‘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

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

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

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