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Residential conveyancing hurt by lack of listings

REA Group Limited, the owner of realestate.com.au, has seen a decline in its own revenue of 9% for the three months to 30 September 2019 compared to the equivalent period last year. The company describes the…

Mills Oakley Success Secrets

In 2004, Mills Oakley was a one-city firm with 16 partners. In 2019 the firm has more than 100 partners generating $200 million in revenue with offices in three states and the ACT. Mills Oakley CEO…

Ashurst launches Ashurst ADVANCE Reach

International law firm Ashurst announces collaborations with leading law companies Cognia Law and Elevate to offer a new flexible resourcing platform as part of its Ashurst Advance capability. The move reinforces Ashurst’s commitment to being…

South Africa’s first ever blockchain-based property register pilot

The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) (HousingFinanceAfrica.org), research consultancy 71point4 and Seso Global have partnered to develop South Africa’s first blockchain-based property register. The pilot study area consists of almost 1 000 properties…

Negotiating your salary in a declining job market

Since May 2019, the number of Solicitor positions advertised on the internet* has declined each month. For each of those months the decline has been getting bigger as a percentage compared to the previous year.…

Lawpath on the growth path

Lawpath has raised $4.4 million to aid its expansion plans.  Dominic Woolrych, CEO of Lawpath told the AFR: "... Our focus now is to become a household name synonymous with small businesses and legal ... This…

PracticeEvolve Partners with Fileman to Deliver an Integrated File Management and Storage Solution

PracticeEvolve, an innovative legal practice management software provider which offers document management and legal accounting functionalities, has announced a partnership with Fileman, a leading file management company, to provide an integrated file management and storage…

Small law firms more tech savvy as artificial intelligence emerges as competitive advantage

Australian law firms are embracing new technology, but smaller practices are more open to technological innovation than their larger cousins, according to a new survey. When asked to rate how open they and their employees…