In this special episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, produced in partnership with Evolve Resolve, we unpack how lawyers can become more than just technically proficient and transition into leaders that the professional services marketplace both needs and increasingly demands.

Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Evolve Resolve founder and director Damien van Brunschot about his journey in the legal profession (including being managing partner of the Australian arm of a global firm), how he developed leadership capabilities in law, and why he thinks the development of leadership skills in the legal workplace is still often overlooked. The truth is that for many lawyers, they are simply expected to figure it out themselves.

In this episode, van Brunschot also delves into the flow-on consequences of not effectively investing in the teaching of practical leadership skills, including how law firm leaders can meaningfully make time to invest and develop the next generation of leaders. For those intent on climbing the ladder, including emerging leaders, the skills and mindset required to achieve promotion are also covered.

Tune in and unpack the journey from technical proficiency to law firm and business leader.

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As someone who loves sports and loves being a lawyer, sports arbitration is the “best job in the world” for Alexis Schoeb. Here, he reflects on the nature of such work, recent high-profile disputes, and why he thinks this practice area can and will grow exponentially in Australia in the near future.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Peter & Kim partner Alexis Schoeb about his background practising arbitration, including sports arbitration, in Switzerland for two decades, how his passion for sports provides motivation for his work as a lawyer, what the day-to-day looks like for sports arbitration lawyers, and the cyclical nature of work in this space.

Schoeb also delves into the state of affairs for sports arbitration in Australia, why he sees such massive opportunities for practitioners Down Under to grow this practice area domestically, recent and notable cases in sports arbitration, the influence of social, cultural and even geopolitical considerations in such legal work, being both a counsellor and arbitrator and drawing the distinction where required, his predictions for the sports arbitration market ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, and his advice to those interested in a career in such work.

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At present, the National Children’s Commissioner says, Australia is failing to ensure that the safety and wellbeing of children is a priority.

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy is joined by National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds, from the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), to discuss the recently released report – ‘Help way earlier!’: How Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing – and what it says about the urgent need to better ensure justice outcomes for Australian youth.

Hollonds delves into her role and why it is needed, the key findings and takeaways from the AHRC report, the flow-on consequences of such poor safety and justice frameworks, what the report says about who Australia is as a nation, the need for a National Children’s Act, and how lawyers can better improve safety and wellbeing outcomes for children across the country moving forward.

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