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Legal practice broker and valuer assisting with law-firm sales, acquisitions, mergers and succession. Services include practice appraisals, valuations, transaction structuring and strategic reviews, with advertised opportunities in New South Wales, Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions.

Task: Starting a practice

Discipline

Practice sales

Face-to-face PLT approved by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia, run by the not-for-profit Piddington Society. Nine to ten months from mid-January, with 80 days of supervised work experience.

Task: Starting a practice

Type of provider

Not-for-profit

Intakes

Jan

Delivery mode

In person

Legal accounting and trust system for Australian firms.

Task: Starting a practice

• Trust accounting
• Software
• Sole practitioner

Practice management for mid-size and larger firms, with Australian-hosted infrastructure. Certified by the Law Society of NSW as a complying trust accounting system (certificate 18). Its Australian product range includes EvolveGo, which connects legal accounting with Smokeball’s productivity suite, and EvolvePlus, which supports customisable workflows.

Task: Starting a practice

Firm size fit

Mid-size, Large / national

Deployment

Hybrid

Business development advisory practice led by Sue-Ella Prodonovich. It works with professional services firms on strategy, client relationships, business development skills and client feedback, alongside individual coaching.

Task: Starting a practice

Discipline

Business development strategy, Skills, client feedback and individual coaching.

Email security.

Task: Starting a practice

Deployment

Cloud

Managed IT provider supporting law firms with security assessment, cloud services, Microsoft 365, device monitoring and patching. It helps practices review technology risks and operate their day-to-day systems.

Task: Starting a practice

Discipline

Managed IT, Cybersecurity, cloud and Microsoft 365 support.

The representative body and, with the Legal Services Commission, part of the regulatory framework for Queensland solicitors. It provides continuing professional development, practice-management training, ethics and practice support, member services and early-career resources.

Task: Starting a practice

Type of body

Law society

University provider of the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice.

Task: Starting a practice

Type of provider

University

General ledger and business accounting. Not trust-compliant — trust accounting is a separate system.

Task: Starting a practice

Pricing model

Subscription

Deployment

Cloud

Provides pre-approved disbursement funding lines and next-day settlement to law firms, mostly in personal injury.

Task: Starting a practice

Discipline

Commercial disbursement funding

Australian-owned Brisbane funder financing personal injury disbursements such as medical and forensic reports and court costs.

Task: Starting a practice

Discipline

Personal injury disbursement funding

States serviced

QLD

General ledger and business accounting. Not trust-compliant — trust accounting is a separate system.

Task: Starting a practice

Pricing model

Subscription

Deployment

Cloud

Subscription managed IT for the legal industry — help desk, cloud hosting, cybersecurity and practice system integration.

Task: Starting a practice

Discipline

Managed IT — subscription model

Windows-based practice and fee management, originally built for the Australian bar and since extended to firms. Certified by the Law Society of NSW as a complying trust accounting system (certificate 4).

Task: Starting a practice

Firm size fit

Sole practitioner, Boutique

Pricing model

per user per month

Deployment

On premise

Legal practice management software for Australian firms, combining matters, documents, emails, calendars, workflows, time recording, billing and trust accounting. Features and automation vary by subscription tier and optional products.

Task: Starting a practice

Firm size fit

Australian law firms; select a plan for the required workflow and users.

Pricing model

Per-user subscriptions, with plan, contract and optional-product differences.

Deployment

Hybrid

Payment processing and merchant services.

Task: Starting a practice

Pricing model

Per transaction

Deployment

Cloud

Payment processing and merchant services.

Task: Starting a practice

Pricing model

Per transaction

Deployment

Cloud

Managed IT, cloud and cybersecurity services tailored to legal practice requirements.

Task: Starting a practice

Discipline

Managed IT, cloud and cybersecurity

Provider of Practical Legal Training combining practical coursework, workshops, work experience and continuing professional education. Study formats, attendance requirements and course lengths vary by state and intake; the current course catalogue sets out available start dates and fees.

Task: Starting a practice

Type of provider

Independent PLT provider

Intakes

Multiple intakes year-round

Delivery mode

Online, In person, Hybrid