Step into the future with this wide-ranging conversation with Juro CEO, Richard Mabey about his company's take on the future of contracting as detailed in their recent White Paper – Machine-readable contracts: A new paradigm for legal documentation.
L’Oreal’s Executive General Counsel, Anna Lozynski is not only one of the rare examples of GCs who’ve synthesised their learnings (and passion) into a book, but she has done so in a way that has won her an admirable readership both within and outside of the legal profession.
I caught up with Anna near her Melbourne HQ and couldn’t resist some follow-up questions and the opportunity to share some of her journey with you.
Listening to war stories over a hot drink, and learning from the most experienced lawyers in their sectors is something we cherish at InCounsel.
Last week we sat with Mark, who has spent over 25 years as a Partner specialising in insurance, risk and litigation in some of Australia’s leading insurance practices.
Mark now brings his expertise and 14 years worth of inclusions and recommendations in Best Lawyers: Australia and Asia Pacific Legal 500 for insurance law into his sole practice firm, which he launched in July this year.
We covered a lot of territory, but here’s a brief snapshot.
Here’s a podcast worth listening to if you’d like to learn more about the benefits of cloud technology.
Alvin Tedjamulia cofounded NetDocuments in 1998 as the first cloud-based platform for document and email management. In 1998, the ‘cloud’ wasn’t even a thing. But he knew then (and bet big) that software needed to be delivered via the internet.
Security is at the core of NetDocuments, which has been described as a security company that happens to do document management. And it has grown to be one of the leading DMS systems in legal.
But what struck me most was Alvin’s slam-dunk argument for adopting the cloud…
It’s not every day you see lawyers work with designers to create a legal document that’s functional, easy to read and, quite simply, beautiful. That is exactly what Melbourne-based digital marketing agency, August have done with their privacy policy, in collaboration with Hive Legal.
Here’s the story of how it all came together.
It’s not every day you meet a former barrister who has successfully transitioned to become a sought after contractor for in-house legal teams.
That’s exactly what Nicholas has done after leaving the bar in 2017 to set up his own IP, litigation and commercial law practice. Since then, he has contracted to a variety of corporate legal teams such as Telstra, Nine Entertainment Co. and Fairfax.
We sat down with Nicholas to learn more.
I first met Sarah Gaidzkar when she was Acting General Counsel at Envato, and she described working hand-in-glove with their tech team using ‘project circles’ and lean, agile methodologies for their legals.
Now as General Counsel at PageUp, I caught up with Sarah to get another taste of what running an agile in-house legal team looks like at her new home, and the tech tools they use day-to-day.
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— Caroline Ferguson, Business Transformation Manager at Simpson Grierson.
