Practice Intelligence

The legal system has always been overburdened, but never like what we are experiencing today. Backlog in courts worldwide has grown to hundreds of thousands of cases and, The Guardian...

There are few people out there with bad intentions, but there are firm leaders with bad habits. I recently spent an hour on a call with the managing partner of...

On 28 September, over 300 legal professionals from across Aotearoa and overseas will gather in person in Auckland for the premier legal innovation and technology event on the New Zealand calendar. LawFest...

LawVision and Iridium Technology (now part of BigHand) have today shared the results of their fourth annual law firm profitability survey. The survey, with responses from 74 law firms covering...

Gone are the days when a law degree merely meant charting a career as an attorney practising in a court of law. Up until recently, the opportunities that were available...

With the stresses of the current state environment, it has never been a better time to ensure your personal wellbeing. High levels of stress are correlated with other health issues,...

We have mostly read about the patriarchal nature of the legal system and not much about gender discrimination in delivering legal services or law practice. Through this article, we plan...

BigHand has announced the findings of its latest industry report uncovering an unprecedented level of employee volatility within law firms with increased lateral hiring, salaries rising fast, and a failure...

Corelogic has released their latest auction market update for July 2022, and has been summarised below.As selling conditions weaken across Australia, the auction activity decreases for the third consecutive week....

Business development, in common parlance, is the creation of long-term value for an organisation from customers, markets, and relationships. At a high-level, business development efforts work towards building relationships and...

During the pandemic and while working from home, we have become dependent on video conferencing platforms, primarily Zoom and Teams. And although people are returning to the office, it seems...

For law firms, the decision to adopt cloud-based legal practice management software is complex. It involves change management, business disruption, and cost considerations. Also, finding that elusive “right time” to...

On 15 June 2022, the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rates by three-quarters of a point. This has been the most significant hike in three decades, signalling more rate...

Smokeball and FamilyProperty 2022 State of Family Law Conferences finish East Coast Tour  The enhanced role of registrars is being noted as the biggest benefit of the newly merged Family...

In the lifecycle of a legal matter, little attention is typically paid to the intake process. In fact, many lawyers may be tempted to view intake as simply an administrative...