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Riding out the storm: In-house counsel and the GFC

30 April 2010 | The GFC storm has blown in a new understanding of in-house counsel. Peter Turner writes.


Future proofing the case

6 April 2010 | Counsel need to rediscover the art of proof gathering, Victorian barrister Maryanne Loughnan SC writes.


Turning the tables

29 January 2010 | Shane Barber, the managing partner of law firm Truman Hoyle, questions the proliferation of quantitative legal league tables.


In-house grapple with efficiency lingo

15 January 2010 | Some may call it semantics, but the issue of efficiency and its meaning has legal services experts' tongues wagging.


End of time billing falls to general counsel

14 January 2010 | It's been months, and in some cases years, in discussion, but the end of time-based billing may finally come to the legal profession in 2010, experts predict.


General counsel prepare for regulation onslaught in 2010

17 December 2009 | A spate of regulation on top of the various legal ramifications of the global financial crisis will keep in-house counsel busy next year, according to leading general counsel.


Slater & Gordon loses Melbourne commercial head

14 October 2009 | Slater & Gordon has lost the head of its Melbourne commercial group to smaller peer Madgwicks Lawyers.


Clients tired of law firm e-alerts

26 May 2009 | General counsel are tiring of the onslaught of law firm e-alerts, email legal updates and newsletters being sent to them by law firms touting for work and good will.


In-house counsel riled over billable hour

21 May 2009 | A movement away from billable hours in the US is gathering momentum as an increasing number of lawyers express concerns over the traditional model.


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