Unlike other business departments, legal departments have traditionally not busied themselves with tracking graphs, charts and metrics on their department’s performance. This has been changing in recent years as the complexity of…
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Where Does Your Firm Rank in the 2015 Brand Index?
The value of your firm’s brand and reputation is vitally important. So where do you sit in the competitive Australian market and what are your peers doing right? Research house…
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Why Your Law Firm Needs Flexible Working
In an industry that’s renowned for long hours, relentless client demands and inflexibility, law firms that offer balance and flexible working could gain a significant competitive advantage. A recent survey…
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The Hon Michael Kirby’s 10 Commandments for Australian Law Schools [Conference Paper]
The Hon Michael Kirby recently presented a lecture at the Australian Law Teachers’ Association Conference in which he examined the strengths and failings of the law in Australia in meeting…
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The Highs and Lows of Legal Outsourcing
According to the Commonwealth Bank’s Legal Market Pulse report: “71 per cent of top-tier firms and 42 per cent of mid-tier firms agree that the pressure from clients to use Legal…
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Going Above and Beyond with Pro Bono
What can senior partners and firm principals do to encourage pro bono work and champion its importance within the legal industry? In light of a recent announcement by Gadens and…
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Succession Planning for Sole Practitioners
A sole practitioner’s career can be very rewarding and fulfilling. But what happens when you’re ready to step down? If you haven’t thought about succession planning and future-proofing your practice,…
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What Lawyers Need to Survive in this Age of Smart Technology
As successive generations of smart technology take over more complex legal tasks, there is speculation that computers may render lawyers obsolete one day. So how can lawyers utilise new technologies…
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5 Exit Strategy Tips for Legal Professionals
With the baby-boomer generation of senior lawyers and partners on their way to retirement, one of the topical issues surfacing in the legal regulatory landscape is effective succession and exit…
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Determining the Right Law Firm Compensation Model
A successful law firm that wants to retain client satisfaction and its talented team while at the same time achieving sustainable growth and increasing revenue needs to find an effective,…
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