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Legal Life 2020: In-house/external links become vital
To project what life as an in-house lawyer might be like in 2020, it is instructive to look at past trends that will carry forward into the future.The key battle for in-house counsel over recent…
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Legal Life 2020: Boomers make way for increased diversity
I think the most interesting changes in the legal profession over the next 10 years will be driven by demographics. First, we are going to see the retirement of the early Baby Boomers who…
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Lawyers Weekly
Legal Life 2020: Office spaces will have changing faces
Over the last two decades the development of instant messaging such as email has seen majority share of communication shift from verbal to written. Our switching from the telephone to the…
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Lawyers Weekly
Legal Life 2020: Generation Z - law students and graduates in 2020
Business memories are short, and the recent downturn will be a distant memory by 2020, with firms recruiting to meet business demand and bag emerging talent. However, some recent cost-cutting…
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Lawyers Weekly
Legal life 2020: Giving will come to the fore in law
Pro bono work will increasingly become a part of every lawyer's practice. This is, in part, because it will be driven by the attitude of many Gen Y lawyers who want a diverse legal career which…
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Lawyers Weekly
Legal Life 2020: Recruitment gets global and digital
Crystal ball gazing during the worst economic crisis of our times is about as sensible as a trip to the casino. However, there are several recruitment trends that have emerged during the past…
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Lawyers Weekly
Legal Life 2020: Thinking flexible will become cemented
Flexible work practices are already firmly established as an essential element of human resource management within law firms. Care needs to be taken to distinguish between fads and trends,…
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Legal Life 2020: Legal services go truly international
A little over two months ago Federal Attorney-General launched a strategy document for the International Legal Services Advisory Council (ILSAC).In his speech, he said that Australia's…
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Legal Life 2020: Rural lawyers will become a dying breed
By 2020, those living in country communities will find it increasingly difficult to obtain access to justice as lawyers continue to leave rural, regional and remote areas of Australia.The…
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