The number of fledging law firms has led to introduction of creative measures and initiatives implemented by the Queensland Law Society of late. “The QLS Ethics Centre has made it possible for the society to welcome a practice support consultancy,” said Amelia Hodge, current QLS CEO. The targeted beneficiaries from this program include recent start-ups and sole practitioners. Ms. Hodge added that the newly introduced service comes out strongly to protect the newly established practices and the good thing is that the service gets offered one-on-one. “That basically helps to promote highest productivity from the small firms,” said Ms. Hodge.
In addition, there are potential risks that have been identified by The QLS Ethics Centre and they will be attended to accordingly.
The service aims to stabilize small firms that are beginning to practice since they have few years of experience. The QLS also avails the services of senior practitioners to solicitors through the senior counsellor’s advice service. The program basically helps them get relevant solutions to some of the professional or ethical problems that they are facing.
Ms. Hodge stated clearly that the QLS has become a good consultancy source for start-up firms since they get help and all the support they need from the practice, whenever they approach them. “All these have been made possible thanks to the resources such as the commentary and the costs to the Australian Conduct Rules that can be easily accessed through the Queensland Law Society website,” said Ms. Hodge while speaking to Aussie Lawyer Blog.
However, in order to realize significant growth across all start-ups, small firms have been strongly urged to associate with other existing practices and partner with their colleagues. “Partnering with other small firms will ensure stable growth of all start-ups and will increase their productivity in the legal sector,” concluded Ms. Hodge.
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