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I can’t keep this a secret any longer.
I’m delighted to introduce you to Laura. She is a really impressive operator. Unflappable, reliable, consistent. Every minute of every day. I’d go so far as to say that Laura is one of the most sophisticated contract managers I’ve dealt with in my legal career. After...
Thank You Technology.
Dr Joe Dispenza, neuroscientist, chiropractor and author, says that humans who need to wake up, need a wake-up call. We sure are in the midst of a collective wake up call, don’t you think? Like a real life episode of Black Mirror, the C-word is forcing many of us,...
Let’s get inTWENTional.
The last few years I have been purchasing two pairs of these incredibly trendy glasses from the $2 shop. [I persuade] My husband to wear them on New Year’s Eve with me for an Insta boomi. Yes, it’s cheesy. It’s become our silly way of closing out the year together. On...
How to Write a Business Case Right
While the connection between lawyers and business case writing seemed once as remote as Kim Kardashian becoming an attorney, if you’re a legal function looking to modernise its practices, you’ll know there's a fair few things to keep up with. Whether or not you...
The Future of Work – Lawyers take note.
2020. This brand new decade is now a mere 68 days away, at the time of writing this post. The decade that is earmarked for transformation of well, everything, including the workplace. With the rise of automation and artificial intelligence, diversity and inclusion are...
The NYC effect.
My out of office is on for I’m having a much-needed vacay. However, since arriving I’ve been managing a major case of FOMO in which I’ve fall-en (pun intended) victim to not getting much sleep in the city that never sleeps. Amidst the chaos, randomness and anything...
FaceApp to the New Age
I'm eternally fascinated by the content that "goes viral", that which enjoys the speed of the social adoption curve. The latest craze to hit the social media scene is FaceApp. Over the last 24 hours, it has started to dominate traditional media headlines in a majorly...
What if a mild bit of wrong led to a wild bit of innovation right?
I’m curious, have you ever uttered the words “I’m not trying to be perfect, I’m just trying to do it right”? 🙂 I know I have - a gazillion times. Sharon Salzburg, in her New York bestselling book Real Love, says that perfection is a brittle state that generates a...
She Breaks The Law.
People who are truly strong lift others up. People who are truly powerful bring others together – Michelle Obama. In 2019, Nike created a tribute to women in sport, called Dream Crazier. The ad essentially takes the below negative portrayals of women in sport and...
It’s time to Dazzle ’em with your Data.
According to a Forbes article, more data has been created in the past two years than in the entire previous history of the human race. In today's digital universe, our virtual movements are golden fodder for marketers, consumer insight-ers, and data miners such as...
Dear Big Law, Innovation Matters.
This week I was in Auckland for work. As part of my visit, I was invited to speak at Lawfest – a legal technology and innovation conference. I found it interesting there was still a question about whether disruption of the legal sector is just hype. I also found it...