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‘Natural to expect’ firm costs will reflect AI-inspired efficiency
Not only should the increasing use of artificial intelligence by external providers have a flow-on effect on charge-out...
21 January 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
The billable hour may be incompatible with GenAI innovation
In the face of client perceptions about their providers’ use or otherwise of generative AI, we may soon see more...
29 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Large firms ‘increasingly expected’ to prioritise pro bono
In the face of “inconsistent” performances towards the National Pro Bono Target in the last year by larger law...
27 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Lawyers doing more pro bono hours than ever, but large firms, in-house teams must improve
There was an 11.5 per cent increase in total hours of pro bono work undertaken by Australian lawyers in FY2023–24;...
19 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Streamlining bid writing and empowering small, boutique and medium law firms
By embracing AI, SMBs can create a brighter future, competing more effectively and taking market share from national...
29 April 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
When can I break up with my lawyer?
New Year, new strategy: there are times when a legal change of scenery makes all the difference, writes Nicola...
01 February 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Firms’ pro bono hours loom large as government tender process opens
Early last week, the request for tender to re-establish the Whole of Australian Government Legal Services Panel went...
01 December 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
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What firms should expect for the whole-of-government legal services tender process
With the Australian whole-of-government legal services tender process imminent, incumbent law firm providers and...
12 October 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
The Whole of Australian Government tender will land during a perfect storm
While the looming Whole of Australian Government (WoAG) legal services tender evaluation criteria will certainly give...
14 June 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Briefing for legal panels is ‘not a one-stop shop anymore’
Legal services panels can be more successful when individuals are briefed by legal panels as opposed to firms,...
30 May 2023
By Lauren Croft
How firms can improve client perceptions
Recent findings detail how happy in-house teams are with their external providers. In the face of such perceptions,...
21 March 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Law firms not likely to be recommended by in-house teams
New research from Lawyers Weekly and Momentum Intelligence shows that, while corporate counsel are largely satisfied...
20 February 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
How happy are law departments with their legal services panels?
New research from Lawyers Weekly and Momentum Intelligence reveals, for the first time, the satisfaction levels of...
16 February 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
What firms did law departments use in 2022?
New research, from Lawyers Weekly and Momentum Intelligence, reveals which external providers in-house teams worked...
14 February 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Legal fees ‘definitely’ increasing for VC, PE counsel
Numerous factors are leading to elevated costs for in-house lawyers in the venture capital and private equity...
01 November 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Budget constraints forcing departments to bring work in-house
In the face of increasing workloads and stagnant budgets for the law department, a high number of in-house teams are...
18 October 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Commonwealth continues to reward pro bono under performance
The Commonwealth should make pro bono an obligation or reward the firms that use their best endeavours to meet or...
26 September 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
Fees are increasing. Why, and how can in-house teams manage?
Corporate counsel are seeing rates for their external providers increase. There are numerous potential reasons for...
09 August 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Why barristers and mediators should be on your legal services panel
A reconstitution of your business’ panel of providers to include barristers and mediators needs to be considered if...
17 May 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Pro bono is an obligation, not a duty, for government law firms
Duty has not motivated so many of Australia’s leading government law firms to commit to pro bono work. The only thing...
25 October 2021
By Jerome Doraisamy
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