Roger Quick, one of Queensland’s leading legal costs experts discusses the Productivity Commission’s soon to publish, final report into Australia’s system of civil dispute resolution, which will include a study into the real costs of legal representation.
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How to Gain Certainty in Legal Service Pricing
In a commercial environment where price certainty accompanies almost every other product and service on offer, it’s not difficult to see why clients expect legal services to follow suit.
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6 Simple Ways to Make Your Law Firm Profitable
In a competitive market where legal clients demand more for less, law firms need to become more efficient and maximise their billable time to generate greater return. There are simple ways…
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What Do Australian Law Firms Need to Pursue True Stardom?
The Australian legal industry has overcome ‘little fish’ syndrome and is now competitive on the world stage. However, despite this impressive step up, the shortage of time and challenges in…
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Hive Legal Queen Bee of 2014 ALPMA / Telstra Thought Leadership Award
Hive Legal, start-up virtual law firm, crowned 2014 ALPMA/Telstra Thought Leadership Award winner at last night’s ALPMA Summit Gala dinner in Melbourne. The award recognised Hive Legal as 2014’s outstanding law firm who are doing things differently and successfully adapting to changes in the legal landscape.
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Coleman Greig Law Firm Shares its Secrets to Legal Best Practice
Award-winning Australian law firm Coleman Greig is a legal best practice trailblazer. General manager, Warrick McLean, shares his thoughts on what legal best practice means to the firm and why it’s essential…
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Electronic Documents… Can Law Offices Go Paperless?
Are legal records worth the paper they’re written on? Electronic documents and records are replacing their paper counterparts in many sectors, but the legal industry is taking longer to adapt.…
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4 Ways to Ensure Your Law Firm Regulatory Compliance Meets Obligations
The legal profession has unique workplace requirements. Law firm regulatory compliance processes can be difficult, time consuming and costly. Instead of procrastinating about the workload ahead, follow these ways to…
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A Guide to Managing Client Expectations: Unrealistic to Realistic
Demanding clients are nothing new in law, so how can you live up to their expectations while maintaining your sanity? Here are some tips to managing client expectations that are unattainable in the short term, or unsustainable in the long term.
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Choosing Legal Practice Management Software for Your Law Firm
In a shifting legal landscape where lawyers want to increase efficiency and clients are demanding more for less, investment in legal practice management software can help firms streamline their processes…
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