Practice Intelligence

The legal industry is continuously changing, and globalisation has expedited this process. Technological advancements, shifting demographics, and new forms of competition will lead to substantial transformations in legal practice in...

With a global recession and further economic downturn predicted, clients are demanding financial transparency and cost certainty across their engagements with law firms as they look to alleviate their cost pressures....

Legal Practice Intelligence interviews Jane Oxley, CRO of Smokeball, to discover the latest legal industry findings from a leader in the sector. Jane unwraps what innovative firms are moving towards,...

A survey of more than 500 members of the Victorian legal profession conducted by the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) has revealed that the legal profession faced a range of...

Account Based Marketing (ABM) is a growth strategy focused on creating more personalised experiences for top current and prospective clients. ABM is an effective way to grow a law firm’s...

Sheetal Deo, the Founder of Shakti Legal Solutions in Helensvale, Queensland has been named the Smokeball Community Hero for 2023, announced at Smokeball Spark. The Smokeball Community Hero Award acknowledges...

New legislation taking effect next week makes buying and selling real estate in Queensland faster and more efficient, with conveyancing transactions to be conducted electronically. Queensland is the last of the major...

Industries including the legal industry all around the world shifted to the practice of outsourcing in recent times while most of it happened during the times of the global pandemic....

David catches up with Jason Elias from Elias Recruitment to discuss how the great resignation has impacted the Australian legal industry. Just when we thought the economy was opening up...

The recent Cyber-attacks on Optus and Medibank may have grabbed most of the headlines with respect to Cyber breaches in Australia, but it is obviously a worldwide issue, with 2022...

Galilee Solicitors announces that they have achieved ISO 27001 certification, demonstrating their commitment to protecting sensitive client information and maintaining the highest standards of information security.  ISO 27001 is internationally...

In our highly competitive knowledge economy, a critical path to success is to out-think (innovate), out-learn (continual knowledge and skill development), and out-run (become a first mover in lucrative micro-niches)...

It’s hard to deny, clients today are particularly sceptical. So, one of the most difficult challenges that each of us as professionals face, is coming up with a convincing response...

The Smokeball Community Hero Award returns for a second year to acknowledge the impactful work that small law firms conduct in their communities. Honouring the legal industry members who go above and...

The benefits of leaders voluntarily initiating their own performance evaluation can be enormous. There is an empirical correlation between the strength of a leader and their willingness to ask for candid...