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David Woolstencroft interviews John van Rooyen, Global Sales Director of Fileman, discussing law firms transitioning to the “paper-light” environment.  Interestingly, before COVID-19, law firms did not prioritise digital transformation as...

Nicholes Family Lawyers and Resolve Conflict Family Lawyers have collaborated on bringing to Victoria a groundbreaking people-focused approach to family law conflict resolution called “Our Family in Two Homes”.  Instead...

For many professions, the modern workplace looks almost unrecognisable compared to even a few years ago. The traditional “work from a fixed location, every day” arrangement often fails to meet...

John F Kennedy once said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future”. The great Winston...

Josef, a Melbourne-based legal automation company, has partnered with global e-conveyancing provider InfoTrack to automate property sales, with their sights first set on conveyancing documents.  Vendors Advocate Sandi Barry-Mueller of...

The fabulous team at Actionstep recently hosted The Future of Mid-Market Law event at the exclusive 6HEAD, overlooking the Sydney Opera House. Mike McKell, Ximena Farias, Triona Saunders and Rose Fitzmaurice...

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...

Review the latest interview with Michael Bacina, Partner of Piper Alderman, Board Member of Blockchain Australia and Company Secretary of the Canadian Australian Chamber of Commerce to gain incredible insights...

The world over, the legal industry is known to lean toward the cautious, slow to adopt change and shies from wading into uncharted waters. But the onset of the pandemic...

First and only purpose-built system for subpoena response and account garnishment processing Safari SOP, a Bellevue, Washington-based software company, has built the first online system for law departments and legal...

The latest major release of the financial services regulatory breach reporting tool, Gadens Breach Manager, now includes updated exemptions, significance tests and a focus on ‘misleading and deceptive conduct’ as...

Platformisation isn’t new, but many industries are realising the efficiency gains they can achieve with it, so it’s attracting increased attention. As the legal sector digitally transforms, firms need to...

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...

We’re currently still in the midst of The Great Resignation. Around the world, workers have been resigning from their jobs en masse—47 million Americans alone quit their positions in 2021....

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...

David Woolstencroft interviews Stewart Rasmussen, Co-Founder of Syncly. Stewart shares his journey of launching Syncly, the no-code integration platform for the legal sector with Chris Ogram, Co-Founder and CTO of...

There are many legal tech vendors who have created new and advanced technologies designed to automate, streamline and optimise processes. Many are aiming to provide an all-in-one platform for lawyers...

Ask Google, one of the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence products, to find “restaurants near me that are not McDonald’s”. Language is incredibly complex, and while great advances are constantly...

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...

The legal industry job market remains buoyant as reflected in Elias' Legal Jobs Index Report Q4. Please find a summary of the report below.  54% of HR leaders expect the headcount will continue...

The Digital India initiative is a nationwide programme to digitise Indian industries and businesses and create a digitally-empowered society. Many industries in the country are digitising at a rapid pace,...

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...

By Joanne Humber, Legal Technology Skills Consultant I have often been asked the question “Do lawyers across the world recognize that technology skills are an essential part of being a...

CIOs of Leading Australian Law Firm finally reconnect and discuss the next phase of innovation and the latest, smartest legal technology. The Legal CIO quarterly event was organised by Dylan...

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....

"Data is the new oil of the 21st century"- Clive Humby, Data Science Entrepreneur.  Enterprises heavily rely on data to make critical business decisions that contribute to the growth and profitable activities. They...

TechLaw.Fest, law and tech conference, returns for the fifth year in July, bringing together over 2,000 legal, tech and government leaders who will deliberate and explore legal issues surrounding the...

It is fascinating to see how electronic documents are evolving smartly across the legal industry. A lawyer’s information environment is rapidly changing with disrupting technology becoming available overnight, and so...

The legal system is a wilderness for law firms’ clients, littered with unknowns, processes and technicalities. A thorough understanding of the market is key to driving inquiries and satisfying prospective...

With the advent of web 3.0, metaverse and other platforms, blockchain tech has skyrocketed. Big companies have started crypto transactions for goods and services. New cryptocurrencies are constantly forming, and law...

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...

David Woolstencroft interviews Daniel, Linda and Erika from The Legal Forecast (TLF). They talk about how TLF emerged from conversations in a pub to a national organisation across Australia, altogether challenging...

David Woolstencroft and John Ahern, Chief Executive Officer at InfoTrack, talk about legal solutions and products, and how law firms can really leverage technology to take a leadership position –...

David Woolstencroft interviews Daniel Yim and Erin Kanygin, the Co-Founders of Bumpd. In Australia, 18% of people face unfair dismissal for pregnancy or parenting-related issues, it may be you, a...

David Woolstencroft talks with Laura Keily, the Founder and Managing Director of Immediation and barrister. As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, Financial Review and other news - Australian Legal...

David Woolstencroft interviews John Duckett the Director of InPlace Solutions. John talks about the two major research on the impact of COVID and a comprehensive legal tech survey with over...

David interviews Nick Abrahams, the global co-leader of the digital transformation practice of Norton Rose Fulbright and the Co-founder of LawPath. They talk about the blockchain, NFTs, crypto and the...

David Woolstencroft interviews Ben Wightwick the Chief Customer Officer of Autologyx and leading authority of law firm digital transformation.  The pandemic has changed the way lawyers work, how they solve problems and communicate...

David Woolstencroft interviews Fiona Kirkman, CEO and Co-Founder of FamilyProperty and Principal of Kirkman Family Law to gain further insight into the current state of the family law sector. Fiona...

Paula Teague of Sirius Law recently interviewed Peter Frankl. Issues covered: 1. Productivity in law firms 2. The billable hour 3. The winding down lawyer 4. Thriving practices that can’t...

David Woolstencroft caught up with Garth Brown from Brown & Brown Conveyancers. Garth discusses how the pandemic has impacted the property market and how people have worked around the restrictions...

David Woolstencroft interviews Sam McCarthy, the Co-Founder and Director of Fresh Finance Group. Sam shares finance and banking information for your consideration. Sam outlines the importance of finding the best...

David Woolstencroft catches up with Garth Brown from Brown & Brown Conveyancers.David and Garth talk about several issues around land contamination that property lawyers, conveyancers and their clients need to be...

David Woolstencroft and Garth Brown from Brown and Brown Conveyancers catch up and talk about the property risk that emerges due to bushfires. It is only 2 years since Australia experienced...

David Woolstencroft and Steve Tyndall the CEO and Founder of Client Sense talk about "The Great Resignation" and some practical steps that firms can take to deal with talent leakage...

David Woolstencroft catches up with Steve Tyndall, the CEO and Founder of Client Sense. They talk about the importance of client management function in a law firm and how this...

David Woolstencroft interviews Jason Elias from Elias Recruitment. They talk about the current state of the market, and interestingly there is usually a spark in the market at this time...

Elevate business through humanity | Elevate humanity through business. You may have previously gained access to the articles by Marika Messager, the CEO of ConsciousLeaderhip.org on LPI. Marika has provided a positive impact...

David Woolstencroft catches up with David Boland, the CEO of PracticeEvolve, a leading global legal practice management solution provider. David Boland discusses the legal industry, PracticeEvolve, and how they align their software to...

David Woolstencroft catches up with Jason Elias from Elias Recruitment. They discuss the key skills that are in demand right now as the way we practice law is evolving at...

Recently we had the opportunity to talk with Max Patterson (Co-Founder & Executive Chair) and Paul Psaltis (Global CEO) at Settify, who are helping family law practices streamline routine processes...

Inspired by the challenges that small laws face first hand - Hunter Steele is on a mission to make life better for small law firms around the world. Follow Hunters...

Before Australian tech superstars Atlassian and Canva put Australia on the map, LEAP was a hugely influential international business, empowering thousands of law firms to run successful practices around the world.

David Woolstencroft interviews Roger Gregg, the Co-Founder of Lightyear. Lightyear is a cloud-based procurement and accounts payable automation solution that looks after inbound bills and relationships with suppliers across various...

David catches up with Jason Elias from Elias Recruitment to discuss how the great resignation has impacted the Australian legal industry. Just when we thought the economy was opening up...

David Woolstencroft interviews Dan Anderson, General Manager and Vice President, SeeUnity - An Anaqua Company. Dan talks about SeeUnity providing organisations with out-of-box integration with applications for firms that need document...

Former litigation lawyers Caroline Korteweg and Ingrid van de Pol-Mensing have launched Uncover, an AI-powered case management solution for litigators. Their journey started from personal frustration, having spent many late-night...

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...

Dynamic Software Solutions - DSS has acquired Softlog Systems Australia. DSS is the solutions division within the Dynamic Supplies Group, an integrated distribution, software and third-party logistics group of companies. DSS has...

The legal market continues to evolve with new and improved business practices, technology adoption and other innovative solutions. The primary reason in adopting such technologies is to improve efficiency, increase cost-savings, meet their...

It is advantageous that the legal sector understands the opportunities that present with the emergence of the Metaverse. The Metaverse will soon become a platform where everything will take place from conferences, meetings, businesses,...

Imagine a world without fire or fuel. What if the early man did not happen to rub stones to invent fire that helped us cook food and do much more....

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...

Technology is changing the world in the blink of an eye. All industries see tie-up with technology, and the legal industry is no exception. The sudden prominence of legal technology is...

McCarthy Tétrault LLP is a full-service Canadian national law firm with 700 attorneys spanning Canada and offices in New York City and London. The firm prides itself on being a...

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...

The world has been a crazy place the last couple of years, and everyone was forced to adapt to a new 'norm' whilst feeling a great amount of fear, confusion or...

The recent news of major law firms, Reed Smith launching an innovation lab and Norton Rose Fulbright launching a legal tech subsidiary, indicates how technology and innovation have and is...

David Woolstencroft catches up with Laura Keily, Founder and CEO of Immediation. Laura expresses her excitement with the recent announcements with Maxwell Chambers and Clio, further elevating their international market reach...

Australians are eager to see their workmates, but not for the whole week, according to a survey conducted by Emburse, a global leader in spend management solutions. The research aimed to...

Business development is a critical skill for lawyers, to win new clients while maintaining the relationships with existing clients in a highly competitive sector. We are therefore extremely grateful that we...

Amid the pandemic and the rise in the great resignation, a sizeable lawyer share has opined to keep working remote. Law firms are finding solutions to keep things in check - as arguably, the most important...

Technology law firm Scott & Scott, LLP has built an integration between its contract management solution and ConnectWise Sell, which is automated quote and proposal software for the IT services...

The day is coming – some say it already arrived – when artificial intelligence invents things that humans could not. It’s not surprising these days to see new inventions that...

Immediation recently announced the news that they have become the first and only end-to-end legal dispute resolution platform offered on Clio’s “App Store” for its users to access. Clio offers...

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Clients have a strong tendency to rely on lawyers' knowledge and actions. As a lawyer, we also aspire to keep our clients contented. Have we ever thought about what would happen...

To say that the pandemic shook up law firms and finance teams in a big way would be an understatement. The past couple of years completely changed how we work...

Credit Suisse's 2021 Global Health Report estimates the global wealth to be 418.3 trillion USD. Money has always fascinated the human race; we often use it as a medium to...

Information technology is integral to all enterprises, providing agility, security and competitive advantage. The future will undoubtedly rely heavily on cutting-edge technological innovations and information technology to reinforce the statement. Gartner's...

David Woolstencroft interviews Alan Fitzgerald, CTO of Practice Connections Advisory. With both having worked across the accounting and legal industries, they discuss what is happening in the sectors and point...

Apperio, a provider of legal spend analytics and matter tracking software, announced the availability of a new feature to streamline the process of reviewing and approving law firm invoices to...

A comprehensive report to date on the impacts of working from home (WFH) has been released. It revealed WFH has unlocked a $5.5bn reduction in travel time costs (from a pre-Covid $10.3bn)....

CoreLogic has released its latest market update for May, summarised below.  Currently, there has been a decrease in the volume of auctions in most capital cities in Australia with 2,088 auctions...

Unlike any other professionals, lawyers are also super 'humans' – saving lives and delivering justice. Although lawyers do not undertake the hippocratic oath, their lives are dedicated to securing their client’s...

For the last two years, we have realized the power of technology; everyone was Zoomed-In to their workstation. Be it office work, professional networking, learning events or even family functions...

Fortunately, there has been more acknowledgement and higher respect towards legal support personnel that manage essential day-to-day tasks to keep law firms and businesses running. People are becoming more aware of the...

Leanne Hexter from Taylor Splatt & Partners in Carrum Downs has taken the title of Smokeball’s National Secretary of 2022 in a nationwide competition organised by legal practice management software...

International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) will redesign how work is allocated across its litigation practice in North America, supported by resource management specialists BigHand. The decision comes...

You’ve no doubt heard about the so-called “Great Resignation.” Employees, burnt out in their current roles and empowered by a hot job market, are quitting in droves. The most recent...

After a decade or so, history might be re-written and segregated into pre-pandemic and post-pandemic eras. While the pre-pandemic period would comprise World Wars, global treaties, historical developments, etc. The...

Technology companies are progressively expanding their capabilities and reach into the legal sector. Earlier this year, Nikec Solutions had extended its service offerings and tapped into the cybersecurity world, to better assist international...

As workplace ideologies evolve, it is now imperative for legal operations professionals to evolve as well. According to the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium’s (CLOC) 2021 State of the Industry Report,...

Despite the recent merger of the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia (FCFCOA) promising to deliver justice more efficiently and cost effectively, only four per cent of Australian...

David Woolstencroft interviews Natasha Blycha, Managing Director and Founding Partner and James Myint, Managing Partner of Stirling & Rose. They have been recognised as the 2021 Innovative Lawyer of the Year...

Virtually all of us now have super and for most Australians it’s our second-largest financial asset. At the same time, Australians are living longer meaning our super will need to...

Financial services regulatory and compliance teams are facing work overload, stress and anxiety as they grapple with onerous new compliance and reporting rules, a ground-breaking new report has found.  With...

The pandemic brought along deep uncertainties, causing many businesses to struggle from working the previous ways. Naturally, Work from Home (WFH) became the new norm. Now, that the workforce has...

Leading Australian law firm Hall Payne Lawyers has transformed collaboration and achieved firm-wide visibility of support tasks to facilitate flexible, hybrid working that is fundamental to recruitment and retention in a competitive...

World Economic Forum (WEF) has rightly put the technology revolution as the fourth industrial revolution, which led the whole generation on the cusp of shift with the introduction of new technology....

Elias Recruitment has released the Legal Jobs Index Report for the latest quarter, which has been summarised for you below. The legal jobs market is still buoyant, signified by the...

The UK-based global law firm, Hogan Lovells announced the launch of 'DriveChain', which enhances transaction efficiencies for clients across all industries, through its blockchain-powered document and contract management software. DriveChain solves a...

As a General Counsel, I’ve sat in some good, bad and painful sales pitches. Regardless, it’s never bothered me having salespeople reach out to me and try to win my...

While trust is the key to sustaining relationships in the real world, in technology, Zero-Trust is the key.  Law firms and legal tech vendors that are exposed to highly confidential and...

“As a junior lawyer, I keep suggesting different ideas to the partners I work for. And they are ignored. How can I change this?”   This is a question I’m asked...

Large corporates spend billions of dollars developing more sustainable and path-breaking technology to improve processes. Unlike other industries where the emphasis is laid on technological development and innovation, the legal industry is...

We are delighted to present the on-demand New Law CLE's free CPD webinars, to you!  Due to the amount of positive feedback we have received from our subscribers that have accessed the...

As we are opening up again and returning back to the norm, this means it is time for lawyers and other professionals to brush-up their networking skills.  Building a professional network is crucial in the...

Elevate business through humanity | Elevate humanity through business As we welcome in 2022 and as many of us have returned to the fold, we have shared links to leadership articles...

"The Great Resignation" has received a lot of press.  There is no doubt that this phenomenon has hit the US, in particular.  According to PricewaterhouseCoopers US Pulse survey in August...

Are you looking for new, exciting career opportunities at some of the most progressive law firms in Australia? Novum Global and Legal Practice Intelligence have created a list of the top law firms all across Australia...

There is much debate regarding the The Great Resignation that we have shifted the focus to "What does the lawyer of the future look like?" Novum Learning assembled an exceptional cast of legal...

Legal technology company Lawcadia and technology partner FYB announce a deep integration with Micro Focus Content Manager (formerly TRIM) in response to high demand by Government legal teams for streamlined, connected solutions...

General Counsel who are proactively seeking to reduce costs and increase their team’s efficiency now have an industry-first practical toolkit to help them. LegalVision developed a General Counsel Toolkit, which...

I am writing this just coming out of 107 days of lockdown in Sydney so how the potential new outbreak affects business confidence is an unknown. Most lawyers I am...

Xakia Technologies Pty Ltd today announced its entry into the Japanese legal technology market with the launch of Xakia, its dedicated In-House Legal Hub, in the Legal Department at JERA...

Legal technology company Lawcadia and legal operations consultancy LEx360 partner to reduce waste, risk, complexity, and uncertainty for corporate counsel. The modern legal department remains a function plagued by inefficient,...

By Jodie Baker of Xakia, “Doing more with less” has long been a core competency of Legal Departments, but recent trends suggest the status quo may soon be unsustainable.  Indeed, according...

So you’ve made it through to the interview stage you are in the 5% - 10% of candidates … Over the last 18 months, the employment process has changed more,...

Key points from Macquarie Group 1. Before Covid: strong growth in house prices – particularly Sydney and Melbourne 2. After Covid: listing numbers fell sharply but now back to average...

When borders finally open up, will travel starved lawyers reconsider their career choices? With international travel a possibility in 2022, how will law firms retain and attract lawyers that want...

This is the second article of a series of career pieces, contributed by Jason Elias, CEO of Elias Recruitment. The first article "Careers: Is a change on the horizon?" can...

Considerations for the professional Before you take the leap, take a moment to ask yourself the following questions: Am I being challenged in my current role? Am I still learning?...

Associate level employee job advertisements have jumped by 44% in the June 2021 quarter compared to the previous March 2021 quarter. This is according to research conducted by specialist legal...