What’s the state of the Australian legal profession following the COVID-19 pandemic? How are mid-sized law firms performing? What challenges are they experiencing today? And what are they set to focus on over the year ahead? To answer these and other key questions, PracticeEvolve ran a targeted survey of law firms around the country, looking [...]
The legal industry is renowned for being slow to adopt new technology, particularly those firms who operate with the “not broken, why fix” mindset. Unfortunately, as the legal tech around them advances, firms may incur many hidden costs by holding on to outdated solutions, often foregoing potential productivity gains across the business. Perhaps the most [...]
Given the progressive implementation of legal technology in response to demographical changes, rising competitive pressures and growing client demands, the practice of law is becoming increasingly influenced by an overwhelming amount of data. Throughout its life cycle, a law firm will naturally accumulate a wealth of dynamic data from a range of different sources. Outside [...]
The accounting requirements used to understand the financials of a law firm are unique and inadequate legal accounting practices can lead to excessive amounts of time spent on accounting tasks, as well as the potential for increased billing errors. Download this whitepaper for an overview of the accounting requirements used to understand the financials of [...]
In a hypercompetitive marketplace law firms are under increasing financial pressure to differentiate their services against alternative legal service providers. While historically, and in comparison, to other industries, the legal profession had expressed a level of scepticism towards technology, few businesses today have the luxury to operate outside of the technology [...]
Embarking on a search for a new legal practice management software system can be a complicated undertaking, particularly for larger firms. There are a number of key aspects law firms should consider to ensure that they invest in the right legal technology. Ultimately, the software must fit their specific business needs, boost the firm’s performance [...]
