Law firms face increasing pressure to move away from time-based billing, and numerous firms have relinquished the billable hour in favour of alternative fee arrangements. We explore why a flat-fee…
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6 Golden Rules of Migrating Your Firm to the Cloud
The use of cloud technology (like Gmail, Dropbox and Evernote) is already inherent in the daily lives of legal professionals. As technology continues to improve legal business, your firm will…
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Could Artificial Intelligence Help Your Law Firm Deliver Better Value?
Advances in automation are empowering lawyers to cut down on labour-intensive, repetitive tasks and instead focus their skills on higher-value work. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is making this automation much…
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A Full and Happy Life: Brendan O’Connor’s Goal for Australia’s Workers
Brendan O’Connor has retained his position as Federal Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in Labor’s Shadow Ministry announced on the weekend. In a frank and revealing interview in…
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What is Document Automation?
The business of law is changing like never before. Even as the recession eases, corporate clients continue to pressure their law firms to cut costs, increase efficiency, and move to…
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Looking Back on the 7th Editor of the ALJ: The Hon Peter W Young AO QC
After a record 24 years of service as General Editor of The Australian Law Journal, Justice Peter Wolstenholme Young retired from his post in April 2016. The Hon Michael Kirby…
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Making the Switch to In-House Counsel
Billable hours, timesheets and work/life balance are just some of the reasons lawyers leave private practice for an in-house counsel role. It’s not for everyone, but it may be the…
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7 Invoicing Best Practices Every Law Firm Should Master
Whether your law firm is large or small, incorporated or boutique, implementing these simple billing practices will help ensure you spend less time on accounting and more time servicing your…
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Your Checklist for the Perfect Client Estimate
Savvy clients are increasingly seeking more predictability and transparency in billing, requiring firms to brush up on their costing skills. But beyond that, fee earners and firms can also benefit…
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To Merge or Not to Merge: The Key Challenges Merged Firms Face
Record numbers of US and UK giants ‘tied the knot’ with Australian firms in 2015, and some of that growth is expected to spill over into 2016. However, a recent…
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