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Heel-dragging frustration at impending changes in the legal industry is misguided. There will likely always be jobs for creative and gregarious lawyers. It’s the repetitive tasks at the junior end…
Read more8 Cases that Stopped the Nation in 2017
From the unconventional to the absurd, the year 2017 was nirvana for legal tragics. The Supreme Court of New South Wales held that citizen’s arresting Uber drivers is, usually, inadvisable.…
Read moreThe 9 Trends That Continued to Drive Change in the Legal Sector in 2017
Relentless disruption, change and innovation are once again the key themes for lawyers this year. Increasingly sophisticated technologies along with pressures from clients, employees and regulatory systems are pushing firms…
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