The Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) states that to be an admitted lawyer, a person must be a “fit and proper” person. But what does this mean in practice?
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The Fastest Way to Check Your Legal Research
Despite pouring hours of work into organising citations and rechecking every point of law, even the most competent lawyer can still feel somewhat underprepared.
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Preparing for the 2020 AGM Season: What Boards Need to Know
Most listed companies will have begun to think about their 2020 annual general meeting (AGM), with the majority of AGMs set to occur between September 2020 and January 2021. Are you prepared?
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Transforming with Legal Tech Podcast Episode 2: The Nimble Boutique Firm
Two boutique Australian-based law firms reveal how they have found client (and work-life balance) success in operating nimbly.
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Your Business Professional Team is Critical to Your Firm’s Viability
In recent weeks, the headlines say it all. Law firms are doing everything possible to minimise the economic downturn and the ongoing financial woes created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How Smart Tech Enhances Legal Research for Junior Solicitors
Picture this. You are the Principal of a boutique law firm and employ several junior solicitors in their first few years of legal practice. How do you ensure your staff have what they need to grow?
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A Barrister’s Perspective on Smart Legal Research
Representing clients to the best of your ability requires you have access to legal information, fast. In a customer case study, David Kim from Owen Dixon Chambers, Australia, compares free research to the new Westlaw.
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‘Aliens’, Indigenous Australians and the Constitution: Examining Love v Commonwealth
On 11 February, the High Court ruled by a 4-3 majority that indigenous Australians cannot be considered ‘aliens’ within the meaning of s 51(xix) of the Constitution.
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Guide to Choosing the Best Legal Research Software for Your Firm
No matter the area of the law you specialise in, without a suitable platform or provider to keep abreast of precedents and court rulings, you may go excessively overtime – billable or not – on legal research admin.
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