With technology now an inherent part of any efficient and forward-thinking legal practice, firms and in-house legal departments need to employ a strategic approach to choosing the right software solutions.…
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Client Data: Secure as the Weakest Link [Whitepaper]
In this whitepaper, published by Thomson Reuters’ Legal Executive Institute, authors Daniel Garrie and Rhea Siers examine some of the vulnerabilities that law firms face in keeping their own internal…
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Parliament Passes Harper Reforms to Competition Law in Australia: A Legal Update From Ashurst
The most significant changes to Australian competition law in over 40 years were passed by the Federal Parliament this week. In this legal update, Ashurst’s market-leading competition lawyers highlight all…
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2017 Australia: State of the Legal Market [Report]
Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor® are pleased to present this report setting out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2017 and the key issues to…
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Why Design Thinking Should Guide Your Legal Software Strategy: One-on-One With James Jarvis [Q&A]
There is no doubt the integration of technology into the practice of law has seen many firms and corporate legal departments enjoy myriad benefits, such as improved cost-efficiency, greater client…
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How to Improve Gender Diversity in Law Firms
There are now more female lawyers than male lawyers practising in Australia¹, so it is crucial that law firms adopt a proactive approach to gender diversity. It is well understood…
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Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Report Reveals Slow Quarter for Australian Law Firms
Law firms throughout Australia saw a decline across most segments in the previous quarter, widening the gap between the Big 8 law firms and their Large counterparts. Australian law firms across most…
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Making an Apple More Like an Orange: How the ACCC is Planning to Improve its Chances in Merger Reviews
A recent speech by Rod Sims, Chairman of the ACCC, is making waves amongst Australian competition law practitioners and business leaders. Sims has proposed requiring more information from businesses seeking…
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The Legal Profession Welcomes Another Benchmark
For just over two months this year – from 2 October 2017 until the retirement of Canada’s Chief Justice on 15 December 2017 – four women will hold the position…
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Why Upskilling Junior Lawyers Should be Your Firm’s Priority
The law firm model is broken. Industry commentators and those who work within it are increasingly pointing out how the traditional pyramid law firm model (a select number of senior…
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