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…

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A lot of law firms still rely on manual processes for legal research, document production and workflow. Online research and automated legal technology solutions can save your firm valuable billable…

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One of the biggest challenges in legal practice management is securing revenue. The basis on which firms seek fees from clients is a fundamental calculation, so it is worth considering…

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Roger Quick, one of Queensland’s leading legal costs experts discusses the Productivity Commission’s soon to publish, final report into Australia’s system of civil dispute resolution, which will include a study into the real costs of legal representation.

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The Australian legal industry is currently under intense scrutiny, not least because of the level of demand for legal services and the often prohibitive cost of accessing justice. The Productivity…

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In a commercial environment where price certainty accompanies almost every other product and service on offer, it’s not difficult to see why clients expect legal services to follow suit.

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In a competitive market where legal clients demand more for less, law firms need to become more efficient and maximise their billable time to generate greater return. There are simple ways…

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