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When is it time to start outsourcing your legal needs?

By Administrator | 31 August 2018

Small businesses require employees who wear many hats and are multi-skilled. While a lot of the day-to-day operations can be learnt on the job or outsourced to friends or family, it’s prudent to turn to the professionals for your legal services.

A 2017 SmartCompany survey found 75 per cent of SMEs outsource their legal work, with these services covering everything from recruitment to dismissal, copyright and contractual agreements.

Legal issues aren’t a small detail when it comes to keeping business practices above board. When these issues aren’t dealt with appropriately, from beginning to end, small and medium business owners risk losing not only time and money, but their business reputation.

Let us know your thoughts about legal services so we can help more Australian SMEs.

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SmartCompany - 30 August 2018

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