Sep 2, 2018 | Legal Innovation
Lawyers have become accustomed to billing by the hour: after all, “it’s the way we’ve always done things”. Or is it? Truth be told, billing by the hour is a relatively modern ‘invention’ largely attributed to Reginald Herber Smith who by 1940 in his US firm Hale and...
Jul 26, 2018 | Legal Innovation
After many years pushing the boundaries and being an outlier within BigLaw, it’s only now I’m starting to see some of the real possibilities that legal innovation creates. It’s taken almost 10 years for innovation to not only be considered as...
Jul 18, 2017 | Legal Innovation
We talk about the rapid change happening in the legal industry today as being game-changing, disruptive and unprecedented. But is it? What’s really changed? The way we deliver services – sure. We can now collaborate with clients through online portals providing access...
Jul 18, 2017 | Legal Innovation
When turning Sydney’s iconic Opera House into a jellyfish makes you think of innovation in law… I’ve always been a big believer that innovation doesn’t have to be that inspiration that wakes you up at 3am where you go off and invent something...
Jul 18, 2017 | The Adventure of Innovation
The Rewards In this, the final part of my Adventure of Innovation in Law I thought it appropriate to focus on the rewards. It’s fair to say both of the adventures (overlanding for six months and implementing innovation in #BigLaw) have been rewarding. When...
