Associates, about her remarkable journey of launching her practice in just six weeks despite never having previously envisioned running a firm. Redman reflects on the mindset shift and self-belief that made it possible and shares insights into balancing the intense demands of starting a business with the realities of personal commitments and parenthood.

Redman also reveals the key priorities she focused on to open her firm within such a tight time frame, unpacks the biggest challenges she encountered along the way, reflects on the importance of turning lived experience into practical lessons, offers candid advice for lawyers considering taking the leap into firm ownership, and weighs in on whether she would recommend launching a practice under similarly intense time pressure.

While most people receive a neurodiversity diagnosis early, Libby Thomas faced hers in the thick of a high-pressure legal career, using the experience to uncover powerful strategies, shatter stigma, and create a professional life where she can truly excel.

In a recent episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Grace Robbie speaks with Libby Thomas, associate at Travis Schultz & Partners, about her journey of receiving a neurodiversity diagnosis in the midst of a demanding law career. Thomas reflects on the challenges of being diagnosed later in life, shares what her daily life as a lawyer looked like before understanding her condition, and recounts the powerful moment she finally received clarity after a decade of searching for answers.

Thomas also explains the mindset shifts and practical systems she put in place to thrive professionally, reflects on the presence of stigma in the legal profession around neurodiversity, and stresses the importance of law firms creating an environment where neurodivergent lawyers can flourish. Thomas encourages others on similar journeys to speak openly about their experiences and helps fellow lawyers build more sustainable and fulfilling careers.

From being a comedian in Japan and a creative executive in Hollywood to being a partner in a global law firm, Nick Abrahams has led an extraordinarily diverse career. Here, he reflects on what such a varied vocational journey has taught him, including whether you can be successful by being yourself.

Join host Jerome Doraisamy as he speaks with lawyer and comedian Nick Abrahams in this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show. They discuss Abrahams' upcoming shows at comedy festivals in Sydney and Melbourne and what he talks about in those shows, whether one can be successful by being one's self, how he reconciled his creative self with being a lawyer in private practice, and how he came to specialise in digital transformation as a practitioner.

Abrahams also gets into futurism and the AI space, finding work that makes sense to him personally and professionally, what he's learnt along the way, and why it's both acceptable and beneficial to have accidental or unexpected movements in one's career.

In this special episode of LawTech Talks, produced in partnership with Clio, we explore how well legal practices are faring in adopting and managing technological offerings, and why having access and control of data is the "most critical piece" in ensuring firms have the most secure framework possible for success.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Clio International General Manager Sarah Murphy about the provider's recently released State of Legal Tech 2026 report, how Australia fares compared to global counterparts, the headline takeaways from the report, operational consequences for practitioners from findings on data, and the serious governance questions firms need to answer.

Murphy also delves into the system friction facing lawyers, bridging the gap between the business of law and the practice of law, concerns about cyber threats, how technology is influencing the "legalpreneur" trend, what Australian firms must prioritise right now, and why better data management is key to everything.

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Danielle Nahum has learned a lot as a leader over the years, including the power of kindness and the importance of team stability. In times of upheaval, such lessons prove invaluable in navigating periods of broader uncertainty.

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Danielle Nahum, ANZ head of legal – group procurement, about what makes a good in-house legal leader and what she's learned about leadership. They discuss whether it's harder than ever to be a good leader in-house, the headline challenges facing law departments at present, and whether there are opportunities arising from this.

Nahum also delves into how to lead by example, approaches that may not work, how she looks to build the right kind of culture for her team, creating a stable environment, keeping team morale high, managing a multi-generational workforce, how leaders can upskill, and what aspiring leaders should learn.

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In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Distinctive Finance, we unpack what continued rate rises mean for legal practitioners looking to purchase a property or expand their investment portfolios, and how best they can respond to the market right now.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Distinctive Finance directors and founders Christian Goodall and Leighton Packer on how lawyers can and should be thinking about the economy at this critical juncture, the conversations lawyers are having with brokers right now, what rising interest rates mean for lawyers' investment and financial strategies, and the risk of missing out on key opportunities.

Goodall and Packer also delve into the importance of structure in one's borrowing capacity, how self-employed lawyers can maximise their borrowing capacity, refinancing as a strategic move, why debt recycling can be beneficial, how to think about loan structure and offset accounts, taking advantage of what's happening in the market, how 2026 compares thus far to previous years, and whether this year provides a better window of opportunity for lawyers than previous years.

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In this special episode of LawTech Talks, produced in partnership with Axiom, we explore what law departments actually want from their providers right now and how those teams are being pushed beyond standalone AI tools and towards more connected, governed workflow models.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Axiom chief technology officer CJ Saretto and Harvey Australian country head Ashleigh Whittaker about what in-house teams are asking for when it comes to collaboration with providers, why traditional workflows make collaboration difficult, and what law departments should be looking for as they rethink collaboration models.

Saretto and Whittaker also delve into Shared Spaces, best use cases and why it's so important, Axiom's role in helping clients move from AI experimentation to real workflow adoption, how law departments should think about the balance between AI, human judgement, and provider support, and what it all says about the future legal operating model.

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For Luke Zadkovich, a "central premise" upon which to build a team is having people whom lawyers like to work with. Taking such an approach has been essential not only to growing the firm he leads but also to ensuring its success.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Floyd Zadkovich managing partner Luke Zadkovich about his journey working in large firms in multiple jurisdictions, setting up a transatlantic firm, lessons he's learnt as a managing partner of an international practice, and what having a cohesive workplace and culture means to him.

Zadkovich also discusses balancing business interests against having the right people on the books, challenges that firm leaders face in maintaining cohesion, ensuring everyone feels supported, the practical ways he looks to drive cohesion, what excites him about his firm's journey, and his guidance to other firm leaders about the importance of internal cohesion in driving forward a firm's objectives.

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