From the Ukrainian 'Wild East' to a middle-aged legal disrupter: The innovation lawyers making a difference Innovation in the law has been highlighted in a Financial Times article identifying 10 key innovations from law firms for the list prepared by both the FT and RSG Consulting. The recent list included a Ukrainian lawyer in the "wild east" and a British lawyer disrupting … [Read more...]
What Matters Most To Clients? Firm or Lawyer? This Survey Holds Some Answers
The Results Play To New Law Business Models The oft-heard query about clients seeking out lawyers is whether they rely on the firm 'brand', or seek out individual lawyers. The NAB inaugural Australian Legal Services Industry Survey, when it comes to reputation as a factor in deciding which legal adviser they want to go to, SME clients care more about the external perception … [Read more...]
A Warning for Australian Law Firms? SME’s Are Happy To Leave You
Inaugural NAB Law Firm Survey Carries Some Salutary Messages for Lawyers Powered By LawFuel - Lawyers are critical to SMEs. But that doesn’t mean they get it right every time. In NAB’s inaugural Legal Services Industry Survey, we find out what SME clients really need, want and value – giving lawyers unique insights into how they can better service … [Read more...]
Slater + Gordon Files Super Class Action Against Westpac Subsidiaries
Powered by LawFuel - Slater and Gordon has filed a class action against Westpac subsidiaries on behalf of thousands of superannuation members who were shortchanged by the bank’s super funds. The class action was filed against Westpac’s subsidiaries BT Funds Management Limited and Westpac Life Insurance Services Limited. This is the third class action to be filed as part … [Read more...]
Why The Law Partnership Structure is Not An Anachronism . . And What Lawyers Hate Doing Most
The idea that the partnership is an anachronism is misguided The strength of the partnership structure for law firms has been questioned, but an article in the Australian Financial Review indicates that law firms should avoid following the corporate model of corporations and instead focus on the producer-manager-leader (PML) model where senior lawyers are "on the … [Read more...]