a survival guide for legal practice managers.

No doubt your Annual Super Statement will be one of many statements or bills you receive, but it is worth the effort to take a closer look at your Statement.  After all, super is now the second highest form of savings for Australia, exceeded only by housing.

Convert contacts into contracts with learning the 5 new laws of commercialising conversations in legal services.

The end of a financial year is an excellent time to check in on your personal finances to see whether there are simple and easy changes you can make to better secure your future.  The good news is that there are often relatively easy and quick things that can be done that can increase the likelihood of living the life you want in retirement for both yourself and your family.

COVID-19 Resources & ALPMA Podcast: Developing a safe return to office plan for your staff with ALPMA President Dion Cusack, K&L Gates

Firms took steps to share the burden amongst staff and partners, and to utilise available mechanisms to reduce cost and share the load. Since late March, top-tier and mid-tier law firms have been implementing various measures in response to COVID-19.

Transitioning to managing a remote team when your team is normally co-located requires a steep learning curve for both team leaders and team members.  Throw in the COVID-19 crisis and high levels of anxiety and trust levels in the team can come crashing down if not managed correctly.

Employers who are behind in paying compulsory Super Guarantee (SG) contributions to staff have until 7 September 2020 to come forward and take advantage of an amnesty currently being offered by the Federal Government.

Every conversation I’ve had in the last two weeks has had some mention of the impacts of COVID-19 — if only to comment on the lunacy of panic buying toilet paper and the brilliant response from the NT News.

On 22 March 2020, the Federal Government announced it will temporarily allow eligible people to access up to $10,000 of their superannuation retirement savings in 2019-20 and a further $10,000 in 2020-21.