In this month's issue of BucketOrange Magazine, we sat down with Elodie Cheesman - a young lawyer, writer, and author of the new novel Love, In Theory to talk about ambition, creativity, and building a life in the law.Keep your eyes glued to our Instagram feed early next week when we'll be GIVING AWAY a copy of Elodie's book to two lucky readers!Your first novel, Love, … [Read more...]
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#BucketOpinion: Adding Value Without the Added Hours in a Legal Role
I race into the office at 9:07am, applying the final touch of lipstick and making sure I had brushed off the crumbs from my suit (breakfast in the car). And there was my peer, let’s call him Ben, diligently and peacefully working away with big Bose headphones on. He had evidently been at work for a while already, at least long enough to have finished his large long … [Read more...]
#BucketOpinion: Future and Impact of COVID-19 on the Legal Industry
by Elias Tabchouri, Principal Lawyer at Macquarie Law GroupAs a lawyer accustomed to spending every working day in court I sit contemplating what the future holds for the legal industry. What is not in dispute is that the legal industry is an essential service and therefore must continue. The way it will proceed is the real question that many of us are still coming to terms … [Read more...]
Wellbeing From The Top Down: Mental Health Support For CEOs And Business Leaders
ecent research has shed new light on the critical importance of providing mentally healthy workplaces for business professionals in 2019.New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that mental and behavioural health conditions were the most prevalent chronic illnesses recorded throughout Australia in 2018, leaving more than four million … [Read more...]
Colour Psychology: What Your Logo Says About Your Law Firm
hat power does a logo hold? You may see hundreds in a day, yet only a handful are visually compelling enough to stick with you for longer than a moment. Particularly for industries that are not design-focused, logos can seem like an afterthought. That’s often the case in the legal world where firms tend to stick to a tried and true formula: a name in a … [Read more...]
New Legal Chatbot Builder Josef Increasing Access To Justice For Australians
This week we caught up with Sam Flynn co-founder of Josef Legal to talk legal innovation, law tech and how his new legal chatbot builder, Josef, is set to increase access to the law for the general community. What is Josef and how does it work? "Josef is a digital lawyer backed by a chatbot builder.On our no-coding-required platform, legal organisations can build and … [Read more...]
Why Short-Term Contracting Is Trending Up Among Australian Lawyers
elentless disruption and innovation continue to change the face of the legal industry. For a profession once thought to be rigid and traditional, the legal industry is responding to this changing landscape by becoming far more agile, flexible and modern.One such area we see this is with the increasing number of lawyers freelancing, moving from one short-term contract to … [Read more...]
Best Legal Songs To Help Ease The Pain Of Law Life
Lawyering: it's a physical and psychological scrimmage.Official advice focuses on workplace best practice guidelines. Pace yourself, take regular work breaks, get enough food, sleep, and exercise. But the reality is that law life is a combat zone - you do what you can in the time that you have and in the circumstances that you find yourself in.Often this means … [Read more...]
Behind The Scenes: NSW Golden Gavel Battle 2018
ell, it's that time of year again.Each time the month of May rolls around so too does National Law Week with its diverse suite of delectable law-related activities. Most events centre on public legal education for non-lawyers, however, one special breakfast is reserved exclusively for the legal industry.It's a morning where lawyers can let their hair down, laugh at … [Read more...]
Bitcoin Effect: Where Technology And The Law Meet
lockchain technology, including Bitcoin, presents a number of complex technical challenges to the Australian legal sector and it is important that the profession acts quickly to address these.Despite effectively being a form of new international currency, Bitcoin remains largely unregulated around the world and has become an obvious ‘go-to’ for the payment of illegal … [Read more...]
#LegalTech: Lawyer Develops Australia-First Construction Payments App
lawyer is behind a new Australian first app that helps construction industry workers ensure payments.The "SOPA (Security of Payment Act) Toolbox" app has been developed by Director of Keystone Lawyers and expert in construction law, Lou Stojanovski.Mr Stojanovski says he developed "SOPA Toolbox" to solve a problem he frequently sees with contractors missing out on … [Read more...]
Behind The Scenes: National Golden Gavel War Zone 2017
t's the most wonderful time of the year!There is nothing so delightfully raw and primal as watching a group of Australia's best young lawyers tongue-lash each other at the National Golden Gavel competition.Hosted by comedian James Smith, the National Gavels, which took place on Friday 20 October 2017, is more than just a hardcore legal industry public … [Read more...]
#FutureOfLaw: Relax, Robot Lawyers Aren’t Here To Kill Your Legal Career
There is a new generation of machine in action now, and these are systems that can replace parts of, and sometimes all of, certain kinds of professional work” – Richard Susskind ust when you thought technology couldn't permeate our lives any more than it already has here come robots and artificial intelligence (AI) threatening to replace human jobs.Last … [Read more...]
Gazing Into The Future: What You Missed At The 2017 State Of The Profession Address
ne of the most anticipated events in the legal calendar is the NSW Young Lawyers State of the Profession Address. The evening is an opportunity for members to hear from the Patron of NSW Young Lawyers on issues considered to be important in the practice of law.This year, the 2017 State of the Profession Address was held at the Law Society of NSW on Thursday, 21 … [Read more...]
Council Of The Law Society Of NSW Supports Respectful Debate On Same-Sex Marriage
n 17 August, the Council of the Law Society of NSW issued a joint statement supporting laws to enable same-sex marriage.Today, the Council of the Law Society of NSW has acknowledged that there is a diversity of opinion within the profession and the Council on the topic of same-sex marriage and respects those opinions.This comes after Law Society of NSW President, … [Read more...]
#LegalNews: LexisNexis Launches Australia First, Lexis® Legal Analytics
Today marks the launch of Lexis® Legal Analytics, a suite of analytics tools that harnesses the power of big data analytics to uncover new or previously hidden insights.The legal analytics platform is the first-of-its-kind in Australia. The suite is set to streamline hours of manual legal research and provide legal professionals with a distinct competitive advantage in the … [Read more...]
Will Space Law Be The Next Big Area Of Legal Practice In 2018?
Could space be the final frontier not just for exploration but also for jurisprudence? With the launch of inter- and intra-galactic commercial development, there may be worlds of opportunity waiting for solicitors and barristers to boldly go where none have practised before ...he new space race is heating up – the race to commercialise the cosmos. Both the United States … [Read more...]
One Week To Go! Victoria Law Foundation General Grants Round
ictoria Law Foundation's General Grants round for 2017/18 closes on Monday 28 August, leaving one week left to apply.This year with an increased grant budget the foundation is looking to fund projects that will make a greater impact and reach more Victorians.The foundation will consider diverse legal projects including research, service delivery, development of legal … [Read more...]
NSW Legal & Medical Professionals Unite To Support Marriage Equality Laws
he President of the New South Wales Bar Association Arthur Moses SC, the President of The Law Society of NSW Pauline Wright and the President of the Australian Medical Association (NSW) Professor Brad Frankum have come together to express their support for same-sex marriage legislation at the federal level.Our organisations support the introduction of marriage … [Read more...]
Tell Your Story As Part Of The National Review Into Access To Justice
Countless people do not have access to justice in NSW. Now you have the chance to share your experiences with the justice system as part of The Law Council of Australia’s Justice Project.The Justice Project is a comprehensive national review into the state of access to justice in Australia, supported by The Law Society of NSW, that focuses on the challenges faced by the … [Read more...]