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The Great Resignation? A Welcome Realignment

In 2021 there were widespread changes and shifts in sentiment from the global workforce. Across APAC and Europe we’re also seen professionals’ priorities shift, with an increasing desire to align their new focus with their organisation. It’s been termed “The Great Resignation” by North American academics. We call it “The Welcome Realignment”

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Why (and how) in-house legal teams should focus on output

To better deliver value to their organisation, forward-thinking legal teams have shifted their focus to measuring outputs over inputs. This refocusing enables legal teams to boost their efficiency, as time spent on matters is no longer an indicator of value or a badge of pride. Knowing how to measure your team’s output can be challenging and sometimes the smart move is to bring in legal delivery experts to lead the way.

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Spending your surplus budget – on something you can use all year round...

If you’ve got extra budget you need to use up before the end of the year, it might be tempting to spend it on something short-lived and flashy.

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29 months ago

3 min read

SYKE launches in Australia

LOD has announced the Australian launch of SYKE as part of their service delivery to clients. Founded in 2016, SYKE is one of the world’s fastest growing independent legal tech consultancies, operating in UK/Europe, the USA and now APAC, helping legal teams choose, design and implement legal technology.

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4 min read

How to boost your legal team with interim lawyers

Over the past decade, there has been strong and sustained growth in the use of interim lawyers. As this market has matured, we’ve uncovered a much wider set of use-cases for contracting interim lawyers - over and above the more common scenarios like parental leave covers.

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3 min read

What are the benefits of a virtual legal team?

For a long time, there has been an awkward gap in the legal services market. Imagine you’re a growing business and your legal demands are outstripping your lean in-house team, but you don’t have the budget for increased headcount, nor to send the work to a large law firm. What other options are out there?

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Press

29 months ago

2 min read

LOD awarded Highly Commended for Law Company of the Year 2021

LOD was thrilled to be awarded Highly Commended by the judging panel of The Lawyer Awards 2021 for Law Company of the Year.

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