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Australian LegalTech Tool Helps Employees Contact Lawyers

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Australian law firm IRIQ has developed an AI chat bot to help employees easily contact lawyers. Using Brisbane-based technology group Blackbook.ai, IRIQ developed the ‘Riqi’ chatbot to help those facing employment problems to contact lawyers. Established by Theresa Moltoni in 2008, IRIQ was initially focused on assisting clients to get their Agreements in place prior […]

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Amber Williams appointed as new Resolution Institute CEO

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Sydney and Wellington, November 28 2019 – Resolution Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Amber Williams as its new Chief Executive Officer. Amber succeeds long-standing Chief Executive Fiona Hollier in this role. The Board of Directors of Resolution Institute made the announcement, adding that Amber’s appointment followed an extensive search across Australia and

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Lawyer X & Her Gangland Informing: “The biggest mess known to mankind”

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The latest round of public hearings into the Australian Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants (RCMPI), has seen ‘Lawyer X’ – Nicola Gobbo – describe herself as “the biggest mess known to mankind.” In part of the transcript read to the Commission, Ms Gobbo said: “I shouldn’t keep saying that I’m a pile

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LegalTech: Here Comes the ‘Xero of Law’

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Australian legal startup Lawpath has closed a $4.4 million fundraising round, one of the largest in Australian legaltech history. Lawpath, founded in 2014, has been a foundation member of the booming Australian legaltech environment, providing a fixed-fee system and an easy-to-use online platform for legal clients. Lawpath CEO Dominic Woolrych said the oversubscribed round demonstrated

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New Law Moves: What’s Next For Lawyers on Demand

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As New Law continues to make inroads into traditional legal work and the way legal services are delivers, Lawyers on Demand (LOD) has expanded its footprint in Australia and New Zealand. LOD acquired Lexvoco six months ago with lawyers joining the LOD Australian offices, as well as adding offices in both Australia (Adelaide, Geelong) and

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Bank Survey Shows Up Australian Law Firm Worries

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Profit growth expectations of Australian law firms have reduced, with businesses pushing into non-legal services to meet evolving client demand, according to Commonwealth Bank survey. According to the 2019 CommBank Legal Market Pulse report law firms’ confidence in business conditions has slipped. In 2018, business confidence reached its highest point since the CommBank Legal Market

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