The 2017 Bitcoin boom means most lawyers have at least heard of this popular cryptocurrency. However, few understand how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies really work, how they are used and…
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LGBTQI Inclusion and Diversity Among Legal Professionals: A Snapshot [Infographic]
The recent same-sex marriage postal vote in Australia delivered a resounding ‘yes’ result, with 62 per cent of the 12.7 million voters agreeing that the law be changed to allow…
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Why Upskilling Junior Lawyers Should be Your Firm’s Priority: Key Benefits and Approaches [Whitepaper]
This paper examines the significant benefits to your firm of upskilling and empowering your junior legal staff in an increasingly competitive and disrupted market for legal services. It makes the…
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Electronic Signatures: A Guide for Lawyers
When I began my career in corporate law, signing and exchange of contracts involved a certain ceremony and spectacle. Junior lawyers printed and clipped the requisite number of counterparts and…
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Law Libraries’ Digital Revolution [Whitepaper]
Law librarians around the world share their experience moving from printed law books to eBooks and digital law libraries. When Marta Hernández Alvardo, who runs the Legal Information Center at…
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In the 2017 Australia: State of the Legal Market report, Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor® have set out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2017…
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Domestic Firms Looking to the Global Market with Country Desks
Domestic Australian law firms are increasingly using ‘country desks’ to attract work from foreign markets, from China to Japan, the Middle East, Europe and beyond. The 2017 Australia: State of…
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Rage Against the Machines: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Legal Practice
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…
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Taking over? Good planning is critical to a successful bid. Rodd Levy’s new edition of Takeovers Law and Strategy provides guidance on the preparations required, and the challenges that arise,…
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The 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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