There is simply no evidence that larger clients choose to work with larger firms more often or that smaller clients prefer smaller firms, argues argues Bill Josten from the Legal Executive Institute.
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Has Queensland’s Recent Domestic Violence Legislation Been a Success?
Queensland has introduced tougher legislation against a domestic violence act. A Senior Portfolio Editor from the Analytical Law Team investigates.
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5 Cases We’re Talking About Halfway Through 2019
Our courts have dropped multiple high-profile decisions this year. So hold on to your practising certificates (if you’ve still got them); these are the most talked about cases in the first half of 2019!
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Modern Slavery Act: How Can Companies Go Beyond Compliance?
The start of the new financial year has seen many of Australia’s largest companies enter their first reporting period under the new Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act. And, in an unanticipated development,…
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Securing Your Practice’s Future: Making a Strategic Plan
As a legal practice owner, you have to prepare for the future, from weathering a potential economic downturn to competing with a new firm on the block.
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Electronic Deeds: Recent Developments in NSW
It’s one of the most venerable rules in Australia’s common law and, particularly for transactional lawyers and their clients in today’s digital workplace, arguably the most inconvenient – the rule…
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Then Tabcorp, Now Afterpay: Who Will AUSTRAC Turn to Next?
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) is well known as Australia’s financial intelligence agency. It was perhaps not as well known for its regulatory responsibility – at least…
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International Bar Association Survey Data Exposes Bullying and Harassment in Legal Profession
Half of women lawyers and one-third of male lawyers have experienced bullying in the workplace, according to the recent survey of almost 7,000 respondents across 135 countries conducted by the International Bar…
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Corporate Social Responsibility from the Progressive Era to the Banking Royal Commission
After a tumultuous year our banks are back in the spotlight. When several of the Big Four banks failed to pass on the recent interest rate cut in full, Treasurer…
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How Law Firm Sales Teams Can Be the New Rainmakers
Law firms can be stressful places to work. Firm billing pressures, client deadline demands, management and leadership committee participation commitments, and business development responsibilities all lead to what many lawyers…
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