Everything you need to know about 2FA and how to activate it in your firm.

A summary of all the updates in Smokeball from February.

Save and reuse prompts, refine client communication, access case details instantly, and more with Archie's new updates.

How 2FA protects sensitive client data, prevents breaches, and ensures compliance.

A summary of all the updates in Smokeball from January.

12 actionable suggestions that you can implement today to help you streamline your workflows, save time, and boost profits.

Tips to ensure a smooth transition to your new practice management system.

Discover why Smokeball Spark is one of the biggest events on the legal calendar.

Learn more about the new features we released during December.

The best legal events in Australia you need to have in your calendars in 2025.

Learn why passwords alone aren’t enough and how two-factor authentication boosts your cybersecurity.

Learn more about the new features we released during November.

Let's look back on the top 4 features you loved in 2024.

Discover how your law firm can cut through the noise and build trust, boost visibility, and drive firm growth.

Discover how property law firm Empire Legal saved time with Archie, our AI matter assistant.

Our Client Experience team are x2 CSIA Australian Service Excellent Award winners.

Learn about our exciting new feature releases for Grow and Prosper+.

In a recent roundtable discussion, Smokeball users and lawyers explored the AI tools that make their practice more efficient.

We interview WA-based Twistie Venning from Bona Fide Law on using legal tech in their firm.

We question our integration partner VXT on all things AI and legal tech in the first video of our new Smokeball Showdown series.

How adopting cloud computing technology can improve your firm's day-to-day and help fortify cybersecurity measures.

How AI can give you and your firm a competitive edge in the ever-evolving landscape of legal technology.

For the past three years, Smokeball has placed in the top 10 of the WRK+ Best Places to Work list. This year, we took the top spot.

Our new suite of AI solutions embedded into Smokeball will transform workflows for small-to-medium law firms.

An insightful interview with Sarah Ibrahim, our 2024 Community Hero Award Winner.

Smokeball's State of Law Report unveils the challenges and opportunities facing the legal industry that will shape the year in 2024

Discover an actionable roadmap that you can leverage to achieve success and growth for your law firm

If you are a Family, Fertility or Surrogacy Lawyer, we have Precedents available for you in Smokeball

Discover practical insights that you can implement in professional practice to help your clients who have been impacted by family violence

Discover all the valuable insights from Clayton Oates on building a financially thriving legal practice

Level up your security and simplify the archiving of all your closed files with FileMan’s integration with Smokeball.

Learn how automation tools can enhance you law firms' efficiency, accuracy, resource allocation, reduce costs, and improve client satisfaction, in Hunter Steele’s transformative Smokeball Spark session.

Will AI replace lawyers? We outline information on legal technology and the role of machine learning, and how it will impact legal professionals around the world.

Registrations are now open for the six-part webinar series beginning 31st May.

To celebrate our unsung legal admin superstars, we asked our clients to tell us how their remarkable paralegal or secretary goes the extra mile for their firm, for their chance to spoil them with a luxury hamper. And the winners are...

Use these 8 strategies to protect your firm and maintain a robust profit regardless of the fluctuating economy.

Uncover the six super powers of high-performing happy lawyers in Clarissa Rayward's enlightening Smokeball Spark session.

Discover all the valuable insights from Paul Hugh-Jones Smokeball Spark session on designing a seamless legal experience.

The law firm of the future is one that embraces technology to grow and retain its client base.

Streamline your workflow and securely manage all scan and print activities.

Smokeball CEO and Founder Hunter Steele opened the inaugural Smokeball Spark conference with a captivating storytelling keynote exploring how innovation in legal tech is evolving.

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, throughout March we will be shining a special light on our inspiring 2023 Community Hero female finalists, who are forging equity and change within the legal space.

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, throughout March we will be shining a special light on our inspiring 2023 Community Hero female finalists, who are forging equity and change within the legal space.

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, throughout March we will be shining a special light on our inspiring 2023 Community Hero female finalists, who are forging equity and change within the legal space.

This March, we are excited to celebrate International Women's Day 2023 by shining a light on the inspiring female finalists from the 2023 Community Hero Awards, who are forging equity and change in the legal sector.

Inaugural Smokeball Spark Conference for Small Law Firms & Sole Practitioners Hit the Big Topics

Sheetal receives the honour for reinventing the business model for legal services to improve access to justice, and for her commitment to delivering diversity and inclusion in the law.

We are thrilled to introduce Vik Sundar, our newest Marketplace Precedents legal author specialising in estate planning.

Access all new high-quality immigration precedents through Smokeball's subscription based service - Marketplace Precedents.

Smokeball Starts Year Strong with Inaugural Smokeball Spark Conference for Small Law Firms & Sole Practitioners

With the right strategy in place, referral marketing can be a great marketing tool that will help you put your law firm on the map without you spending any money on marketers.

Improving your time management will enable you to become a more organised, productive and less stressed lawyer. In this blog, we explain how you can master your time management at work.

We're excited to be giving away 5 pairs of tickets to Smokeball Spark.

From client communication to wellness, here is what your legal practice should be prioritising in the next 12 months.

The Smokeball Community Hero Award returns for a second year to acknowledge the impactful work that small law firms conduct in their communities.

Capture more of your billable hours with Vxt and Smokeball.

Let’s outline the three key areas that lawyers must focus on to effortlessly build strong long-term relationships with their clients.

Thought leadership affects brand-building and sales at every stage of a customer’s journey. It not only provides more exposure for yourself and your firm, it also helps to position you as a leader in your industry.

Uncover the unique findings from the State of Small Law Australia Survey 2022, highlighting the top methods firms are focusing on to attract new clients.

Never compile a brief manually for Counsel again.

Let’s look at three steps during each matter where personal injury software automation tools help your firm offer better service.

We are beyond excited to launch our inaugural Smokeball Spark Conference for small law firms and sole practitioners.

Let’s look at five ways you can manage and eradicate the effects of imposter syndrome— and how to identify it in the first place.

We are incredibly proud to share that Smokeball has been named on the 2022 Australia's Best Workplaces™ for Women List, which identifies organisations across the country committed to fostering equity in the workplace.

Here are five ways legal technology tools boost both the law firm client experience and loyalty.

What can lawyers do to ensure that they’re spending their time on work that both moves their matters forward and contributes to their firm’s bottom line?

Building a book of good law firm clients is essential. Keeping those clients happy and referring others is even more critical. Here are eight easy steps that you can start today.

New findings from Smokeball's 2022 State of Small Law Study show that Australian firms are back to business as usual, but the 'new normal' is here to stay.

Learn how to leverage your firm's matter management software as a project management tool to get your firm ready for remote work — or to improve your current processes.

Save hours drafting legal documents from scratch and leverage our new high-quality precedent library.

Smart law firm business development means using what you already know about your practice and clients to generate more success. By narrowing your focus, you increase your chance of success. Here’s how Smokeball can help.

How can firm leaders ensure staffers remain engaged and productive, producing consistent work while working at a hybrid law firm?

Visit the Smokeball Community for best practice tips, the latest product updates and Q&A sessions with experts.

Lawyer mental health matters—and is an essential part in becoming a better practitioner. Learn how firms can better manage lawyer stress and cultivate supportive work environments.

Is your firm going hybrid or fully remote? Don't lose out on great benefits like training and mentorship programs. Learn how you can use workflows to set expectations, performance metrics, and shorten the learning curve for those new hires.

It’s time to define your firm’s hybrid policy clearly, so everyone understands expectations — both in and out of the office.

Think beyond the grind of your daily workload and take time for goal-setting. Learn how metrics help your firm set goals that align with your current successes and desired future.

We are thrilled to share that Smokeball has made the podium in two high-profile employee engagement listings in 2022!

Moving from solo to multi-member firm? Make sure you understand your goals, market and competition before you start interviewing potential colleagues. Learn more about the factors to consider.

Before you start interviewing, you need a plan for how your new law firm hires will add value. Let’s explore how you can set new hires up for success.

How can you bring in a larger caseload while maintaining trust with your current client base and staying on top of your day-to-day responsibilities?

Learn how you can identify and attract your dream legal clients — and why you shouldn’t be afraid to let go of clients that aren’t the right fit for your firm.

Take these proactive steps today to effectively nurture your future law firm clients.

Defining your voice will take your brand to the next level. But, how do you find your brand voice exactly? And, how can you do it when you’ve already got so many matters you’re working on?

How do you build your law firm’s brand from the ground up (or re-brand it), especially when you have client matters to manage?

Let’s explore what you should look for in a new partner, outline the business considerations when taking on a partner with a different specialisation and discuss how to publicise your firm’s additional services.

To conclude our 2022 Law Firm Leadership Interview Series, we are delighted to welcome Kerri Shaw and Gemma Bunner, co-founders of Shaw & Bunner Legal.

Your role is focused on helping your clients navigate the short-term stresses of these legal arrangements. But engaging in a multi-year relationship means you’ll need to revisit their agreements once a child turns 18.

Your small law firm can greatly benefit from hiring an intern. It’s a great way to test-drive a long-term hire and reduce admin work for your senior team. So how do you find and hire an intern? Follow these tips.

The Smokeball and FamilyProperty 2022 State of Family Law Conference east coast tour concludes. Uncover the key event summary, highlights, and commentary.

During this episode, we are thrilled to chat with Laura Vickers, Principal Lawyer and Founding Director of Nest Legal. She's been hailed an 'industry game-changer' through her innovative approach to client service.

It’s tough to move forward when your finances are in disarray. That’s why financial cleaning is one of the most important tasks on your law firm to-do list. Let’s get started.

Each firm will find a unique path forward to success, but these important steps will help ease your law firm’s growing pains.

Listen in as Jodi Allen speaks candidly about life as a criminal lawyer and how switching to Smokeball during the pandemic helped the firm transition to working remotely and retain staff.

Focus on these tech updates to ensure your own digital investments are worthwhile, secure and promote your law firm’s productivity and profitability.

To help family lawyers navigate this new era, Smokeball together with FamilyProperty are holding several in-person conferences in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne with leading family law experts to explain the new state of family law and share practical insights.

We sat down with Sach Fernando, Principal, Maxiom Injury Lawyers, to learn more about his journey to becoming a lawyer and what the switch to Smokeball software has meant for his firm.

To acknowledge and celebrate our unsung legal admin superstars, we asked our clients to tell us how their remarkable paralegal or secretary goes the extra mile for their practice, for their chance to spoil them with a luxury hamper valued at $250. And the winners are...

The search for the Australia's best unsung legal hero is underway with the launch of Smokeball’s 2022 National Secretary Day competition

Throughout March, we’re chatting with key women dominating the legal tech space, forging innovation, and inspiring change. Our final interview is with Smokeball’s Chief Revenue Officer, Jane Oxley.