Law Squared

Our Law Squared team have been busy across Melbourne & Sydney this week! 🥐 French fare was the order of the day in Sydney, where our Founder + Director Demetrio Zema and Rohan Bilimoria hosted a number of GC events as we strive to build a strong and dynamic community of peers, demonstrating that the in-house counsel journey doesn't have to be undertaken alone. Merci to Tess Lambourne Saba Ali Therri Hoffman Lewis Philippa Bergin Fisher Elena Chan Katrin O'Sullivan Véronique Diallo Jessica Salinger for joining us! 🍳 It was an earlier start in Melbourne when the city’s NFP leaders joined Mia De Leo Andrew Brooks and Wendy Brooks & Partners CEO Catherine Brooks for a breakfast covering the ins and outs of recent employment law changes and sector-specific challenges including rules around philanthropy and giving. Great to catch up with Carmel Guerra Rochna Banerjee Roberta Buchanan Gill Whelan Jack Howes Carissa Dyall Peta Fualau Thea Stinear ✨. 🔥 If you’re an in-house lawyer in Australia, send Rohan Bilimoria a DM today, as the Law Squared in-house community is hosting a range of in-person and virtual events this year, and we’d love you to join us! 🔥 #legalnetworking #networking #community #notforprofit #generalcounsel #HumanCentredLaw

🎓Graduation is just around the corner—what comes next? Law Squared is eager to learn more about you and your legal aspirations through your CV and creative submission for our 2025 Graduate Program. 🌟Our application process values creativity beyond exam results, so we invite you to think outside the box. Share a video, story, photo, poem, or even a song that showcases who you are and why you'd be a great fit for our program. 👉 Apply before the deadline on 20 September and let your creativity propel you into a stellar legal career! https://lnkd.in/g5AFcE4g #lawgraduate #lawstudent #legalcareer #graduateprogram #HumanCentredLaw Danielle Mercieca

👟 Your in-house legal team works tirelessly year-round, ensuring contracts, compliance, and legal risks are effectively managed. 🌴 As the holiday season approaches ( ⏳ 105 days to Christmas, just saying!), they deserve a break more than ever. But business doesn’t stop, and maintaining legal service levels makes it tough to grant everyone the time off they’ve earned. 💡 With Law Squared as a Service (hashtag #LSaaS), you don’t have to choose between giving your team a break and keeping things running smoothly. ⚖ Our fixed-price, monthly LSaaS model means you and your team can get some well-earned downtime, while we keep the legal wheels turning. Whether it's routine tasks or urgent matters, our in-house specialists fill the gap so you can relax, confident BAU is under control. ☀ This summer, enjoy the sunshine while we handle the legal heat! Connect with us to discuss your resourcing gaps, overflow or ad hoc legal needs. 📩 Reach out via hello@lawsquared.com 👨⚖️ 👩⚖️ Georgie Gane Rohan Bilimoria Demetrio Zema Trent Milvain Annika Childs Joanna Brand Tess Hauser Sean Sim Connor Gentile Lisa Malone #legalsupport #inhouselegal #generalcounsel #headoflegal #humancentredlaw

🌟 Unlock the Insights: Pro Bono Australia’s Salary Survey 2024 🌟 Released in June 2024, Pro Bono Australia’s Salary Survey 2024 is providing a comprehensive analysis of remuneration trends in the not-for-profit sector. this 12th edition is a great resource for sector leaders aiming to make informed decisions about staff compensation and benefits. 💡 Key Insights: • Remuneration Trends: Detailed analysis of 1,570 cases across 37 positions, offering a thorough view of salary trends by role, sector, size of organisation, location, and operating budget. • Workplace Flexibility: Explore the ongoing importance of flexibility in 2024 and its impact on staff retention. • Allowances and Benefits: Understand the latest trends in allowances and benefits for managers in the not-for-profit sector. 🎯 Key Takeaways for Not-for-Profits: Beyond Remuneration: While fair pay is crucial, employees also seek career progression and support to reduce burnout. The Salary Survey uncovers the sorts of other benefits that staff receive, such as professional development opportunities and wellness programs. Managerial Allowances: Many managers receive allowances for work-related products. For instance, 29% of Tier 2 Finance Managers/Treasurers receive a professional registration allowance. Services Managers often receive car allowances, phone allowances, and paid professional registrations. Phone allowances are common across many managerial roles. Bonuses and Incentives: Some roles also receive bonuses and incentives. For example, 6% of Marketing, Fundraising, and Communications roles surveyed received bonuses, compared to 2% of Operations/Administration Managers. 📊 How the Salary Survey Works The Pro Bono Australia Salary Survey is meticulously broken down by manager type, including General, Communications, HR, and Program, and further segmented by business sector, operating budget, and location. This allows you to deep-dive into the data to identify the benchmark that most closely resembles your own organisation, enabling you to make the most accurate decisions on remuneration for your staff. 📈 Why It Matters For not-for-profits, understanding these remuneration trends is crucial for maintaining a motivated and committed workforce. By aligning your compensation strategies with the insights from the Salary Survey, you can enhance your organisation’s ability to attract and retain skilled professionals. At Law Squared, we’re deeply embedded in the not-for-profit space and well-versed integrating these incentives into your organisation or tackling other legal challenges, reach out to our team today. Explore the full report to discover how you can better engage with your community and drive lasting change here! https://lnkd.in/eNzjUFpM #NotForProfit #SalarySurvey #Remuneration #EmployeeRetention Jess John Amogh Kadhe Andrew Brooks Sarah Cooney

🚨 SOCI Act Compliance Deadline: Are You Prepared? 🚨 If you operate in critical infrastructure sectors—like energy, healthcare, communications, water, or transport—take note: the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI Act) is now in full effect. This means your first annual compliance report is due by 28 September 2024. To meet this deadline, five things to focus on: 1️⃣ Identify & Register Critical Assets: Ensure all your critical infrastructure assets are properly identified and registered. 2️⃣ Tailor Your Risk Management Program: Implement a sector-specific program that addresses physical and cyber threats. 3️⃣ Fulfill Reporting Obligations: Submit your first annual report by 28 September, covering any changes in ownership, control, or cybersecurity incidents. 4️⃣ Review Contracts & Security Obligations: Update contracts to include necessary security provisions, especially if you’re a service provider. 5️⃣ Prepare an Incident Response Plan: Have a robust plan in place to quickly address and recover from security breaches. 💼 Need help? Our commercial lawyers can guide you through the process. Contact us at hello@lawsquared.com or by visiting our website 👇 https://lnkd.in/g733GvFe #SOCIAct #CriticalInfrastructure #Compliance #CyberSecurity #LawFirm

As we step into September, the countdown to year-end is officially on. But here’s the real question: Is your busyness actually driving meaningful results? Demetrio Zema, our Founder + Director, shares his top strategies for making the most of these final 117 days. Swipe across 👉 And if you need support during the end-of-year rush, our LSaaS solution offers seamless holiday and overflow cover, ensuring your team stays on track even when resourcing gaps arise. Reach out today to see how we can help: hello@lawsquared.com https://lnkd.in/gg_AWdCp #FinishStrong #GCStrategies #LegalSupport #LSaaS #YearEndPlanning

🌱 Helping Drive Australia's Renewable Energy Goals // Response to ISP ⚡ The release of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Market Operator's (AEMO) ISP confirms that renewable energy is the most cost-effective solution for Australia to meet both its growing electricity demand, and its ambitious net-zero targets. 💡 Given the scale of critical infrastructure projects needed under the ISP, including transmission lines, solar, wind and battery projects, landholder and community engagement is now required at a level not seen in Australia for over thirty years. 👉 Here, Law Squared responds to the ISP and the need for a reimagined approach to landholder engagement - read on: https://lnkd.in/gSUrcPcM #renewableenergy #infrastructure #energy #landholderengagement #ISP ☀ Sarah Ward Joanna Brand Alissa Dai Annika Childs Jacqueline Sarah Nam Truong Demetrio Zema Lisa Malone

📣 Applications are now open! If you're ready to start your legal career, we've found a better way! 👥 As a human centred law firm we offer a distinctive proposition for graduates where our focus is on our clients commercial success, not billable hours. Over 12 months you'll experience rotations across our Employment + Workplace Relations, Corporate + Commercial, Disputes + Litigation and Digital + Innovation practice groups. 🌟 The recruitment process is designed to help you learn more about our business, culture and what makes us different to any other law firm in Australia. 👉 What are you waiting for? Get those creative submissions flowing and apply today via: https://lnkd.in/g8fYJ5nP #lawgraduate #lawstudent #legalcareer #graduateprogram #HumanCentredLaw

🌍 Expanding your business into a new market? Don’t overlook the importance of adapting your commercial documents! 📑 When you’re entering a new jurisdiction, it’s essential to adapt your supplier agreements, employee contracts, and other crucial documents to fit local legal, cultural, and linguistic requirements. 🚫 Neglecting this can lead to compliance issues, legal challenges, and setbacks. 📜✍️Make sure your documents are fit-for-purpose to build trust and avoid potential pitfalls. Learn more tips for localising commercial documents here: https://lnkd.in/gEnecuxJ #MarketExpansion #LegalCompliance #BusinessGrowth #GlobalStrategy #LegalTips #HumanCentredLaw #CommercialLaw Mia De Leo

Outsize Your Impact // Inaugural Law Squared GC Roundtable 💫 Talented GCs from lean legal teams proved why (team) size isn’t everything when they gathered in Sydney for the first in our series of ‘Outsize Your Impact’ Roundtables.   📊 Some great insights shared around the table for how GCs can demonstrate even greater value to the business with credible metrics, aligned scorecards, legal technology and innovative legal engagement models.     👏 Our thanks to Kate Hasbani & Nam Truong for leading the discussion, and our first Roundtable attendees Ellie Cronin, Louise Fitzpatrick, Galyna A., Katie Lewis, Shiara Mutukisna, Kate Prior, Evana D., Adina Lockett, Rohan Bilimoria, Natalie Di Donato and Roundtable facilitator, Lisa Malone. 🔥 Next stop, Melbourne GC Roundtable in September! If you’re a GC and would like to attend, or join future Roundtables in Sydney, places are strictly limited – send Rohan Bilimoria a DM today!  🔥 #inhouselegal #generalcounsel #headoflegal #inhouseexperts Georgie Gane