Meetings are part and parcel of legal life. But how often do we really have productive meetings as opposed to, quite simply, huge time wasters? Do digital alternatives to the…
Read moreRamp Up Your Productivity: Tips to Improve Productivity at Work in 2014
No matter how much work you have to do, there are still only 24 hours in a day. Too many of us are spending too many of those hours working. Being conscious of how we work, and working smarter rather than longer, will increase productivity and potentially reduce working hours. But where do we start? Abi Gold offers some helpful tips to improve your productivity at work for 2014…
Read moreLegal Practice Management: Start Up Lean and Let Overheads Follow
The worst mistake practitioners can make when starting their own practice is to spend too much, too soon, on hiring staff and investing in infrastructure. Here are four strategies that will help you start lean and let your overheads follow, rather than lead, your revenue growth.
Read moreLegislation By Press Release: Government Acts to Clean Up Unlegislated Announcements
Governments regularly announce changes to laws, that take effect from specified times, but don’t always legislate quickly to enact those announcements. This gives rise to what is known as “legislation…
Read moreEstate Planning: Superannuation Vulnerable to NSW Family Provision Claims
For estate planning and succession law purposes, superannuation is increasingly becoming an individual’s second largest asset behind the family home. While a deceased person may have a will outlining their…
Read moreTax Debts and Foreign Currency Notice – Currency Denomination Not Relevant: Commissioner Wins Battle But May Lose the War
The Full Federal Court has unanimously allowed the Tax Commissioner’s appeal and held that s 255 notices requiring a company to retain out of Canadian currency sufficient funds to meet…
Read more3 Key Ways Technology Can Help You Engage With Clients
In today’s increasingly connected, cross-media and multiscreen world, it’s more important than ever to connect with consumers where they are – online, on mobile and on social media. The modern…
Read moreLawyer Marketing: How Even the Smallest Firms Can Build a Winning Initiative
For those who do not make the law their career, the natural assumption is that all lawyers make money hand over fist. However, as sole practitioners and those working in…
Read moreWho’s Winning the Smartphone Race at Law Firms?
As smartphone adoption continues to rise, BlackBerry’s traditional hold on the legal market is waning as Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android devices join the competition. In July 2013, the Daily…
Read moreHow Much is Technophobia Costing You?
If you find yourself wishing you had more time to actually practice the law instead of spending endless hours on typing, administration and other mundane yet necessary tasks, you’re not…
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