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Legal intake – the missing piece of the puzzle
By Brid Heffernan
Efficient, accurate legal teams responding quickly to business requests is the dream. Using Intake can help to make this real...
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Is legal operations the bridge to break down legal silos
By Connor Amor-Bendall
Many make the mistake of seeing legal tech as the be-all to breaking down legal silos. Bobbie Travis believes it is the appli...
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It’s meant to be: the marriage between contract and matter management
By Sian Simpson
The marriage between matter and contract management is a long-awaited union. It stands to enhance in-house legal practices, i...
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Like clockwork – how the billable hour turned me off private practice
By Jennifer McIver
The billable hour became a catalyst for a young Seattle lawyer to change her way of thinking about the legal industry and her...
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ROI battle: legal AI versus outside counsel
By Ben Hollier
Increasing costs of external counsel are expected to place pressure on how often in-house legal seek their assistance. While ...
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Modern legal work is less about optics
By Christoper McGavin
The modern world has seen work change. With our new remote culture, it is less important to look like you’re doing the ...
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Predictive data analysis for litigation
By Brid Heffernan
Technology, data, and metrics work hand in hand to create more efficient, effective legal teams. We generally focus on the be...
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Process optimization with Devin Jensen
By Connor Amor-Bendall
Iterating your legal tech software is not what most in-house teams want to do. But trial and error create gold, and by using,...
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Social mobility is a DEI issue for legal
By Christoper McGavin
Social mobility is an important aspect of DEI and is often under-represented in the legal profession. Counsel who come from l...
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Some practical advice on embracing AI technology
By Ben Hollier
Adopting new technologies has been a struggle for in-house legal teams but not for a lack of intelligence or capability. In-h...
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Legal software: in-house vs private practice
By Brid Heffernan
When moving from private practice to in-house, legal counsel are often keen to bring their legacy document management or prac...
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Taking the power back – how to push back on law firm pricing
By Christoper McGavin
Law firm pricing is a highly contentious issue, with both law firms and market laying the blame squarely on the other. Law Sq...
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The benefits of legal intake
By Brid Heffernan
Intake systems are fast becoming the norm as they save legal teams time and hassle. However, as with most new tech, not every...
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The changing legal landscape: how AI is helping to redefine roles in legal
By Alison Meredith
Lawyers are often skeptical of legal AI. The automation of their daily work leaves them wondering if their job may become red...
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Remote work: lessons from lockdown
By Connor Amor-Bendall
Melburnians have suffered more than most during the pandemic – they spent over 260 days in lock-down, with the lines be...
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The rise and benefits of the freelance General Counsel
By Sian Simpson
Freelancers are on the increase as the digital economy allows for flexibility and a new way of working and its inevitable in-...
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The wild ride of being a General Counsel
By Connor Amor-Bendall
Being a General Counsel, and the sole in-house counsel for a company is very demanding – especially during a global pan...
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In-house counsel are not second class lawyers
By Connor Amor-Bendall
In-house and private practice lawyers have a symbiotic relationship – or so they should. It’s not always smooth s...