To ensure that employees of law firms are prepared mentally and practically for an era in which artificial intelligence will come to the fore, law firm leaders need to foster a culture and activities that help them learn and adapt, writes Daljit Singh.
Risk-management expert Annette Beashel explains why law firms should be reviewing their social media strategies.
Lawyers who want to grow their practices should understand the principles of marketing, and then be prepared to practice at converting meetings into work and building their personal brand, writes Trish Carroll.
Trish Carroll examines the brand strengths of two law firms and explains why a big marketing budget is not always required to drive the revenue of a business.
Law firm consultant Joel Barolsky assesses criticism of David Maister’s profit equation and runs the rule over the formula in an era when Generative AI is expected to flip law firm work on its head.
In the second part of this Q&A, Aspect Legal founder and managing director Joanna Oakey discusses law firm culture and her firm’s focus on creating happy team members – and why the presence of a dog named Chloe on the firm’s website is more than just a gimmick.
University of NSW legal experts Michael Legg, Felicity Bell and Vicki McNamara discuss some of the tests that law firms face in retaining lawyers, while outlining strategies to keep the best talent.
Leadership expert Keegan Luiters explains how law firms can better use a network of interdependent teams to improve resource and business improvement. In short • Operating a network of teams can deliver efficiency and performance gains for firms. • “Multiteam systems” are especially suited to dynamic and complex environments. • Smaller teams can improve the flexibility and adaptability of teams.
Pricing expert Colin Jasper explains that law firms often concentrate on creating value for clients at the expense of capturing appropriate value for the firm’s legal services.
In the first of a two-part Q&A, Aspect Legal founder and managing director Joanna Oakey explains how psychology and communication skills have been the perfect complement for her legal skills – and why a happy team is the key to success for her commercial law firm.
Law firm leader Trevor Withane explains how smart and transparent pricing strategies, combined with an embrace of technology, can help boutique firms avoid a race to the bottom in ultra-competitive areas of legal practice.
Trish Carroll explains why law firm leaders should be concerned about three inter-related factors that could hurt their businesses – dissatisfied staff, disengaged clients and law firm graduates who are shunning the big firms.
Daljit Singh discusses how visionary and progressive legal organisations are focusing on ‘human sustainability’ as they seek to build strong and profitable workplaces.
Law Squared’s Demetrio Zema reveals the four key elements that law firms should adopt if they hope to become human-centred legal practices.
In our latest Q&A, The Family Law Co principal solicitor Carla Giles explains how a delayed start to her law career has not been a deterrent to establishing a successful family law practice, or becoming an acclaimed mentor to others in the profession.
