It takes more than a high IQ to be a good lawyer. Your emotional intelligence has a marked impact on your ability to build strong client relationships, manage occupational stress…
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5 Exit Strategy Tips for Legal Professionals
With the baby-boomer generation of senior lawyers and partners on their way to retirement, one of the topical issues surfacing in the legal regulatory landscape is effective succession and exit…
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What You Need to Know About Legal Profession Uniform Laws [Whitepaper]
Liz Harris, author of Quick on Costs explains the principal changes that have resulted from these Uniform Laws, particularly in the context of costs. The contents includes: Legislation The Victorian…
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How the New Legal Profession Uniform Rules Impact You
On 1 July 2015, the Legal Profession Uniform Rules take effect, introducing a range of new and modified practice norms and altering the way firms do business. How will the…
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The Magna Carta in its Medieval Context [Sample Chapter]
The Hon James Spigelman AC QC discusses the background, development and significance of the Magna Carta in the century after it was accepted by King John in June, 1215. The…
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Barristers: Develop and Promote Your Personal Brand
In today’s hyperconnected world, your online and personal brand is one of your biggest assets. So how can barristers develop and promote their brand? For legal professionals like barristers, it’s…
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Interview with US Ambassador for War Crimes, Stephen Rapp
There are moments when the capacity for humans to commit mass atrocities against their fellow man seems overwhelming and utterly incomprehensible. The Syrian conflict, it would seem, is one of…
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Courts Digitisation: What to Expect as Courts Evolve
While firms have undergone a technological revolution in recent years, courts have been slow to keep pace. But have the winds of change finally arrived? The judiciary has long recognised…
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Leaders of the world’s competition agencies recently met in Sydney at the 2015 International Competition Network Annual Meeting. Their agenda included grappling with inconsistent tests for dealing with unacceptable market…
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800 Years on: How has the Magna Carta Shaped Law Today?
2015 marks 800 years since the development of the Magna Carta, one of the most celebrated documents in history, described by the revered Lord Thomas Bingham as ‘The Rule of…
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