A smart practice management platform can transform even the most disorganised law firm into a well-oiled machine. But there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. It’s important to explore your firm’s current…
Read more
Is Your Law Firm Ready for the Big Data Revolution?
In many sectors of the global economy, big data is proving a useful tool for businesses to leverage data analytics in order to tailor their offerings to audiences and gain…
Read more
Misuse of Market Power: What Do the Changes Mean?
Lately, it seems that everyone has an opinion on the proposed changes to section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA). Most agree that we need a law…
Read more
Blockchain Technology in Australia: An Update for Lawyers
Blockchain, the emerging peer-to-peer distributed ledger technology, has continued to make recent headlines in the business and legal media. Blockchain underpins a new generation of disruptive transaction technologies, by promising…
Read more
5 Reasons a Flat-Fee Billing Structure Works
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read moreLooking 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…
Read more