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Buy a law firm partner for $6.6 million

It is still going on behind the scenes but the AFR is onto it - the possible ASX listing of HWL Ebsworth. If the float achieves a valuation of $1.2 billion then that is the…

Automated contract review company receives US$10m investment

ThoughtRiver secures $10M funding to support global expansion as lawyers look to automate contracting and accelerate deal velocity From official announcement: ThoughtRiver, the market leader in automated contract review and pre-screening, has today announced $10M…

Are you finding it hard to get more clients? Are you spending too much time on admin? Here is why

If you are are finding it hard to acquire more clients and you are spending too much time on admin, there is a simple explanation. It is because you are a small law firm. Says…

Is this the new standard in the legal sector – work from office 60 per cent and home 40 per cent?

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is setting the standard for its own staff but it might be inadvertently setting the standard for the industry as well.  From AFR report "By setting this [40 per cent] figure…

Important property update

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 levels of last year 3.…

Solved: how a law firm can get paid and retain the client at the same time

Lawyers: end conflict in getting paid for your services. There is a better way than debtors collections. Peter Frankl (editor of Legal Practice Intelligence) interviews Richard Hugo-Hamman of LEAP Legal Software about instalment plans set…

Skier, Triathlete, Lawyer and Legal Practice Innovator – Justin Betar

Lawyer Justin Betar shares his experience as a recognised innovator in using technology in legal practice. Justin is also a triathlete and skier. He talks to Jane Oxley (Smokeball Software) and Peter Frankl (Editor -…

Creating a Law Firm with Predictable Revenue

By Richard Hugo-Hamman* Instalment Plans with regular affordable payments In the past most established law firms were able to predict cashflow based largely on an assessment of past performance combined with an assessment of incoming…