In an age of sociocultural change, and against the backdrop of employers' positive duties to prevent sexual harassment and other forms of misconduct, preparing for workplace claims made against the backdrop of cultural traditions like Valentine's Day may not be so far-fetched.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Swaab partner Michael Byrnes to reflect on a recent blog he posted about the workplace relations issues inherent with Valentine's Day, the potential for workplace claims to arise in the wake of such cultural traditions, and whether employers need clauses in their policy for sexual harassment to account for such calendar dates.

Byrnes also delves into employers' positive duty to prevent sexual harassment, changing social and cultural expectations for workplace behaviour, whether the inclusion of new clauses risks infantilising employees, catering to a multi-generational workforce, and what will constitute best practice for employers, HR professionals, and employment lawyers.

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Here, an award-winning sole practitioner shines a light on the business and practice lessons one learns as a business owner that are not necessarily taught or advocated to students and graduates.

Host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back C Legal & Co founder and principal Claire Styles to discuss some of the things she's learnt over the years that she wasn't aware of as a younger practitioner, the impact of realising one is not prepared for certain professional or business scenarios, the business pressures that she's seen and experienced, and why law firm owners need, for example, to be able to trust their bookkeepers.

Styles also delves into the ethical lessons one learns once they're out in the profession, the need to thrive rather than survive, how many of the lessons she's learnt can be picked up in advance versus learning by doing, her advice to lawyers about how they can be more comfortable with not always being able to control what's coming, and how they can move to craft their careers and vocational journeys in ways that make sense to them.

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In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Unisearch Expert Opinion Services, we explore how global and domestic regulation of artificial intelligence influences how lawyers practise and operate their businesses and what will constitute best practice moving forward.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Unisearch expert Professor Mimi Zou, Head of School, Private and Commercial Law, UNSW and Unisearch Business Development Manager Christopher Aaron Yong about the state of affairs for regulation of AI, domestically and globally, what's on the horizon for regulatory updates, and lessons Australians can glean from overseas experiences.

Zou and Yong also delve into what will constitute best practice for legal practitioners in 2026 and beyond, operational considerations, consequences for not adapting approaches, questions that legal businesses need to be asking, the kinds of expert services that will be required moving forward, and broader key takeaways for lawyers nationwide.

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From Gen Z to Baby Boomers, the legal profession is one of the few institutions where five generations work side by side. Here, Ann-Maree David stresses that while each generation brings their own habits and approaches to practice, law firms must be intentional about reducing friction and ensuring those generations collaborate – rather than clash – at work.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Podcast, host Grace Robbie, speaks with Ann-Maree David, the executive director for the College of Law in Queensland, who delves into how five generations are currently working side by side in the legal profession, discusses the distinct characteristics and differences of each generation, and addresses the challenges of balancing and embracing diverse perspectives in the workplace.

David also highlights the importance of law firms implementing strategies to create an environment that fosters collaboration and teamwork across all generations, outlines practical approaches firms can adopt to achieve this, emphasises the significant benefits that arise when different generations work with and not against each other, and stresses that cultivating such inclusive environments can profoundly strengthen the legal profession.

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For this GC, building the right law department involves looking more to a lawyer's attributes rather than their skill set, and following a step-by-step process to ensure challenges are being met and the business's growth trajectory is accounted for.

In this episode of The Corporate Counsel Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Linktree senior vice president, office of the founders, people, and legal Rosanna Biggs to discuss the need for law department leaders to think about how they resource for their teams, whether there are things that in-house teams are doing wrong with regard to hiring, the inherent recruitment challenges, and her process for ensuring any hire for the legal team is fit for the business's purposes.

Biggs also delves into the critical importance of attributes rather than one's skills, the team leader's role in approaching department growth with the C-suite, how to convey the way you run the legal function, how individual lawyers can put their best foot forward, why curiosity is so essential, how in-house roles are changing, and how businesses can better identify and recruit the best in-house lawyers possible.

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In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Legal Home Loans, we explore the firm's charity partnership with ReLove, the essential work being undertaken by that organisation, and how legal professionals can get involved.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Legal Home Loans director Andrew Johnson and ReLove co-founder Ben Stammer about the charity's work in providing used and excess furniture for families impacted by domestic violence, homelessness, or facing hardship, why its work is so important for the community, how Legal Home Loans came to support ReLove's work, and what its partnership looks like.

Johnson and Stammer also discuss how Legal Home Loans' support strengthens the work of ReLove, tapping into lawyers' sense of service to the community, the broader environmental impact of the charity's work, how lawyers using Legal Home Loans have responded to having donations made on their behalf, how lawyers and law firms are getting involved in the charity's work, and how others can get involved.

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As someone who co-founded a law firm while seven months pregnant, award-winning managing partner Danielle Snell is acutely aware of the need to create a culture and workplace whereby legal staff – lawyers and partners alike – do not feel as though their responsibilities outside of work come second.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Elit Lawyers by McGirr and Snell managing partner Danielle Snell to discuss the importance of reflecting on the need to balance the myriad roles one holds in life, how well the legal profession has done in accommodating idiosyncratic needs, and why the opinions and viewpoints of junior staff are incredibly important.

Snell also delves into how being told that becoming a mother would stunt her legal career spurred her to create a better culture for her own staff, the need to seize opportunities to create a better environment, championing the idea of staff bringing their full selves to work, how she and her business partner inculcate such ideas across their firm, challenges inherent with such an approach, and how best other firm leaders can look to make practical changes in their own workplaces.

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While athletes across all disciplines have off-seasons, lawyers – like many professionals – do not get downtime, physically and mentally, to rejuvenate across the calendar year. Here, we discuss the need to meaningfully switch off (as best as possible) for the sake of optimal client service delivery and self-care.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Brisbane Family Law Centre director Clarissa Rayward to discuss the pursuit of happiness for lawyers, how lawyers sustain their careers, the extent to which she is able to switch off from work, the factors making it difficult for lawyers to disconnect, and what it means to properly detach one's self from work.

Rayward also reflects on whether it's becoming more difficult for lawyers to switch off, her observations from conversations with colleagues in the family law space, structural issues preventing lawyers from switching off, the comparison of lawyers to professional athletes, practical ways that lawyers can disconnect, and why lawyers must appreciate the importance of disconnection, so that they may perform at optimal levels.

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