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Becoming an award-winning boutique law firm
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- Sep 1, 2026
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Summary
From implementing bespoke, customised AI tools to offering market-leading remuneration packages, BlackBay Lawyers and its managing partner have created a recipe for success. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with BlackBay Lawyers managing partner Victoria-Jane Otavski about winning the Boutique Firm of the Year category at the recent Australian Law Awards, the firm's rapid growth in recent years, market challenges being faced by boutiques and how her firm is navigating them, the need for customised AI tools, providing greater incentives for staff, a greater focus on professional development, prioritising staff needs, lessons from BlackBay's success, and what excites her about the future of boutique practices Down Under. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook , X and LinkedIn . If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email [email protected]