a survival guide for legal practice managers.

smartAR Group Managing Director Dave Birch explores ‘Why Law Firms Aren’t Paid on Time’ in Part One of this three-part series for firms in the legal industry.

See how legal firm, Mullins Lawyers used Sale and Lease Back to strategically inject cashflow into their business, whilst keeping their IT assets up to date with help from Maia Financial.

Learn how legal firm Hunt & Hunt used operating leases to cost-effectively acquire new IT assets, help their business maintain cashflow – and keep technology up to date.

In support of the day and this year’s theme, on 8 March we are all encouraged to “Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together, we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.”

As Practice Managers, General Managers, Office Managers — let's be honest, it's JOBS not job. Whilst we won’t be able to assist with most of your other responsibilities, we can try and assist you with the decisions you have to make around your firm’s technology requirements and how to better work with your IT provider to hopefully let you hang up that one hat.

The current pandemic is without precedent, particularly for businesses. However, the differences between Australia’s east coast versus west coast response to COVID conditions could provide WA law firms with some silver linings in innovation!

Stapling is the prevention of unintended multiple accounts (otherwise known as “stapled funds”). Simply put, this means that an employee’s superannuation account will stay with them when they change employers. If an employee changes jobs, their new employer is required to pay Super Guarantee (SG) payments into the employee’s stapled fund unless the employee completes a ‘Choice of Fund’ form nominating a different super fund. If an employee does not have a stapled fund (for example, when an employee first enters the workforce) and does not make a ‘Choice of Fund’ selection, the employer may make the SG payments into an account set up with the employer’s default fund.

One of the trickiest problems law firms face is how to grow their firm in a crowded market. This post (and the resources within) gives an evidence-based framework to build up a steady flow of clients online. It will also share easy and sustainable alternatives to spending big on Google Ads.  

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccinations across New Zealand in 2021 has caused disruption and unease across all sectors and the legal industry has not been immune to this disruption. The NZ Committee decided to canvas the views of members as they relate to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations within firms.