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Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network
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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 industry experts about their fascinating careers, ground-breaking case work, broader sociocultural quagmires, and much more. Visit www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcasts for the full list of episodes.
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The graduate law jobs crisis: Fact or fear?
2w ago00:25:30Tap to summarizeFrom warnings of a graduate jobs crisis to predictions that artificial intelligence will reshape the profession, law students are being bombarded with reasons to worry about their future. But one recent law graduate says much of the alarm is nothing more than "fear mongering" – and believes the outlook for aspiring lawyers is far brighter than many headlines suggest. In a recent episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Grace Robbie speaks with Sai Muthukumar, a paralegal with Gilbert + Tobin and the Attorney-General's Department, about the recent headlines suggesting law graduates are struggling to secure entry-level roles, argues that much of the narrative is "fear mongering", and explains why aspiring lawyers should remain confident despite the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and technological disruption. Muthukumar also explores the growing legal technology skills gap among law graduates, calls on law schools to better equip students with practical legal tech skills, urges aspiring lawyers to take the initiative to upskill themselves, explains why human skills are becoming more valuable for young lawyers to possess than ever in an AI-driven profession, and encourages law students to make the most of their university experience, reminding them that building connections, gaining practical experience, and enjoying the journey are just as important as academic success. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
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The growing legal access crisis in regional and remote Australia
3w ago00:31:55Tap to summarizeJustice shouldn't be determined by your postcode, yet for many people across regional and remote NSW, that remains the reality. In this episode, Ronan MacSweeney and Danielle Ford examine the growing access-to-justice gap, the barriers facing communities outside metropolitan areas, and why action to address the issue cannot wait. In a recent episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Grace Robbie speaks with Ronan MacSweeney, president of the Law Society of NSW, and Dannielle Ford, president of the Central West Regional Law Society and director solicitor at Cheney Suthers Lawyers, about the current state of access to justice in regional and remote NSW, as well as the real-world consequences communities face due to limited infrastructure investment outside metropolitan areas. The discussion also reflects on a recent two-day forum in Orange, which brought together more than 20 leading legal professionals from across NSW to confront the challenges facing regional and remote communities, the growing pressures on practitioners outside metropolitan areas, and the factors driving fewer lawyers to regional practice. It highlights the urgent areas requiring investment and attention, stresses the importance of NSW taking a long-term approach to planning for regional legal services, and calls for more lawyers to consider the rewarding career opportunities, lifestyle benefits, and community impact that come with practising in regional and remote areas. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
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What personal injury clients most value
3w ago00:27:31Tap to summarizeIn this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Gerard Malouf & Partners, we explore what clients' hardship teaches lawyers in personal injury about advocacy, trust, and justice. Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Gerard Malouf & Partners deputy managing partner Garbis Kolokossian about the firm's approach to personal injury, how this practice area is perceived by the rest of the profession, what clients need when they walk into the office, and the approach that must be taken, what his work has taught him about resilience and human behaviour, how personal injury lawyers can strike the right balance between resilience and becoming numb to the work, what personal injury work may look like in the future, and what will constitute best practice for lawyers in this space moving forward. To learn more about Gerard Malouf & Partners, click here. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
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Privacy concerns for Tranche 2 entities
3w ago00:23:36Tap to summarizeAs law firms get their heads around the new obligations for designated services under the expanded AML/CTF regime, firm owners can't overlook the subsequent duties under the Privacy Act they also now have to comply with. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Law & Cyber founder Simone Herbert-Lowe to discuss the workload coming for cyber lawyers in the new financial year, privacy obligations for designated service providers, what these obligations mean in practice for law firms, guidance from the courts and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on such matters, reasonableness of a law firm's efforts to comply, practical steps that firms must take, and broader advice for law firm owners to navigate the shifting sands. Clarification from Simone Herbert-Lowe: On reflection, in this episode I said that family lawyers and wills & estates lawyers who occasionally transfer property, via a family law settlement or probate, are generally providing a designated service. That's not quite right. Most such transfers are exempt under the AML/CTF Act's court order exemption. The real risk areas are transfers under binding financial agreements, estate transfers made without a grant of probate, and creating or restructuring trusts as part of a settlement or estate plan, none of which the court order exemption covers. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
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Trusts changes post-budget, and implications for lawyers and clients
4w ago00:23:31Tap to summarizeThe recent federal budget has thrown "a bit of a spanner in the works" for the many Australians who use and leverage trusts. This includes law firm owners and firm clients, especially those in the wills and estates space. Here, we unpack the impact of the changes and how best lawyers can proceed. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back C Legal & Co founder and principal Claire Styles to discuss the changes that were announced and then updated, the uncertainty that has followed, how lawyers are responding to the changes, best serving clients in the immediate future and managing their anxieties, and what the new financial year will look like. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
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LawTech Talks: Delivering new types of work as law moves beyond experimentation
Jun 2600:23:43Tap to summarizeAs use of artificial intelligence increasingly becomes foundational for lawyers' daily operations and processes, FY2026–27 presents a "fantastic opportunity" to deliver legal services in exciting and innovative ways. In this episode of LawTech Talks, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Harvey's country manager in Australia and New Zealand, Ashleigh Whittaker, about what we learnt about AI adoption in law in FY2025–26, what it means for the new financial year, whether the 2026 calendar year is living up to predictions about being the year of agents, why AI use is more foundational than experimentational at this point, current market sentiment, the capabilities being built by Harvey for in-house teams, ensuring optimal ROI, and predictions for FY26–27.
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Charge accordingly for your expertise
Jun 2400:26:42Tap to summarizeAs client expectations and demands continue to evolve, so too do perceptions of what lawyers' services should cost. But in areas of law like conveyancing, which are no longer as simple or as process-driven, practitioners cannot undersell themselves. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Renee Roumanos Legal principal Renee Roumanos to discuss the complexity of the market for conveyancers right now and subsequent challenges, evolving expectations and the impacts, feeling obliged to charge less to be competitive, opportunities to upsell and offer more holistic services, pivoting to more advisory-based work, practical steps to take, and what the new financial year will look like. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
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Introducing LawBlazer: A new funding option for small law firms
Jun 2300:21:00Tap to summarizeIn this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Legal Home Loans, we explore the funding gap facing small Australian law firms and how a new commercial lending product is being built to address it. Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Ian Marshall, representing TrailBlazer Finance, and Andrew Johnson, Legal Home Loans director, about the launch of LawBlazer, a new commercial funding solution tailored for small law firms. The conversation covers the financial realities of running a small firm, where cash flow pressure actually comes from, the ATO debt trap and why it has become more expensive since July 2025, the funding options available to principals across personal and practice balance sheets, and practical ways to fund growth. The episode also looks at how the TrailBlazer Finance and Legal Home Loans partnership works together to support lawyers across both their business and personal lending needs. To learn more about LawBlazer and its partnership with Legal Home Loans, click here. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
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Lessons for the age of AI from the music industry when the internet was born
Jun 1900:24:40Tap to summarizeIn determining how best the legal profession should move forward at a time of voluminous technological change, it is worth reflecting on how the music industry shifted at the start of the internet. There are key lessons, one GC says, about disruption and service delivery. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Telstra general counsel Andrew De Celis about how the music industry pivoted when the internet became mainstream, whether legal processes and service delivery methods need to be rebuilt from the ground up, the increasing importance of holistic service offerings, the displacement of stakeholders in the value chain, choke points to be resolved, shifting to more advisory work, how he's looking to lead his team right now, and how lawyers can and should view the music industry's evolution. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
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Genetic test results, privacy, and insurance law implications
Jun 1700:24:10Tap to summarizeLooming legislation prohibits life insurers from using predictive genetic test results to deny or limit insurance cover. Here, we unpack the significance of the new laws, challenges on the horizon, and striking the right balance between safeguarding consumers and maintaining insurance risk management levels. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Clyde & Co partner Jessica Thurtell about the legislation that was passed earlier this year and how they came to be, the implications arising from the laws, the extent to which insurers should be able to access personal information, how key stakeholders feel about the reforms, inherent risks for insurance providers, what it all means for insurance lawyers, best practice for those lawyers moving forward, what the future may hold, and whether future changes are expected to impact the work of insurance practitioners. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
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