In the 2017 Australia: State of the Legal Market report, Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor® have set out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2017…
Read moreDomestic Firms Looking to the Global Market with Country Desks
Domestic Australian law firms are increasingly using ‘country desks’ to attract work from foreign markets, from China to Japan, the Middle East, Europe and beyond. The 2017 Australia: State of…
Read more2017 Australia: State of the Legal Market [Report]
Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor® are pleased to present this report setting out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2017 and the key issues to…
Read moreLegal Disruption in 2016: The Highs, Lows and Trends You Need to Know [Infographic]
The conclusion is in: Innovation and disruption are not passing fads, they’re here to stay. In the 2016 Australia: State of the Legal Market report, Melbourne Law School and Thomson…
Read moreThe Top 7 Trends That Disrupted the Legal Industry in 2016
In 2016, disruption in the Australian legal services industry became a normal state of affairs. Against a background of declining client demand, law firm growth and revenues, traditional business models…
Read moreHow BigLaw and NewLaw are Collaborating for a Better Future
The terms “BigLaw” and “NewLaw” were first coined by professional advisory firm Beaton Capital in 2013, and refer to two very different business models for the provision of legal services. In the legal and…
Read moreThe Re-Emergence of MDPs: What This Means for Traditional Law Firms
The Enron disaster saw most of the Big Four accounting firms retreat from the legal services market. In recent years, however, these companies have become increasingly sophisticated, transforming themselves from traditional auditing…
Read more2016 Australia: State of the Legal Market [Report]
The Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor® are pleased to present this report setting out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2016 and the key issues to influence…
Read more2015 Australia: State of the Legal Market [Report]
The Melbourne Law School and Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor® are pleased to present this report setting out the dominant trends impacting the legal market in 2015 and the key issues likely to…
Read moreIs the Partnership Model in Decline?
With the current generation of young lawyers less inclined to make a long-term career commitment, is the traditional legal partnership model on its way out? And will we see ownership…
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