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Earlier this year over 130 senior fee-earning legal practitioners took time to do just that, and determine exactly what the Australian legal industry and their own firms could improve to reach their full potential within the industry.<\/p>\n<p>This report presents survey results with commentary from Will Farrier as he draws conclusions on areas Australian law firms place importance on to measure success and best practice.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong>Table of contents:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Defining best practice<\/li>\n<li>Striving for excellence<\/li>\n<li>Shifting the gaze<\/li>\n<li>Confidence is high<\/li>\n<li>Lack of review: where Australian firms are dropping their game<\/li>\n<li>Time and quality of staff are holding firms back<\/li>\n<li>An industry-wide standard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reflection is a key step when setting out to improve a process, practice or skill. 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