Publications

A feature on Harvard Business Review has highlighted just how important sustainability and social responsibility has become. ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has become a board-level conversation piece in a way that is unprecedented, with the pressure on...

An article on Lawyer’s Weekly has highlighted the value of tuning In-House Legal Recruitment towards those with expertise and an understanding of the value of governance to the business. According to the article, the Executive General Manager of Legal, Compliance, and...

A recent article on the Governance Institute of Australia’s website highlights some of the things that people in the Company Secretary role in charities and not-for-profits will need to know regarding the new Director IDs system that is coming into place. According to...

There’s an excellent article over on Harvard Business Review that looks at the ethics of business – a common enough discussion that Company Secretary and In-House Legal Counsel roles will be particularly cognizant of. After all, a major part of their respective roles...

A recent article on Lawyers Weekly has highlighted the ongoing challenge that women face in gaining equal representation in legal tech leadership roles in Australia. Women make up the majority of Australia’s legal profession however, despite that, they are...

A recent article on Lawyers Weekly highlighted that the In-House Legal Counsel life is high on the list of priorities for professionals. With numbers jumping from just 7,325 In-House Legal Counsel employees in 2011, to 13,360 in 2020, something is clearly driving...

While the business environment continues to be highly disrupted by lockdowns and remote working best practice, Company Secretaries should start looking forward to early 2022, at which point some important virtual AGM relief is set to expire. As was reported by AICD in...

The importance of being flexible and open-minded in a Company Secretary or In-House Legal Counsel role has never been more important, and events of the last year have crystalised that. That’s the key insight that was shared by Origin Energy company secretary and...

  A recent report from the Australian Financial Review (AFR) highlights news that should be of great interest to In-House Counsel, Company Secretaries, and anyone that hires them; the profession is in great demand, and that is translating to a ten per cent pay...

A new article from the Governance Institute of Australia highlights some significant upcoming changes to AGM laws, and these are regulatory changes that Company Secretary and In-House Legal Counsel need to start to prepare for now. As noted in the article, items on...

The role of the Company Secretary continues to evolve. Legal executive search firms continue to be tapped to look for a new range of skills, and the ongoing disruption to businesses is both a challenge and an opportunity for forward-thinking and innovative...

A fascinating article on Lawyers Weekly has highlighted the expanding role that data-driven metrics is having on the role of the In-house Legal Counsel team, and the way that their decisions are being made. The has broader implications for legal executive search...