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The global behemoth of e-discovery

Revealing insights derived from 2019’s Relativity Fest, as well as some of the industry’s most noteworthy experts, Lawyers Weekly uncovers the impact e-discovery has had so far and the value-add it will continue to bring to business moving forward.

24 January 2020
By Emma Musgrave
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Lawyer comes face-to face-with bushfires, starts up new initiative

As the bushfires continue to burn through Australia, one lawyer has witnessed up close and personal the devastating effect and destruction of the bushfires.

24 January 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Youth justice system review finds need for welfare services

Young people detained in the criminal justice system are experiencing poor health and a range of complex physical and mental health disorders, according to law research.

24 January 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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Beachside legal clinic offers bushfire victims free advice

In the midst of the bushfire crisis, a pop-up legal clinic is offering free legal advice that will address issues like natural disaster insurance claims.

24 January 2020
By Naomi Neilson
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‘Desk-based’ pro bono projects an option for boutiques

In taking on whatever pro bono matters they can manage, lawyers in boutique practices should be aware of the “desk-based” options available in the modern marketplace.

23 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Managing cash flow at this precarious time of year

The new year period can be an unpredictable one for boutique practices. Understanding how best to stay on top of your cash flow is imperative, argues one sole practitioner.

23 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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How to invest your firm’s time correctly

The most important resource that a boutique law firm has is the time of its team members. Wasting productivity is a sure-fire way to stall success, argues one professional.

23 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Overtime audits may be missing deeper underlying issues

Whilst it is crucial that law firms monitor the volume of hours worked by younger professionals, such audits might fail to identify broader workplace problems, argues one lawyer.

23 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Skills in demand for 2020 revealed

New research has highlighted the legal skills in demand for the first half of 2020 that are currently highly sought after by different areas in private practice.

23 January 2020
By Tony Zhang
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Creevey Russell bolsters criminal law group

Queensland-based firm Creevey Russell Lawyers has appointed two defence lawyers as part of an expansion of its criminal law team.

23 January 2020
By Jerome Doraisamy