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Highlight: Is the legal profession ready for billable hours to be a thing of the past?

Highlight: Is the legal profession ready for billable hours to be a thing of the past?

Firms are recognising that long hours do not necessarily indicate productivity

Legal veterans depart from traditional law firm career

Legal veterans depart from traditional law firm career

After cutting their teeth as partners in traditional firms, two lawyers move on to more specialised work

“Ultimately the billable hour will die”

A panel of legal experts has predicted the death of billable hours. What does this mean for how lawyers will deal with clients in the future?

Client is king: ringleaders weigh in on industry flux

Industry leaders identify the changing capability of in-house legal teams as having a major impact on private practice.

Managing partner of AU commercial firm leaps to global top tier

The managing partner of a top tier national has revealed which firm she will be moving to and what her "exciting" new role entails