Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network

Recent Episodes

1. A barrister's lessons on loss, grief, and single parenthood

   Sep 18, 2026

   Paul Folino Gallo, a barrister at Third Floor Wentworth Chambers in Sydney specializing in real property and building construction law, discusses his recent memoir 'Remembering Elysha' written following his wife's unexpected death from influenza complications in December 2023. The conversation covers male grief, single parenthood, and how writing became a vehicle for processing trauma while preserving memories for his two young sons. Folino Gallo reflects on how this tragedy has reshaped his professional identity and priorities, emphasizing humanity and empathy in legal practice over traditional notions of stoicism.

2. Dynamic pricing, liability, and the algorithm's need for a lawyer

   Sep 16, 2026

   Host Jerome Doraisamy interviews Shaun Temby, a dispute resolution partner at Maddocks, about dynamic pricing practices and their legal implications under Australian consumer law. The discussion covers how algorithms enable personalized pricing, the risks to consumers of not receiving the best deal, existing legal protections against misleading conduct, and whether artificial intelligence systems themselves may eventually require legal liability or representation. Temby explores the evolving regulatory landscape, recent legislative changes including unfair practices prohibitions, and best practices for lawyers advising businesses deploying AI-driven pricing in this rapidly changing environment.

3. LawTech Talks: Unpacking the latest in review and verification, and what's next for Mary Technology

   Sep 14, 2026

   Rowan McNamee, co-founder of Mary Technology, discusses the growing importance of review and verification processes in legal AI, particularly in litigation and dispute work. The conversation covers how Mary is building features that provide transparency into AI-generated outputs—including document sourcing, quality flags, and audit trails—to help lawyers verify work while maintaining efficiency gains. Mary's expansion into the US market and integrations with ChatGPT and Claude are also explored.

4. 2 senior associates on grasping vocational opportunities

   Sep 11, 2026

   Host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with two senior associates from Baker McKenzie—Hannah Stacey (cyber law and litigation) and Jonathan Duff (energy and infrastructure)—about the importance of seizing vocational opportunities to evolve beyond technical legal skills. The conversation covers secondments, AI training programs, mentorship, and incidental learning, exploring why senior associates must now combine legal expertise with client management, commercial acumen, and leadership to succeed in a rapidly changing profession.

5. Rethinking your personal brand in the age of AI

   Sep 10, 2026

   Jessal Shah, founder of LawUno, discusses how AI and evolving client expectations are forcing lawyers to build stronger personal brands beyond relying on firm names. Shah explores why personal branding has become critical for career advancement and client acquisition, shares insights from recruitment trends, and explains how lawyers can strategically build authentic online presence without becoming influencers. The conversation emphasizes that personal branding is essential across all career stages and outlines how community platforms like LawUno support lawyers in this journey.

6. Lander & Rogers' head on the firm's 80th anniversary, and where to next

   Sep 4, 2026

   Daniel Proietto, chief executive partner of Lander & Rogers, reflects on the national Australian law firm's 80-year journey since its founding in 1946 and its evolution from a Melbourne-based insurance law practice to a full-service national firm with 800 staff and 122 partners. Proietto discusses how the firm has maintained its values and culture through significant market shifts, including a pivotal diversification in the 1980s, and addresses the transformation of legal practice driven by AI, the firm's independence within a consolidating market, and opportunities to support the next generation of lawyers.

7. LawTech Talks: Debunking the #1 AI myth

   Sep 3, 2026

   Shelley Burger, global CEO of LawY, discusses the pervasive myth that AI must be perfect to be useful in legal practice. She argues that lawyers' perfectionist expectations are misaligned with reality, comparing AI outputs to junior lawyer work—valuable but imperfect—and explains how the eloquence of AI writing creates false impressions of competence. The episode covers expectations management, the dangers of perfectionism, practical implementation strategies, and other myths about AI adoption in law firms.

8. Becoming an award-winning boutique law firm

   Sep 1, 2026

   Victoria-Jane Otavski, managing partner of BlackBay Lawyers, discusses the firm's win at the Australian Law Awards for Boutique Firm of the Year. The conversation covers BlackBay's rapid growth to 34 people in 4.5 years, its practice areas (commercial litigation, defamation, employment, wills and estates, commercial transactions), and the firm's strategy for competing with larger law firms through bespoke AI tools, market-leading remuneration, staff professional development, and personal branding initiatives. Otavski outlines challenges facing boutique firms including AI innovation adoption, talent attraction, and economic pressures, while positioning boutiques as capable of delivering superior client service and accessibility compared to traditional top-tier firms.

9. LawTech Talks: Knowledge management 101 for FY26–27 and beyond

   Aug 31, 2026

   In this special episode of LawTech Talks produced in partnership with iManage, host Jerome Doraisamy discusses knowledge management strategy for legal teams with Madeleine Porter, legal industry expert for iManage in APAC, and Alex Smith, global product director for knowledge and AI at iManage. The conversation covers the evolution of knowledge management in 2026, including the rise of 'curation bubbles,' the shift from open to closed document management postures driven by security and client demands, and the emergence of workflows and skills as first-class knowledge assets in the agentic AI era. Key topics include governance frameworks, defensibility, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and the strategic importance of data disposition and rot removal as part of modern knowledge strategy.

10. More human by design: The lawyer as systems designer

    Aug 28, 2026

    Daniel Rod, special counsel at Chamberlains and accredited family law specialist, discusses his approach to being both a lawyer and systems designer. Rod explores how lawyers can adopt developer mindsets to build efficient workflows and processes that ultimately serve clients better, using practical case studies from family law practice where AI and automation tools have dramatically reduced document processing time while maintaining human-centered service delivery.