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By Lawyers is an online publishing company providing everyday support to all those engaged in legal practice with practical Legal Commentary, Precedents, and Matter Plans.

By Lawyers publish legal publications in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.

By Lawyers exists because of our desire to make the practice of law safer, more profitable, and more consistent. We help legal professionals enjoy practice more.

There are many publications about the law, however, most are written by academics with little practical day-to-day application. Every piece of By Lawyers content is authored or reviewed by a solicitor or barrister with practical experience in that area of law. By Lawyers is practical and always up-to-date.

For more information view the About Us page.

By Lawyers publications are made up of three components:

1. Matter Plans

   By Lawyers Matter Plans are an organisation system that arranges precedents and commentaries into a logical order from start to finish. They act as roadmaps, detailing every step and consideration of the matter in sequential order. By Lawyers Matter Plans have proved to be a valuable tool assisting firms to increase productivity, minimize risk, and make practice easier and more enjoyable.
   

2. Commentaries

   Commentaries provide all your research needs at your fingertips within the matter itself, giving fast, precise, and practical answers including links to relevant legislation and case law.

   A Commentary is a detailed, practical explanation of how to effectively conduct a matter in a particular area of law. They are written by experienced practitioners - fully conversant with how to properly conduct a client matter.

   All Commentaries are regularly updated to reflect developments in practice, legislation, and case law.

   There is a link to the Full Commentary at the top of the Matter Plan in each By Lawyers Guide. There are also links throughout the Matter Plan to each relevant Commentary section for each stage of the matter.
   

3. Precedents

   The By Lawyers library of precedents includes all the everyday letters, detailed precedents from retainer instructions and costs agreement to file closing, and all the necessary forms relevant to the matter type. 

   By Lawyers library of Precedents contain everything needed to complete a matter from start to finish. From everyday letters to complex agreements and even libraries of less common Forms and Precedents for those occasions when the matter requires something beyond the usual steps.

All By Lawyers Matter Plans, Commentary, and Precedents are written or reviewed by a practitioner with experience in the relevant area of law and the applicable jurisdiction.

Our authors and editorial team continually monitor all our publications and keep content up-to-date to reflect changes in the law and practice. We subscribe to multiple legislation tracking and case reporting services, as well as various journals, which are reviewed and actioned daily. We are constantly adding new Precedents and Commentary to enrich our Legal Publications so you can remain confident that you are working with the latest information.

Over 30,000 users around the world use By Lawyers daily for up-to-date Commentary and Precedents.

Using simple language it supports all members of a practice from the most senior partner to the most junior member.

Work is easily delegated, the sequential Matter Plan is easily followed and a consistent standard of communication and precedent production is achieved.

New and inexperienced staff have at hand instruction and training.

Work in unfamiliar areas of practice can be safely undertaken.

The Practice Management publication provides a staff handbook and all policies and agreements required by those dealing with accounting and human resources.

Through an exclusive integration with LEAP, By Lawyers precedents and forms are auto-filled from data in the LEAP matter. No more mistakes due to errors in multiple data entry activities. Client details, law firms, municipal offices, and any other person or organization need only be entered once and then will autofill forever.

By Lawyers is an online legal publication subscription service for law firms. We cannot assist with private legal matters or advice.

Read more about By Lawyers on our About Us page.