For the second year running, we are pleased to announce our involvement 2017 Telstra Business Awards. As one of six finalists in the category “Micro Business”, we are humbled to be vying for this honour with other small businesses, each demonstrating the very best that Adelaide has to offer in terms of entrepreneurial innovation. We look forward to the announcement of the winners of these … [Read more...]
Jobs for Graduate Lawyers: An Open Letter
Dear Graduate, So you have your Law degree but are yet to secure a position in a law firm? Join the club; it seems that you are in good company. Since I graduated from Law in 1998 the number of students graduating from Australian universities in this discipline has more than doubled. Such an increase in graduates (while not in line with population growth) reflects the situation facing … [Read more...]
Top 10 Skills Every Lawyer Needs That May Surprise You
Kids are cute. I don’t have any of my own as yet, but I can’t help noticing that they have this wonderful propensity to offer us a window into the ways that many people think. A few weeks ago I had the immense joy of watching Greg Welden’s youngest daughter in action as she played a wonderful game of pretend. She was chatting away to herself (as kids do) and scribbling nonsense on a piece of … [Read more...]
Top 8 Reasons Why Legal Advice is Expensive
There is a universal assumption that lawyers charge too much for their services. To some extent this is a misnomer. I mean, some lawyers most certainly charge ‘too much’ for their services, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that all lawyers operate with an unscrupulous intent to part their clients unfairly from their hard-earned cash. Here are my top 8 reasons for why legal advice can be … [Read more...]
Shining as an Estate Specialist: A Formula for Success
As a Principal at Welden & Coluccio Lawyers, this article explores my belief in the importance of expertise and how this motivated my decision to direct my energies towards the field of Estate Planning and Litigation. There is a tendency in the legal profession, particularly for small firms and sole practitioners, to accept any work which flows through the door. This activity, which is … [Read more...]
Crossing the Road? Put Your iPhone Down
I’m pretty certain that my kids are on the fast track to becoming nomophobes. I’ll admit that I’m probably one too and, if my wife is correct, about 98% of the students she works with in her role as a secondary teacher, are self-proclaimed nomophobes (even though they may not use the actual word). What on earth am I talking about, and what is this namophobia? Nomophobia, put simply is an … [Read more...]
Death Tax Implemented in UK Spells Warning for the Future of Probate Fees in South Australia
For a long time now I have been an outspoken critic of the trend for governments to move towards heavy taxes being imposed on Australians for probate services. Last April (2016) I responded to the latest Probate fee increase implemented by the South Australian Government. The fee increase, was, as I went on to explain, “…so exorbitant there can be no other way to classify it other than the … [Read more...]
Law in the Technological Age: A Practical Reimagining
Jason Coluccio writes frankly about future directions in the legal profession, why law firms are facing huge challenges today and what he did about it. When I joined the legal profession in 2011 it was not as a fledgling, wide-eyed twenty-something graduate (with minimal life experience), but rather, as a reasonably savvy businessman with a proven track record in sales. It followed then, that … [Read more...]
Welden & Coluccio Lawyers: Finalists in Australian Small Business Champions Awards
Welden & Coluccio Lawyers are thrilled to announce that they are finalists in the Australian Small Business Champions Awards. The prestigious event, held annually in Sydney, is described as the ‘Oscars event for small businesses’. Greg Welden and his wife Tanya will represent the firm tomorrow night, 1st April 2017, at a gala presentation dinner held at the Westin in Sydney. “While we … [Read more...]
Access Your Super Early: Top 7 Strategies
For many Australians times are financially tough. It is quite a source of frustration to know that you have a stash of money growing in a super fund, yet are struggling with mortgage repayments and the rising costs of living. Add to this an unexpected illness or significant misfortune and you may find yourself asking the question, “Can I get my hands on my Super early?”. In most cases, you … [Read more...]
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