Australian Corporate Lawyer - Autumn 2017

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Volume Number 27 Issue Number 1
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Features
7 The Law and Technology – Panel Interview
12 Technology “In-House” – Help Or Hindrance?
14 In-House Counsel: The Disruptor or the Disrupted?
16 The One Word In-House Lawyers Should Never Use
18 Earthquake or Rose Planting:
What’s the True Impact of the Blockchain?
20 Design Thinking: A New Competitive Advantage
for Legal Teams
22 Will Law Firms Become Software Companies?
24 The Future of Contracts: Automation, Blockchain,
and Smart Contracts
27 Lead Your Organisation to Success in Asia-Pacific
with a Global Mindset
30 The Cycle of Knowledge Through Mentoring
32 Proving the Value of In-House Legal Teams
34 Class Action Risk: Beyond the Headlines
36 Mediation for In-House Lawyers:
More Than Just Another Step in the Litigation Process
38 Membership Profile
– Iohann Le Frapper, ACC Board Chair
The Law and
Technology
Regulars
4 President’s Report
5 Perspectives
– Jon Downes
6 Perspectives
– Anna Lozynski
40 ACC Global Update
41 Member Organisation
Changes
42 ACC Australia New Members
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