collaborative practice

Why collaboration trumps competition

With the legal profession often driven by competition, two separate firm owners who have joined forces to establish a...

03 April 2025

By Grace Robbie

Preventative lawyering: A strategic imperative for modern legal practice

Preventive lawyering is more than a service; it is a mindset shift for both lawyers and businesses, writes Carrie...

31 January 2025

By Carrie Peterson

Family lawyers are combating burnout by doing law differently

While collaborative practice is not the answer to every situation, the opportunity to think about, and do, separation...

12 September 2024

By Aileen Slattery

‘Dispute resolution outside the court has taken off in Australia’

Whilst nearly 50 per cent of all married couples in Australia are still getting divorced, settling disputes outside of...

17 November 2022

By Lauren Croft

Lockdowns highlighted need for collaborative lawyering

In a post-pandemic market, operating in a collaborative fashion, rather than an adversarial one, will be much more...

14 September 2022

By Keonia Cole

It’s time to ‘change the conversation’ around toxic competitiveness

Within the right firm structure, collaborative practice can exist alongside competition, according to four legal...

14 September 2021

By Lauren Croft

Collaborative practice training should be ‘compulsory’, family lawyers say

Collaborative practice has proven extremely valuable to these family lawyers – but according to them, a number of...

09 September 2021

By Lauren Croft

Unpacking interdisciplinary legal practices

There is an inevitability about interdisciplinary practice, including the way it will play out in redefining ‘law’...

03 September 2021

By Marguerite Picard

The value of collaborative practice

As collaborative practice thrives post-pandemic, three accredited family law specialists share what other areas of...

02 September 2021

By Lauren Croft