In this session, Smokeball CEO, Hunter Steele, will share his insights into the future of the legal industry and the impact that he believes technology will have on the practice of law over the next year. Hunter will also provide a deep dive into the overarching vision behind Smokeball, and unveil a collection of brand new product features that Smokeball is set to introduce in the near future.

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Are you ready to take your law firm to the next level? Join two accomplished Australian legal principals, Sach Fernando and Bron O’Loan, as they share key learnings from their own scale-up journeys. Drawing from real-world experience, this session will provide key considerations, strategies and potential pitfalls to consider when attempting to scale your law firm. Key takeaways include:

·   How to determine when scaling is viable

·   Strategies to scale your firm without compromising service quality.

·   Your most important hires and when you need to bring them on board.

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Are you a sole legal practitioner or part of a small law firm that is frequently finding that productivity is bottlenecked by a lack of resources?  In this session, hear from Renee Roumanos, Principal Lawyer, Renee Roumanos Legal and Adele Hoyle, Chief Product Officer, Smokeball, on how law firms can leverage Smokeball AI and Archie to drive efficiency without increasing head count. In this session, you’ll discover:

·        How Smokeball AI can help you streamline legal work and reduce bottlenecks

·        Outside-the-box use cases for Smokeball AI

·        How to produce effective prompts that help you get the most out of AI tools

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In a rapidly-changing tech environment and with IP now becoming an extremely valuable asset on business balance sheets (think of the top 10 companies in the world now!), we are seeing a huge increase in the need for lawyers and business owners alike to know what business IP they have and what steps they should take to protect it. Once assets become more valuable, there is a greater need for the legal documentation to concentrate on those assets as the consequences of not defining, identifying or dealing with them properly becomes high-risk legal and commercial areas or even fatal if not done properly. In this session, Ian Aldridge, Principal Lawyer Director from Progressive Legal (20 years PQE), will show you:

• Different forms of IP that a business/firm has;
• Practical legal steps to protect the various forms; and
• Main areas of risk and how to minimise.

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Australian legal firms are frequently encouraged to adopt new technology in a bid to drive productivity while future proofing the business. While technology does present a wealth of productivity benefits, many firms fail to see these benefits due to a range of common implementation mistakes. In this session, hear from Fiona McLay, Author, The Tech Enabled Lawyer, about the five crucial mistakes to be wary of when implementing new technology in your firm. During this session you’ll learn.

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·        Key questions to ask before adopting new technology

·        How to implement an adoption strategy that sets you up for success

·        How to quantify the impact of your new technology