It’s no secret that good practice management is the key to a happy, strong and profitable firm. However, poor habits and shortcuts can, over time, make inroads into best practice,…
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How to Prepare Your Firm for the AI Revolution
Law firms are increasingly embracing the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) and more legal professionals are asking questions about how their firms can take advantage of the ever-increasing number of…
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How Your Firm Can Use AI-Powered Tools to Improve Client Outcomes
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing the business of law. Many firms are adopting the rapidly expanding suite of AI-powered tools to help their legal practitioners improve client relationships and…
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Putting Technology in its Place: Are Law Schools the Right Place to Teach Coding?
In 2015, Melbourne Law School introduced a coding course into their curricula. Last year, the University of New South Wales Law Faculty followed suit, launching their “Designing Technology Solutions for…
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Observations from the Global Legal Hackathon 2018: Embracing New Forms of Knowledge and Expertise
My previous article, Observations from the Global Legal Hackathon 2018: The Communal Dimension of Intellectual Property, considered the challenges in finding the right intellectual property norms for the unique context…
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Rachel Launders on the Ingredients for a Successful In-house Counsel Career in 2018 [Q&A]
Ever wondered what skills you need to make it as an in-house counsel in 2018? Or are you already working in-house and wondering what the future holds for your career?…
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Legal Research in the Digital Age [Infographic]
Finding the most recent case law on a specific legal issue has long been a time-consuming – yet absolutely essential – task for legal professionals. Legal research is a big…
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Cultivating Innovation in a Risk-Averse Legal Industry
Innovation has always been synonymous with risk. In the past, pure technical ability — not innovation — was the key differentiator between firms in a traditionally risk-averse and inherently conservative…
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4 Things Innovative Law Firms do Differently
Technological advancement and innovation have been two of the most crucial trends driving change in the legal sector recently – they are key for law firms intent on growing, staying…
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Bringing it Home: What the Decline of Offshore LPOs Means for Law Firms
Futurist and technology guru Richard Susskind recently envisioned a “decomposed” legal world where clients would pay less for processes and more for high-value advisory work. Susskind’s prediction isn’t new and it appears he was…
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